{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-5-5","heading":"Dealers’ license required — “Dealer” defined.","body":"No motor vehicle dealer shall engage in business as a dealer in this state without a license for it as provided in §§ 31-5-6 — 31-5-10. Any person, firm, or corporation who sells or acts as a broker with respect to the sale of more than four (4) vehicles in any one calendar year shall be considered a motor vehicle dealer. Any person, firm or corporation who, prior to the retail sale of a motor vehicle, converts, or otherwise assembles, installs, or affixes a body, cab or special equipment to a chassis or who adds to, subtracts from, or modifies a previously assembled or manufactured motor vehicle, shall be considered a motor vehicle dealer.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 5 Dealers’, Manufacturers’, and Rental Licenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-5/31-5-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:16Z","sha256":"fd19a7b37b60bbea0ef20d2efc355c9f6b4751c17a2ab516b15e0fa6bb0b88b8","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5-3-31-5-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}