Inspections are necessary prior to registering a car if the car is bought out of state or has previously been registered out of state. Currently, VIN Inspections are done from driver's until 3 PM on Wednesdays and there is a ten-dollar charge for this. Cost is subject to change. Currently, the records office is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, however, it is best to contact the records office between 8 AM and midnight since hours are subject to vary. To obtain a copy of your report, you must contact the records office and put in a request for a copy twenty-four hours prior to picking it up.
Costs are subject to change.
To have a copy of your report mailed to you, you must send a written request with a check and legal size, self addressed, stamped envelope, or you can drop off the payment in advance. Reports cannot be faxed. State accident forms are required to be completed within ten days of the accident. Forms can be picked up at any Rhode Island police department. RI State accident reports are in addition to your local accident report.