Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles

Section 31-3-1. - Operation of unregistered vehicle. - § 31-3-1. Operation of unregistered vehicle. It is a civil...

Section 31-3-2. - Vehicles subject to registration. - § 31-3-2. Vehicles subject to registration. Every motor vehicle, trailer,...

Section 31-3-2.1. - Out-of-state motorized bicycles. - § 31-3-2.1. Out-of-state motorized bicycles. Out-of-state residents owning motorized bicycles,...

Section 31-3-2.2. - Registration of motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and motorized tricycles. - § 31-3-2.2. Registration of motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and motorized tricycles....

Section 31-3-3. - Application for registration. - § 31-3-3. Application for registration. Every owner of a vehicle...

Section 31-3-3.1. - Notice to division of motor vehicles of vehicle lease agreement. - § 31-3-3.1. Notice to division of motor vehicles of vehicle...

Section 31-3-4. - Proof of payment of sales or use tax. - § 31-3-4. Proof of payment of sales or use tax....

Section 31-3-5. - Grounds for refusal of registration. - § 31-3-5. Grounds for refusal of registration. The division of...

Section 31-3-5.1. - Repealed. - § 31-3-5.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 163, §...

Section 31-3-6. - List of vehicles on which taxes delinquent — Denial of registration. - § 31-3-6. List of vehicles on which taxes delinquent —...

Section 31-3-6.1. - List of vehicles and licenses on which taxes delinquent — Denial of renewal of registration and licenses. - § 31-3-6.1. List of vehicles and licenses on which taxes...

Section 31-3-6.1.1. - Denial of registration — Denial of transfer of registration — Failure to file tax returns and/or pay taxes. - § 31-3-6.1.1. Denial of registration — Denial of transfer of...

Section 31-3-6.2. - List of vehicles and licenses on which court costs owed delinquent — Denial of renewal of registration and licenses. - § 31-3-6.2. List of vehicles and licenses on which court...

Section 31-3-6.3. - Unpaid out-of-state toll amounts, administrative fees, and fines — Denial of registration — Denial of transfer of registration — Denial of renewal of registration and licenses. - § 31-3-6.3. Unpaid out-of-state toll amounts, administrative fees, and fines...

Section 31-3-7. - Registration — Indexing of records. - § 31-3-7. Registration — Indexing of records. The division of...

Section 31-3-8. - Registration card — Contents. - § 31-3-8. Registration card — Contents. The division of motor...

Section 31-3-9. - Registration card carried in vehicle. - § 31-3-9. Registration card carried in vehicle. (a) Every registration...

Section 31-3-10. - Issuance of registration plates. - § 31-3-10. Issuance of registration plates. The division of motor...

Section 31-3-11. - Contents of registration plate. - § 31-3-11. Contents of registration plate. (a) Every registration plate...

Section 31-3-11.1. - Permanent registration and plates. - § 31-3-11.1. Permanent registration and plates. (a) Every vehicle owned...

Section 31-3-12. - Visibility of plates. - § 31-3-12. Visibility of plates. Each registration plate and the...

Section 31-3-13. - Plates for rental or leased vehicles. - § 31-3-13. Plates for rental or leased vehicles. The division...

Section 31-3-14. - Bailee and in transit plates. - § 31-3-14. Bailee and in transit plates. (a) Bailee plates....

Section 31-3-15. - Special plates for state officers and mayors. - § 31-3-15. Special plates for state officers and mayors. (a)...

Section 31-3-16. - General assembly plates. - § 31-3-16. General assembly plates. (a) The administrator of the...

Section 31-3-17. - Volunteer fire company plates. - § 31-3-17. Volunteer fire company plates. (a) The administrator of...

Section 31-3-17.1. - Courtesy plates. - § 31-3-17.1. Courtesy plates. (a) The administrator of the division...

Section 31-3-17.2. - Civil defense plates. - § 31-3-17.2. Civil defense plates. The administrator of the division...

Section 31-3-17.3. - Temporary plates. - § 31-3-17.3. Temporary plates. (a) The administrator of motor vehicles...

Section 31-3-17.4. - Firefighter plates. - § 31-3-17.4. Firefighter plates. (a) The administrator of the division...

Section 31-3-18. - Display of plates — Penalties. - § 31-3-18. Display of plates — Penalties. (a) Registration plates...

Section 31-3-19. - Registration of race cars. - § 31-3-19. Registration of race cars. The administrator of the...

Section 31-3-20. - Operation with manufacturer’s or dealer’s plates. - § 31-3-20. Operation with manufacturer’s or dealer’s plates. (a) A...

Section 31-3-20.1. - Operation with auto body repair shop plates. - § 31-3-20.1. Operation with auto body repair shop plates. (a)(1)...

Section 31-3-21. - Use of bailee, transporter, and in transit plates. - § 31-3-21. Use of bailee, transporter, and in transit plates....

Section 31-3-22. - Service vehicles owned by dealer. - § 31-3-22. Service vehicles owned by dealer. The provisions of...

Section 31-3-23. - Application for dealer’s plates. - § 31-3-23. Application for dealer’s plates. Any manufacturer, bailee, transporter,...

Section 31-3-23.1. - Limitation on number of plates. - § 31-3-23.1. Limitation on number of plates. Notwithstanding any other...

Section 31-3-24. - Dealer’s certificate. - § 31-3-24. Dealer’s certificate. The division of motor vehicles, upon...

Section 31-3-25. - Issuance of dealer’s plates. - § 31-3-25. Issuance of dealer’s plates. (a) The division of...

Section 31-3-25.1. - Cost of dealer’s plates. - § 31-3-25.1. Cost of dealer’s plates. The cost for the...

Section 31-3-25.2. - Issuance of motorcycle dealer’s plates. - § 31-3-25.2. Issuance of motorcycle dealer’s plates. The division of...

Section 31-3-25.3. - Issuance of boat dealer’s plates. - § 31-3-25.3. Issuance of boat dealer’s plates. The division of...

Section 31-3-26. - Expiration of dealer’s plates. - § 31-3-26. Expiration of dealer’s plates. Every special plate issued...

Section 31-3-27. - Responsibility for use of dealer’s plates. - § 31-3-27. Responsibility for use of dealer’s plates. Every manufacturer,...

Section 31-3-28. - Rules and regulations as to plates. - § 31-3-28. Rules and regulations as to plates. (a) The...

Section 31-3-29. - Licensing of tow cars and tow trucks. - § 31-3-29. Licensing of tow cars and tow trucks. The...

Section 31-3-30. - Accident chasing by tow trucks. - § 31-3-30. Accident chasing by tow trucks. It shall be...

Section 31-3-31. - Registration of farm vehicles. - § 31-3-31. Registration of farm vehicles. (a) Farm vehicles, as...

Section 31-3-31.1. - Registration of street rods and custom vehicles. - § 31-3-31.1. Registration of street rods and custom vehicles. (a)...

Section 31-3-31.2. - Custom vehicles — Definition — Registration and fees. - § 31-3-31.2. Custom vehicles — Definition — Registration and fees....

Section 31-3-31.3. - Registration of specially constructed vehicles. - § 31-3-31.3. Registration of specially constructed vehicles. (a) A “specially...

Section 31-3-32. - Expiration of registration. - § 31-3-32. Expiration of registration. Every vehicle registration under chapters...

Section 31-3-33. - Renewal of registration. - § 31-3-33. Renewal of registration. (a) Application for renewal of...

Section 31-3-34. - Notice of change of address. - § 31-3-34. Notice of change of address. Whenever any person...

Section 31-3-35. - Notice of change of name. - § 31-3-35. Notice of change of name. Whenever the name...

Section 31-3-36. - Replacement of lost or mutilated registration card or plates. - § 31-3-36. Replacement of lost or mutilated registration card or...

Section 31-3-37. - Assignment of new identifying numbers. - § 31-3-37. Assignment of new identifying numbers. The division of...

Section 31-3-38. - Change of engines. - § 31-3-38. Change of engines. The administrator of the division...

Section 31-3-39. - Amateur radio operator plates. - § 31-3-39. Amateur radio operator plates. The administrator of the...

Section 31-3-40. - Special use identification tags. - § 31-3-40. Special use identification tags. (a) A new car...

Section 31-3-41. - Return of registration card and plates — Receipt. - § 31-3-41. Return of registration card and plates — Receipt....

Section 31-3-42. - Camper plates. - § 31-3-42. Camper plates. The administrator of the division of...

Section 31-3-43. - Sheriffs’ department plates. - § 31-3-43. Sheriffs’ department plates. The administrator of the division...

Section 31-3-44. - Ambulance or rescue vehicles. - § 31-3-44. Ambulance or rescue vehicles. The administrator of the...

Section 31-3-45. - Police motorcycle plates. - § 31-3-45. Police motorcycle plates. The administrator of the division...

Section 31-3-45.1. - Police registration plates. - § 31-3-45.1. Police registration plates. (a) The administrator of the...

Section 31-3-46. - P.O.W. plates. - § 31-3-46. P.O.W. plates. The administrator of the division of...

Section 31-3-47. - Judiciary plates. - § 31-3-47. Judiciary plates. (a) The administrator of the division...

Section 31-3-48. - Plates for recipients of Purple Heart. - § 31-3-48. Plates for recipients of Purple Heart. (a) The...

Section 31-3-48.1. - Plates for recipients of Distinguished Service Cross. - § 31-3-48.1. Plates for recipients of Distinguished Service Cross. (a)...

Section 31-3-48.2. - Plates for recipients of the Bronze Star Medal. - § 31-3-48.2. Plates for recipients of the Bronze Star Medal....

Section 31-3-49. - Chief Judge Emeritus — Charles F. Trumpetto. - § 31-3-49. Chief Judge Emeritus — Charles F. Trumpetto. The...

Section 31-3-50. - Chief Judge Emeritus 8 — William R. Goldberg. - § 31-3-50. Chief Judge Emeritus 8 — William R. Goldberg....

Section 31-3-51. - Police Chief Emeritus — Matthew Lynch. - § 31-3-51. Police Chief Emeritus — Matthew Lynch. The administrator...

Section 31-3-52. - Certificate of prior use. - § 31-3-52. Certificate of prior use. Upon the sale or...

Section 31-3-53. - Veterans’ plates. - § 31-3-53. Veterans’ plates. (a) The registrar of motor vehicles...

Section 31-3-54. - Police Chief Emeritus — John C. Beebe III. - § 31-3-54. Police Chief Emeritus — John C. Beebe III....

Section 31-3-55. - Repealed. - § 31-3-55. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 418, §...

Section 31-3-56. - Congressman Emeritus — Fernand J. St. Germain. - § 31-3-56. Congressman Emeritus — Fernand J. St. Germain. The...

Section 31-3-57. - Police Chief Emeritus — John T. Botelho. - § 31-3-57. Police Chief Emeritus — John T. Botelho. The...

Section 31-3-58. - Judge Emeritus — Edward J. Plunkett. - § 31-3-58. Judge Emeritus — Edward J. Plunkett. The administrator...

Section 31-3-59. - House Emeritus — Irving Levin. - § 31-3-59. House Emeritus — Irving Levin. The administrator of...

Section 31-3-59.1. - Congressman Emeritus — Edward Beard. - § 31-3-59.1. Congressman Emeritus — Edward Beard. The administrator of...

Section 31-3-60. - Alternative design plates. - § 31-3-60. Alternative design plates. (a) The administrator of the...

Section 31-3-61. - Fire Chief Emeritus — Gerald Landry. - § 31-3-61. Fire Chief Emeritus — Gerald Landry. The administrator...

Section 31-3-62. - National guard plates. - § 31-3-62. National guard plates. (a) The administrator of the...

Section 31-3-63. - High Sheriff Emeritus — Anthony A. Giorgio. - § 31-3-63. High Sheriff Emeritus — Anthony A. Giorgio. The...

Section 31-3-64. - Combination plates. - § 31-3-64. Combination plates. (a) The administrator of the division...

Section 31-3-65. - Judge Emeritus — Paul DelNero. - § 31-3-65. Judge Emeritus — Paul DelNero. The administrator of...

Section 31-3-66. - Repealed. - § 31-3-66. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 320, §...

Section 31-3-67. - Judge Emeritus — Carmine R. DiPetrillo. - § 31-3-67. Judge Emeritus — Carmine R. DiPetrillo. The administrator...

Section 31-3-68. - Police Chief Emeritus — Vincent A. Acciardo. - § 31-3-68. Police Chief Emeritus — Vincent A. Acciardo. The...

Section 31-3-69. - Registration suspension based on federal determination. - § 31-3-69. Registration suspension based on federal determination. The division...

Section 31-3-70. - Police Lieutenant Emeritus — John J. Sinotte. - § 31-3-70. Police Lieutenant Emeritus — John J. Sinotte. The...

Section 31-3-71. - Chief Justice Emeritus — Joseph R. Weisberger. - § 31-3-71. Chief Justice Emeritus — Joseph R. Weisberger. The...

Section 31-3-72. - Special plate for Mr. Potato Head. - § 31-3-72. Special plate for Mr. Potato Head. (a) The...

Section 31-3-73. - Police Major Emeritus, City of East Providence. - § 31-3-73. Police Major Emeritus, City of East Providence. The...

Section 31-3-74. - Police chief emeritus. - § 31-3-74. Police chief emeritus. The administrator of the division...

Section 31-3-75. - Senator Emeritus — William Zuccarelli. - § 31-3-75. Senator Emeritus — William Zuccarelli. The administrator of...

Section 31-3-76. - Special license plate decal. - § 31-3-76. Special license plate decal. (a) Notwithstanding any general...

Section 31-3-77. - Adjutant General Emeritus — Reginald A. Centracchio. - § 31-3-77. Adjutant General Emeritus — Reginald A. Centracchio. The...

Section 31-3-78. - Special plate for Rotary International. - § 31-3-78. Special plate for Rotary International. (a) The administrator...

Section 31-3-79. - Special plate for Audubon Society of Rhode Island/Save the Bay. - § 31-3-79. Special plate for Audubon Society of Rhode Island/Save...

Section 31-3-80. - Reserve Forces plates. - § 31-3-80. Reserve Forces plates. (a) The administrator of the...

Section 31-3-81. - General state officers emeritus. - § 31-3-81. General state officers emeritus. The administrator of the...

Section 31-3-82. - Special plate for WaterFire Providence. - § 31-3-82. Special plate for WaterFire Providence. (a) The administrator...

Section 31-3-83. - Judge Emeritus — Vincent A. Ragosta. - § 31-3-83. Judge Emeritus — Vincent A. Ragosta. The administrator...

Section 31-3-84. - Special plate in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - § 31-3-84. Special plate in honor of Dr. Martin Luther...

Section 31-3-85. - Special plate for the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation. - § 31-3-85. Special plate for the New England Patriots Charitable...

Section 31-3-86. - Special plate for Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc. - § 31-3-86. Special plate for Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse,...

Section 31-3-87. - Special plate for breast cancer support. - § 31-3-87. Special plate for breast cancer support. (a) The...

Section 31-3-88. - Special plate in support of public education. - § 31-3-88. Special plate in support of public education. (a)...

Section 31-3-89. - Rhode Island law enforcement memorial benefit fund license plates. - § 31-3-89. Rhode Island law enforcement memorial benefit fund license...

Section 31-3-90. - Special plate for the Red Sox Foundation. - § 31-3-90. Special plate for the Red Sox Foundation. (a)...

Section 31-3-91. - Special plate for the Bristol Fourth of July Committee. - § 31-3-91. Special plate for the Bristol Fourth of July...

Section 31-3-92. - Judge Emeritus — Raymond E. Shawcross. - § 31-3-92. Judge Emeritus — Raymond E. Shawcross. The administrator...

Section 31-3-93. - Special plate for the Gloria Gemma breast cancer resource foundation. - § 31-3-93. Special plate for the Gloria Gemma breast cancer...

Section 31-3-94. - Expiration of authorization of issuance of special motor vehicle plates. - § 31-3-94. Expiration of authorization of issuance of special motor...

Section 31-3-95. - Special plate for Woonsocket high school arts and athletics. - § 31-3-95. Special plate for Woonsocket high school arts and...

Section 31-3-96. - Emergency medical technician plates. - § 31-3-96. Emergency medical technician plates. (a) The administrator of...

Section 31-3-97. - Special plate for home and hospice care of Rhode Island. - § 31-3-97. Special plate for home and hospice care of...

Section 31-3-98. - Special plate for the Autism Project of Rhode Island. - § 31-3-98. Special plate for the Autism Project of Rhode...

Section 31-3-99. - Special plate for the wildlife rehabilitators association of Rhode Island (WRARI). - § 31-3-99. Special plate for the wildlife rehabilitators association of...

Section 31-3-100. - General Magistrate Emeritus — John J. O’Brien. - § 31-3-100. General Magistrate Emeritus — John J. O’Brien. The...

Section 31-3-101. - Special electric and hybrid electric vehicle registration plate designation. - § 31-3-101. Special electric and hybrid electric vehicle registration plate...

Section 31-3-102. - Special plate for the Boston Bruins Foundation. - § 31-3-102. Special plate for the Boston Bruins Foundation. (a)...

Section 31-3-103. - Olympic medal winners. - § 31-3-103. Olympic medal winners. The administrator of the division...

Section 31-3-104. - Special plate in honor of César E. Chávez. - § 31-3-104. Special plate in honor of César E. Chávez....

Section 31-3-105. - Special plate for Rhode Island private colleges and universities. - § 31-3-105. Special plate for Rhode Island private colleges and...

Section 31-3-106. - Special plate for the Dorian J. Murray foundation. - § 31-3-106. Special plate for the Dorian J. Murray foundation....

Section 31-3-107. - Police chief emeritus — Ernest Spaziano. - § 31-3-107. Police chief emeritus — Ernest Spaziano. The administrator...

Section 31-3-108. - Special plate for The Rocky Point Foundation, Inc. - § 31-3-108. Special plate for The Rocky Point Foundation, Inc....

Section 31-3-109. - Special plate for Rhode Island public colleges and universities. - § 31-3-109. Special plate for Rhode Island public colleges and...

Section 31-3-110. - Special plate for the Lupus Foundation New England. - § 31-3-110. Special plate for the Lupus Foundation New England....

Section 31-3-111. - Gold Star Families. - § 31-3-111. Gold Star Families. (a) The administrator of the...

Section 31-3-112. - Special plate for Gaspee Days Committee. - § 31-3-112. Special plate for Gaspee Days Committee. (a) The...

Section 31-3-113. - Special plate for Operation Stand Down RI. - § 31-3-113. Special plate for Operation Stand Down RI. (a)...

Section 31-3-114. - Special plate for the Rhode Island Agricultural Council. - § 31-3-114. Special plate for the Rhode Island Agricultural Council....

Section 31-3-115. - Special plate for the Rhode Island Salt Water Anglers Foundation. - § 31-3-115. Special plate for the Rhode Island Salt Water...

Section 31-3-116. - Special plate for the Ocean State Animal Coalition. - § 31-3-116. Special plate for the Ocean State Animal Coalition....

Section 31-3-117. - Minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders. - § 31-3-117. Minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders....

Section 31-3-118. - Special plate for Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. - § 31-3-118. Special plate for Day of Portugal and Portuguese...

Section 31-3-119. - Special plate for Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America. - § 31-3-119. Special plate for Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of...

Section 31-3-120. - Police chief emeritus — Gary Malikowski. - § 31-3-120. Police chief emeritus — Gary Malikowski. The administrator...

Section 31-3-121. - Judge emeritus — Stephen J. Capineri. - § 31-3-121. Judge emeritus — Stephen J. Capineri. The administrator...

Section 31-3-122. - Special plate for Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse. - § 31-3-122. Special plate for Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse....

Section 31-3-123. - Special plate for Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. - § 31-3-123. Special plate for Rhode Island Society for the...

Section 31-3-124. - Special plate for The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. [Effective January 2, 2023.] - § 31-3-124. Special plate for The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation,...

Section 31-3-125. - Special plate for the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association. [Effective January 2, 2023.] - § 31-3-125. Special plate for the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association....

Section 31-3-126. - Special plate for Atlantic Shark Institute. [Effective January 6, 2023.] - § 31-3-126. Special plate for Atlantic Shark Institute. [Effective January...

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Rhode Island General Laws Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles

Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles