NEW! Proposed Changes to RI Inspection Manual

• Official Manual for Motor Vehicle Inspection

Motor Vehicle Safety and Emission Control Division
325 Melrose Street
Providence, RI 02907
TEL: (401) 222-2983
FAX: (401) 222-1054

Inspections done at state garage: School buses, taxi, limousines, ambulance, jitney, public. Challenge inspections. Complaint investigations.

Registration Suspensions for failure to obtain inspection and for failure to comply with notice and demand tags, contact office at 222-2983.

Vehicles Exempt: Electric vehicles. Vehicles registered with antique plates - Vehicles over 25 years old with regular passenger plates must pass safety but not emission.

The following vehicles must be safety and emission inspected every two years, fee $39.00:

• All used vehicles under 8,500 lbs. purchased from a licensed dealer must have a New sticker at the time of sale.
• All used vehicles under 8,500 lbs. - private sales - owner transfer - coming from out of state - have five (5) business days to get the vehicle inspected.
• All NEW motor vehicles have two (2) years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first, to obtain an inspection sticker.
  The Following Vehicles Need To Be Safety Inspected Once A Year:
• All trailers, semi-trailers with a GVW over 1,000 lbs. must be inspected before June 30 of each year. Fee $11.00.
• All livestock trailers must be inspected before June 30 of each year. Fee $11.00.
• All motorcycles must be inspected before June 30 of each year. Fee $11.00.
• All vehicles over 8,500 lbs. must be inspected once a year. Fee $15.00.