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Rhode Island bill of sale — motor vehicle · sold as-is

Rhode Island Bill of Sale of Motor Vehicle (Sold “As-Is” — No Warranty of Condition)

Download the Rhode Island as-is motor vehicle bill of sale — no condition warranty, with the seller’s ownership warranties intact — including a supplemental odometer statement and the Rhode Island Instructions & Rider with title-transfer, tax, and lien-notation steps.

  • Attorney-drafted fillable Word form
  • Rhode Island Instructions & Rider included
  • Completed sample available
  • Instant secure download

What’s in your Rhode Island kit

Every file below is included in your download: two editable Word documents you can complete on your own device — the bill of sale and the state-specific Instructions & Rider researched for Rhode Island.

Included documents

  • Rhode Island Bill of Sale of Motor Vehicle (Sold “As-Is” — No Warranty of Condition) Core sale document — fillable and printable Word (.docx)
  • Rhode Island Instructions & Rider State transfer steps, tax and gift rules, notary guidance, and how a seller-financed lien is noted or filed Word (.docx)

The Rhode Island Instructions & Rider covers

  • 1. What's in your kit
  • 2. Official forms
  • 3. After the sale: title & registration
  • 4. Taxes and gifts
  • 5. Recording a lien
  • 6. Signing and notarizing
  • 7. Warranty notes
  • 8. Special wrinkles
  • 9. Legal notes & citations
  • 10. Related PublicLegal forms

About this form

This Rhode Island form documents a private-party sale of a motor vehicle sold “as is,” with no warranties of condition — the buyer accepts the vehicle in its current condition after the opportunity to inspect, while the seller still confirms ownership and the right to sell. It includes the federal odometer disclosure and — printed conspicuously inside the agreement, as Rhode Island law requires of every vehicle sales agreement — the statutory odometer-examination sentence (R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-23.2-6(a)).
  • Your download includes the fillable Word document and the Rhode Island Instructions & Rider.
  • The rider walks through the transfer with the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles.
  • Transfer: the buyer’s prompt title application (§ 31-3.1-12), the seller’s registration-card forwarding duty (§ 31-4-2), and the separate bilateral mileage form Rhode Island attaches to the transfer instrument (§ 31-23.2-6(b)).
  • Tax: the 7% vehicle tax the buyer pays directly by the 20th of the month following purchase — including DMV’s value-floor administration for newer vehicles and the SU 87-65 gift-affidavit lanes.
  • Lien: how a lien is noted on the Rhode Island title through the DMV — title notation is the exclusive route (§ 6A-9-311(a)(2); §§ 31-3.1-19/-20).
  • Plus links to official Rhode Island resources.
For a seller-financed sale, pair this bill of sale with our Promissory Note (Secured) and Security Agreement; the rider explains the lien-recording steps. Fillable fields work best in Microsoft Word.

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ILRG provides self-help legal forms and download support. Attorney-drafted PublicLegal bill of sale forms are provided for you to complete with your own transaction information. Agency title, registration, tax, and recording requirements vary by state and transaction — your state Instructions & Rider lists the steps and official forms. If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchasing from us, contact us for a refund.

Frequently Asked Questions About Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Bills of Sale

Requirements vary by state. Many agencies ask for a bill of sale as proof of price and date; some publish their own official form. Your Rhode Island Instructions & Rider tells you exactly what your agency requires and links any official form the state publishes.

No. The as-is form drops the condition warranty — the buyer accepts the item as it stands — but the seller’s ownership warranties remain: the seller still warrants they own the item, have the right to sell it, and that it is free of undisclosed liens. A few states limit as-is clauses for consumer goods; your Rhode Island rider flags it where that applies.

Yes — the instrument includes a supplemental odometer statement with the federal content (actual mileage / over mechanical limits / not actual, plus the age and GVWR exemptions). Federal law requires an odometer disclosure for most transfers; the operative disclosure is made on the title assignment itself in most states — your rider shows where it lives in Rhode Island. Vehicles from model year 2010 and older are exempt; for 2011 and newer the exemption runs 20 years from January 1 of the model year; vehicles over 16,000 lbs GVWR and non-self-propelled vehicles are exempt too.

The buyer titles and registers the vehicle with the Rhode Island agency named in your rider, and generally pays any sales or use tax at that time. The rider gives the Rhode Island rule — rate or how it is set, gift and family-transfer treatment, and the deadline that runs from the date of sale written on this bill of sale.

Yes. The instrument records the seller’s security interest in the vehicle and can serve as the security agreement. Pair it with our Promissory Note (regular or balloon); a separate Security Agreement is optional if you want terms beyond this bill of sale. A vehicle lien is perfected by notation on the title — not by a UCC-1 filing — and your Rhode Island rider walks through the title-lien steps with the correct office and form.

No — it documents the sale: parties, price, date, odometer reading, warranties, and signatures. The agency’s title and registration process completes the transfer. Your Rhode Island rider lists the forms, deadlines, and any seller notice-of-sale that protects you after delivery where Rhode Island uses one.