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RI Gen L § 31-3.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-7 - Contents and effect of certificate.

§ 31-3.1-7. Contents and effect of certificate.(a) Each certificate of title issued by the division of motor vehicles shall contain:(1) The date issued;(2) The name and address of the owner;(3) The names and addresses of any lienholders, in the order of priority as shown on the application or, if the application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate;(4) The title number assigned to the vehicle;(5) A description of the vehicle including, so far as the following data exists: its make, model, identifying number, type of body, number of cylinders, whether new or used, and, if a new vehicle, the date of the first sale of the vehicle for use; and(6) Any other data the division of motor vehicles prescribes.(b) Unless a bond is filed as provided in § 31-3.1-9(2), a distinctive certificate of title shall be issued for a vehicle last previously registered in another state or country the laws of which do not require that lienholders be named on a certificate of title to perfect their security interests. The certificate shall contain the legend "this vehicle may be subject to an undisclosed lien" and may contain any other information the division of motor vehicles prescribes. If no notice of a security interest in the vehicle is received by the division within four (4) months from the issuance of the distinctive certificate of title, it shall, upon application and surrender of the distinctive certificate, issue a certificate of title in ordinary form.(c) The certificate of title shall contain forms for assignment and warranty of title by the owner, and for assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, and may contain forms for application for a certificate of title by a transferee, the naming of a lienholder, and the assignment or release of the security interest of a lienholder.(d) A certificate of title issued by the division of motor vehicles is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it.(e) A certificate of title for a vehicle is not subject to garnishment, attachment, execution, or other judicial process, but this subsection does not prevent a lawful levy upon the vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-8 - Delivery.

§ 31-3.1-8. Delivery.The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-9 - Registration without certificate of title - Bond.

§ 31-3.1-9. Registration without certificate of title — Bond.If the division of motor vehicles is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle or that there are no undisclosed security interests in it, the division of motor vehicles may register the vehicle but shall either:(1) Withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant presents documents reasonably sufficient to satisfy the division of motor vehicles as to the applicant's ownership of the vehicle and that there are no undisclosed security interests in it; or(2) As a condition of issuing a certificate of title, require the applicant to file with the division of motor vehicles a bond in the form prescribed by the division of motor vehicles and executed by the applicant, and either accompanied by the deposit of cash with the division of motor vehicles or also executed by a person authorized to conduct a surety business in this state. The bond shall be in the amount equal to one and one-half (1½) times the value of the vehicle, as determined by the division of motor vehicles. This amount will be conditioned to indemnify any prior owner and lienholder and any subsequent purchaser of the vehicle or person acquiring any security interest in it, and their respective successors in interest, against any expense, loss, or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, by reason of the issuance of the certificate of title of the vehicle or an account of any defect in or undisclosed security interest upon the right, title, and interest of the applicant in and to the vehicle. Any interested person has a right of action to recover on the bond for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond, and any deposit accompanying it, shall be returned at the end of three (3) years or prior to that time if the vehicle is no longer registered in this state and the currently valid certificate of title is surrendered to the division of motor vehicles unless the division of motor vehicles has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover on the bond.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-10 - Refusing certificate of title.

§ 31-3.1-10. Refusing certificate of title.The division of motor vehicles shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if it has reasonable grounds to believe that:(1) The applicant is not the owner of the vehicle;(2) The application contains a false or fraudulent statement;(3) The applicant fails to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the division reasonably requires; or(4) The applicant fails to furnish evidence that any tax due with reference to the motor vehicle pursuant to the provisions of chapters 18 and 19 of title 44 has been paid in accordance with regulations prescribed by the tax administrator, and on any forms that shall be approved by the tax administrator and the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 263, art. VI, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-11 - Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates.

§ 31-3.1-11. Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates.(a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the division of motor vehicles, shall promptly apply for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing information satisfactory to the division of motor vehicles and pay a fifty dollar ($50.00) fee. The duplicate certificate of title shall contain the legend "this is a duplicate certificate and may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate." It shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.(b) The division of motor vehicles shall not issue a certificate of title to a transferee upon application made on a duplicate until fifteen (15) days after receipt of the application.(c) A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the division of motor vehicles.(d) A person applying for a duplicate title may designate an automobile dealer as the designated recipient of the duplicate title provided, that there is no current lien holder and the applicant/owner signs an affidavit stating that the vehicle has been sold or traded to the dealer in such form as designated by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 13, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 15, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 412, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 9, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-12 - Transfer.

§ 31-3.1-12. Transfer.(a) If the owner transfers his or her interest in a vehicle, other than by the creation of a security interest, he or she shall, at the time of the delivery of the vehicle, execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided for it on the certificate or as the division of motor vehicles prescribes, and cause the certificate and assignment to be mailed or delivered to the transferee or to the division of motor vehicles.(b) Except as provided in § 31-3.1-13, the transferee shall, promptly after delivery to him or her of the vehicle, execute the application for a new certificate of title in the space provided for it on the certificate or as the division of motor vehicles prescribes, and cause the certificate and application to be mailed or delivered to the division of motor vehicles.(c) Upon request of the owner or transferee, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall, unless the transfer was a breach of his or her security agreement, either deliver the certificate to the transferee for delivery to the division of motor vehicles or upon receipt from the transferee of the owner's assignment, the transferee's application for a new certificate, the registration card, license plates and the required fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), mail or deliver them to the division of motor vehicles. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the lienholder under his or her security agreement.(d) If a security interest is reserved or created at the time of the transfer, the certificate of title shall be retained by or delivered to the person who becomes the lienholder, and the parties shall comply with the provisions of § 31-3.1-20.(e) Except as provided in § 31-3.1-13 and as between the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective until the provisions of this section and § 31-3.1-15, have been complied with. However, an owner who has delivered possession of the vehicle to the transferee and has complied with the provisions of this section and § 31-3.1-15, requiring action by him or her, is not liable as owner for any subsequent damages resulting from operation of the vehicle.(f) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall prescribe and/or approve a power-of-attorney form which complies with § 408(d)(1)(C) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, 49 U.S.C. § 32705(b)(2), as amended, and any regulations promulgated pursuant to it, and this form may be used in connection with transfers of title under this section to the full extent permitted by federal law.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 13, § 3; P.L. 1990, ch. 348, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 15, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 58; P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 9, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-13 - Transfer to or from dealer - Records.

§ 31-3.1-13. Transfer to or from dealer — Records.(a) If a dealer buys a vehicle and holds it for resale and procures the certificate of title from the owner or the lienholder within ten (10) days after delivery to him of the vehicle, the dealer need not send the certificate to the division of motor vehicles. However, upon transferring the vehicle to another person other than by the creation of a security interest, the dealer shall promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names and addresses of the transferee and of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the resale and the date of the security agreement, in the spaces provided for it on the certificate or as the division of motor vehicles prescribes, and mail or deliver the certificate to the division of motor vehicles with the transferee's application for a new certificate.(b) Every dealer shall maintain for five (5) years a record in the form the division of motor vehicles prescribes of every vehicle bought, sold, or exchanged by the dealer, or received by the dealer for sale or exchange, which shall be open to inspection by a representative of the division of motor vehicles or peace officer during reasonable business hours.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-14 - Transfer by operation of law.

§ 31-3.1-14. Transfer by operation of law.(a) If the interest of any owner in a vehicle passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee shall, except as provided in subsection (b), promptly mail or deliver to the division of motor vehicles the last certificate of title, if available, proof of the transfer, and his or her application for a new certificate in the form the division of motor vehicles prescribes.(b) If the interest of the owner is terminated or the vehicle is sold under a security agreement by a lienholder named in the certificate of title, the transferee shall promptly mail or deliver to the division of motor vehicles the last certificate of title, his or her application for a new certificate in the form the division of motor vehicles prescribes, and an affidavit made by or on behalf of the lienholder that the vehicle was repossessed and that the interest of the owner was lawfully terminated or sold pursuant to the terms of the security agreement. If the lienholder succeeds to the interest of the owner and holds the vehicle for resale, the lienholder need not secure a new certificate of title but, upon transfer to another person shall promptly mail or deliver to the transferee or to the division of motor vehicles, the certificate, affidavit, and other documents and articles required to be sent to the division of motor vehicles by the transferee.(c) A person holding a certificate of title whose interest in the vehicle has been extinguished or transferred other than by voluntary transfer shall mail or deliver the certificate to the division of motor vehicles upon request of the division of motor vehicles. The delivery of the certificate pursuant to the request of the division of motor vehicles does not affect the rights of the person surrendering the certificate, and the action of the division of motor vehicles in issuing a new certificate of title as provided in this section is not conclusive upon the rights of an owner or lienholder named in the old certificate.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-15 - Fees - Registration cards.

§ 31-3.1-15. Fees — Registration cards.(a) An application for a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the registration card, and the required fee when mailed or delivered to the division of motor vehicles.(b) An application for the naming of a lienholder or his assignee on a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the registration card and the required fee when mailed or delivered to the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 17, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-16 - Issuance of new certificate.

§ 31-3.1-16. Issuance of new certificate.(a) The division of motor vehicles, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee and any other documents and articles required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail it to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.(b) The division of motor vehicles upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fee and any other documents and articles required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner. If the outstanding certificate of title is not delivered to it, the division of motor vehicles shall make demand for the certificate from its holder.(c) The division of motor vehicles shall file and retain for five (5) years every surrendered certificate of title, the file to be maintained so as to permit the tracing of title of the vehicle designated in it.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-16.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-16.1 - Electronic recording of security interests.

§ 31-3.1-16.1. Electronic recording of security interests.The registrar is authorized to develop, establish and maintain an electronic data and communications system with banks, credit or other financial institutions for the purpose of electronically recording the existence of security interests under the provisions of this chapter. Where an electronic lien recording method is employed, the registrar may waive the issuance and mailing of the certificate of title to the lienholder.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 639, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-17 - Scrapping, dismantling or destroying vehicle.

§ 31-3.1-17. Scrapping, dismantling or destroying vehicle.Any individual, company, or corporation that scraps, dismantles, or destroys a vehicle at its final disposition site in this state shall immediately cause the certificate of title or the salvage certificate of title to be mailed or delivered to the division of motor vehicles for cancellation.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 221, § 5.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-18 - Excepted liens and security interests.

§ 31-3.1-18. Excepted liens and security interests.This chapter does not apply to or affect:(1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vehicle;(2) A lien given by statute to the United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state; or(3) A security interest in a vehicle created by a manufacturer or dealer who holds the vehicle for sale.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-19 - Perfection of security interests.

§ 31-3.1-19. Perfection of security interests.(a) Unless excepted by § 31-3.1-18, a security interest in a vehicle of a type for which a certificate of title is required is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or lienholders of the vehicle unless perfected as provided in this chapter.(b) A security interest is perfected by the delivery to the division of motor vehicles of the existing certificate of title, if any, an application for a certificate of title containing the name and address of the lienholder, and the date of his or her security agreement. A security interest may also be perfected by the execution of a security lien statement and the required fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) and registration card.(c) If a vehicle is subject to the security interest when brought into this state, the validity of the security interest is determined by the law of the jurisdiction where the vehicle was when the security interest attached, subject to the following:(1) If the parties understood at the time the security interest attached that the vehicle would be kept in this state and it was brought into this state within the following thirty (30) days for purposes other than transportation through this state, the validity of the security interest in this state is determined by the law of this state.(2) If the security interest was perfected under the law of the jurisdiction where the vehicle was when the security interest attached, the following rules apply:(i) If the name of the lienholder is shown on an existing certificate of title issued by that jurisdiction, his security interest continues perfected in this state.(ii) If the name of the lienholder is not shown on an existing certificate of title issued by that jurisdiction, the security interest continues perfected in this state for four (4) months after a first certificate of title of the vehicle is issued in this state and beyond that if, within the four (4) month period, it is perfected in this state. The security interest may also be perfected in this state after the expiration of the four (4) month period. If done at that time, perfection dates from the time of perfection in this state.(3) If the security interest was not perfected under the law of the jurisdiction where the vehicle was when the security interest attached, it may be perfected in this state. If done at that time, perfection dates from the time of perfection in this state.(4) A security interest may be perfected under subsection (c)(2)(ii) or subsection (c)(3) either as provided in subsection (b), or by the lienholder delivering to the division of motor vehicles a notice of security interest in the form the division of motor vehicles prescribes and the required fee.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 46, § 2; P.L. 1975, ch. 245, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 13, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 15, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 182, § 11; P.L. 2000, ch. 420, § 11; P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 9, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-20 - Security interest - Change of certificate.

§ 31-3.1-20. Security interest — Change of certificate.If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle:(1) The owner shall immediately execute the application, in the space provided for it on the certificate of title or on a separate form the division of motor vehicles prescribes, to name the lienholder on the certificate, showing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his security agreement, and cause the certificate of application and the required fee and registration card to be delivered to the lienholder.(2) The lienholder shall immediately cause the certificate, application, and the required fee and registration card to be mailed or delivered to the division of motor vehicles.(3) Upon request of the owner or subordinate lienholder, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either mail or deliver the certificate to the subordinate lienholder for delivery to the division of motor vehicles or, upon receipt from the subordinate lienholder of the owner's application and the required fee and registration card, mail or deliver them to the division of motor vehicles with the certificate. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the first lienholder under his or her security agreement.(4) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, the application, the required fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), and the registration card, the division of motor vehicles shall either endorse on the certificate or issue a new certificate containing the name and address of the new lienholder, and mail the certificate to the first lienholder named in it.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 15, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 85, § 6; P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 9, § 1.