Register Your Car in RI or Else
Barrington's police chief and tax assessor continue to be on the lookout for vehicles registered in other states to avoid Rhode Island's tax; you want to get your name off the list of scofflaws.
You might have received a letter from Barrington’s tax assessor that your name is on a list of possible automobile-tax scofflaws. If you did receive that letter, and your vehicle is definitely registered in Rhode Island, call Tax Assessor Michael Minardi to get your name off that list. If you don’t, it could mean a summons for an $85 fine. Barrington Police Chief John LaCross said the police department has a list of more than a dozen owners of cars or SUVs or trucks that may be violating the state’s law on registration. “You must register your vehicle if it is used or parked more than 30 days a year in total in Rhode Island,” said LaCross. Even if the vehicle is a company car, he said, it must be registered in Rhode Island. “Some of the …
Townie
8:30 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Perhaps I am wrong, but I always believed that if you spent over 6 months in another State, than that State was your legal residence. One would vote in that State and legally have their vehicles registered there. College students, military personnel and temporary workers would not have to register their cars here nor would legal residents of another State. more ›