Title 31
Motor and Other Vehicles

Chapter 2
Division of Motor Vehicles

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-2-27

§ 31-2-27. Technology surcharge fee.

(a) The division of motor vehicles shall collect a technology surcharge fee of three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per transaction for every division of motor vehicles’ fee transaction, except as otherwise provided by law and provided no surcharge fee is assessed on motor vehicle inspection transactions conducted pursuant to § 31-38-4. All technology surcharge fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt account managed by the division of motor vehicles and restricted to the project-related payments and/or ongoing maintenance of and enhancements to the division of motor vehicles’ computer system.

(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 7, § 1.]

(c) [Deleted by P.L. 2025, ch. 278, art. 11, § 1.]

History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 2025, ch. 278, art. 11, § 1, effective June 29, 2025.