Boat Donation — Rhode Island - RI — Donate A Boat
Boat Registration and Title Information
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Rhode Island - RI - boat registration and title information.
1. What is required for me to register a new boat?
2. What do I need to register a used boat?
3. What do I need to register an outboard motor?
4. What are the fees for registering my boat?
1. What is required for me to register a new boat?
- Bill of Sale on dealer's letterhead
- MSO- Manufacturer's Statement of Origin
- Customer is required to fill out proper paperwork to title and register both boat and motor:
- Boat Registration Application
- Outboard Motor Registration Application
- Use Tax Return- if applicable (Sales tax due if applicable- if boat was purchased before July 29, 1993, then sales tax proof is required from the owner.)
- Application for Initial Vessel Certificate of Title
2. What do I need to register a used boat?
- Notarized Bill of Sale or Notarized Gift Statement
- Title signed and notarized from bonafide seller, or most current
- registration certificate if boat is coming from a non-title state. Please remember Rhode Island is a title state.
- Customer is required to fill out proper paperwork to title and register both boat and motor:
- Boat Registration Application
- Outboard Motor Registration Application
- Application for Initial Vessel Certificate of Title
3. What do I need to register an outboard motor?
Bill of Sale 7% Sales Tax, if purchased brand new from a dealer Complete Outboard Motor Registration Application
4. What are the fees for registering my boat?
They are as follows:
Length
Biennial Fee
1-15 ft.
$30.00
16-20 ft.
$40.00
21-25 ft.
$60.00
26-30 ft.
$100.00
31-35 ft.*
$200.00
36-40 ft.*
$250.00
41-45 ft.*
$300.00
46-50 ft.*
$400.00
Over 50 ft.*
$600.00
(*Boats greater than thirty feet (30') may, upon request, register at the rate of ½ the biennial fee for one year.)
Note: If boat is transferred and currently registered in Rhode Island by the previous owner, then there is a $5.00 transfer fee per remaining registration year. There is also a $2.00 fee for duplicate decals if they were not attached to the boat or otherwise presented at the time of sale.
A boat registration year runs from March 1 through the last day of February of the following year.
