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.
Contact Us Cranston Headquarters Main Information Phone: (401) 462-4368 Accident Office Phone: (401) 462-5710 | Fax: (401) 462-5788 Cashiers Phone: (401) 462-5721 Commercial Driver's License Phone: (401) 462-2122 | Fax: (401) 462-5805 CDL Road/Skills Test Quonset Phone: (401) 667-2882 Dealers Commission and Regulations Phone: (401) 462-5746 | Fax: (401) 462-5789 Directions to Offices Phone: (401) 462-4368 Disability Placards Phone: (401) 462-5840 | Fax: (401) 462-5842 Enforcement Phone: (401) 462-5736 | Fax: (401) 462-5789 GU-1338 Filings Phone: (401) 462-9246 | Fax: (401) 462-5805 License Information Phone: (401) 462-4368 | Fax: (401) 462-5785 Overweight / Oversize Permits Phone: (401) 462-5747 | Fax: (401) 462-5791 Plates Phone: (401) 462-5801 Registration Information Phone: (401) 462-4368 | Fax: (401) 462-5786 Road Tests Phone: (401) 462-5750 Sales Tax (Motor Vehicles Only) Phone: (401) 574-8955 | Fax: (401) 574-8914 School Bus Safety Phone: (401) 462-5772 | Fax: (401) 462-5805 Titles / Research Phone:(401) 462-5774 | Fax: (401) 462-5783 Bridge & Toll Violations Phone: 1-877-743-9727 DMV Branch Offices Middletown Phone: (401) 846-5451 | Fax: (401) 841-5850 Wakefield Phone: (401) 789-1430 | Fax: (401) 789-3913 Woonsocket Phone: (401) 356-4031 | Fax: (401) 597-0550 Suspensions - Adjudication Unit The most efficient way of contacting the Adjudication Unit is by email. Please send an email including your name, date of birth, license number and a brief description of your issue to DMV.Adj@dmv.ri.gov and an appeals officer will respond to your inquiry. Suspension / Reinstatement Phone: (401) 462-0800 | Fax: (401) 462-0829 Medical Review Board Phone: (401) 462-0800 | Fax: (401) 462-0830 Driver Retraining Phone: (401) 462-0826 | Fax: (401) 462-0831 Safety and Emissions Garage Phone: (401) 462-5893 Office Phone: (401) 462-5890 | Fax: (401) 462-5838