Fee Schedule | RI Division of Motor Vehicles

RHODE ISLAND’S TITLE LAW HAS CHANGED Effective March 1, 2024

The Rhode Island DMV will no longer be accepting photocopies, images, or electronic copies of titles.
All new registration and/or new title transactions will now REQUIRE THE ORIGINAL TITLE to be submitted to the RI DMV at the time the transaction takes place.
Your lienholder or leasing company can send the original title to the RI DMV, ATTN: Research Office, 600 New London Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 or to you directly. We highly recommend that the title and other documents are sent with tracking information to enable customers and lienholders to know when the title was received.
As long as your contact information (name, address, phone and e-mail) is included with the title, the RI DMV will contact you once your original title has been received so you can complete your transaction. Be advised that this process can take several weeks for the original title to be sent to the RI DMV. Please also be advised that the RI DMV cannot request a title from a lienholder or lease company.
A VIN check is required for all transactions involving an Out-of-State title/vehicle.
Reservations are required for all visits. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
For more information on RI’s new title laws, and new requirements for registration and title transactions, CLICK HERE and scroll down.

Fee Schedule

Acceptable forms of payment are: cash, money orders, personal checks, bank checks, and credit card (MasterCard, Discover, Visa and American Express). Checks should be payable to Division of Motor Vehicles. Third-party and temporary/starter checks are not accepted. All fees listed below include $2.50 technology surcharge. If you are paying by credit card, there is a minimum service fee of $1.55 per transaction, or 2.40% for transactions of $65.00 and over. This fee goes to the third party provider, Federal Payments, and is in addition to any fees listed below.

Effective July 1, 2013, Rhode Island licenses and motor vehicle registrations are subject to surcharges as part of the Transportation Investment and Debt Reduction Act of 2011.

Category	Transaction	Fee
License	Duplicate License	$27.50
License	First License (age 18 and older)	$39.50
License	License Renewal (5 years)	$62.50
License	License Renewal (age 71, 4 years)	$50.50
License	Limited Provisional License (under age 18)	$24.50
License	Motorcycle License	$27.50
License	Duplicate Permit	$12.50
License	Permit Instructional (age 18 and older)	$7.50
License	Permit Limited (under age 18)	$12.50
License	Permit Motorcycle	$27.50
License	Road Test	$27.50
License	Transfer License (out of state)	$44.50
License	Update License	$27.50
License	License Renewal (age 72, 3 years)	$38.50
License	License Renewal (age 73 or 74, 2 years)	$26.50
License	License Renewal (age 75 and above, 2 years)	$22.50