§ 31-3.1-1 Certificate of title required
§ 31-3.1-2 Exclusions
§ 31-3.1-3 Optional certificate of title
§ 31-3.1-4 Application for first certificate of title
§ 31-3.1-5 Examination of records
§ 31-3.1-6 Issuance and records
§ 31-3.1-7 Contents and effect of certificate
§ 31-3.1-8 Delivery
§ 31-3.1-9 Registration without certificate of title – Bond
§ 31-3.1-10 Refusing certificate of title
§ 31-3.1-11 Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates
§ 31-3.1-12 Transfer
§ 31-3.1-13 Transfer to or from dealer – Records
§ 31-3.1-14 Transfer by operation of law
§ 31-3.1-15 Fees – Registration cards
§ 31-3.1-16 Issuance of new certificate
§ 31-3.1-16.1 Electronic recording of security interests
§ 31-3.1-17 Scrapping, dismantling or destroying vehicle
§ 31-3.1-18 Excepted liens and security interests
§ 31-3.1-19 Perfection of security interests
§ 31-3.1-20 Security interest – Change of certificate
§ 31-3.1-21 Assignment by lienholder
§ 31-3.1-22 Release of security interest
§ 31-3.1-23 Duty of lienholder
§ 31-3.1-24 Exclusiveness of procedure
§ 31-3.1-25 Suspension or revocation of certificates
§ 31-3.1-26 Powers of division of motor vehicles
§ 31-3.1-27 Vehicle leases that are not sales or security interests
§ 31-3.1-36 Court review
§ 31-3.1-37 Passage of title upon death of owner
§ 31-3.1-38 Effective dates – Applicability

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Motor vehicle: means any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power for use on the public streets, roads, and highways;

    (2)  "Odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation;

    (3)  "Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or business trust including, but not limited to, private individuals and motor vehicle dealers, both wholesale and retail, whether the private individual or dealer is a dealer in the ordinary course of business or not;

    (4)  "Repair and replacement" means to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the instrument or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative;

    (5)  "Transfer" means to acquire ownership by purchase, gift, bequest, or any other means. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-23.2-2

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
  • Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.