Medical Advisory Board | 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.

Medical Advisory Board

The Medical Advisory Board was established in accordance with RIGL 31-10-44 of the Rhode Island General Laws. The Medical Advisory Board meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The sole function of the Medical Review Board is to advise the Administrator of the Division of Motor Vehicles on the physical and mental fitness standards of a person to operate a motor vehicle. When a person's physical and mental fitness to operate a motor vehicle is called into question, the Administrator may consult relevant specialists who are members of the Medical Advisory Board in order to determine a person's qualifications to operate a motor vehicle.

Rhode Island licensed operators with three (3) or more alcohol or drug related driving convictions (DWI or Refusals) must satisfy the requirements set forth in the Medical Advisory Board's Rules and Regulations (280-RICR-30-05-3). The minimum requirements of the Board would be to show one (1) year of documented sobriety.