Title 31
Motor and Other Vehicles

Chapter 3.1
Certificates of Title and Security Interests

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.1-38

§ 31-3.1-38. Effective dates — Applicability.

This chapter shall apply to all model vehicles; provided, however, that all vehicles designated as model years prior to 2001 shall not be required to be issued a title certificate until ownership is transferred or the current owner creates a security interest in the vehicle; provided, further that, nothing herein shall prohibit the issuance of a title certificate to the current owner upon application and payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).

History of Section.
P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 23, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 132, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 58; P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 9, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 7, § 4; P.L. 2023, ch. 210, § 1, effective January 1, 2024; P.L. 2023, ch. 225, § 1, effective January 1, 2024.