{
 "state": "Rhode Island",
 "code": "RI",
 "url": "https://cartaxhq.com/rhode-island/",
 "summary": "Rhode Island no longer has a car tax. The motor vehicle excise tax was phased out and ended a year early in FY2023 (July 2022). Owners now pay only registration fees, plus 7% sales tax when they buy.",
 "annual": {
  "kind": "none",
  "note": "The motor vehicle excise tax was eliminated in FY2023 (tax bills from July 2022 on). The last levy was FY2022. Only registration fees remain."
 },
 "purchase": {
  "rate": 7,
  "name": "Rhode Island sales/use tax on motor vehicles",
  "localAdds": false,
  "tradeInCredit": true,
  "note": "Paid to the DMV at registration on private-party purchases."
 },
 "registration": "Registration is weight-based, roughly $30–$70 a year for a passenger car, with a two-year term. A title costs $52.50.",
 "due": "No yearly car tax bill. Registration renews every two years.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "RI Division of Municipal Finance – Motor vehicle excise phase-out",
   "url": "https://dor.ri.gov/media/5216/download?language=en"
  },
  {
   "title": "Governor's release – car tax elimination",
   "url": "https://www.ri.gov/press/view/43870"
  }
 ],
 "verified": "2026-10-14",
 "places": []
}