{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-3.1-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.1-1","heading":"Certificate of title required.","body":"(a) Except as provided in § 31-3.1-2, every owner of a vehicle which is in this state and for which no certificate of title has been issued by the division of motor vehicles shall make application to the division for a certificate of title of the vehicle.\n(b) The division of motor vehicles shall not register or renew the registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has been issued by the division to the owner or an application for title has been delivered by the owner to the division.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 3.1 Certificates of Title and Security Interests"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-3.1/31-3.1-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:15Z","sha256":"6458925751163f10d648d6d93e354070b20a7d531630ab059245fde0ad1e726c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-3-131","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-3.1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}