2026 rates from official Rhode Island sources. No signup, nothing stored.
Verified September 20, 2026 · against the official fee schedule
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R.I. Gen. Laws 31-6-1 — Amount of registration fees “For the registration of every automobile, when equipped with pneumatic tires, the gross weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.): thirty dollars ($30.00).”
Rhode Island renews passenger vehicles every two years, but these are one-year rates.
The statute sets the weight fee "for each year of registration" and the DOT surcharge is $20 a year, so a two-year renewal collects both twice. The $3.50 technology surcharge is charged once per transaction, not per year. That is why a two-year bill is not exactly double. R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-6-1 — “The following registration fees shall be paid to the division of motor vehicles for the registration of motor vehicles … for each year of registration”
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Rhode Island prices by gross weight and adds a $20 per year DOT surcharge plus a $3.50 technology surcharge. Passenger vehicles renew every two years, so the bill is roughly double these annual figures. New electric and hybrid fees took effect January 1, 2026.
Renewal cycle: biennial for passenger vehicles.
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