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 | $52.50 |
| License | Duplicate Permit | $12.50 |
| License | Permit Instructional (age 18 and older) | $7.50 |
| License | Permit Limited (under age 18) | $12.50 |
| 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 |