§ 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
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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.
  • 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.