Significance

• Rhode Island requires all vehicles be registered with the DMV. After the initial registration, vehicles owners must renew the vehicle's registration before it expires. In cases where a vehicle's registration has expired and is not renewed within three months of the expiration, the vehicle's owner must apply for re-registration with the DMV.
  
  

Process

• Vehicle owners looking to re-register a vehicle in Rhode Island must apply in person at a DMV site that completes re-registration transactions. According to the DMV, branches in Cranston, Middletown, Wakefield, Warren and Woonsocket all complete re-registration. Vehicle owners seeking to re-register must complete form TR-1, an application for registration, show proof of ownership and insurance, and provide either a Rhode Island driver's license or ID card.
  
  

Considerations

• Vehicle owners who let their registration expire and do not renew the registration within three months and must re-register their vehicle must visit the DMV office during weekday operating hours. To avoid having to re-register a vehicle, Rhode Island offers online and mail-in vehicle registration renewal for owner's who need to renew their registration and have not let it lapse.