Free Blank Rhode Island Bill of Sale (2026)
Download an empty Bill of Sale template for Rhode Island: the same statute-aware layout our generator uses, with blank lines to fill in by hand. No account, no email, no watermark.
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Rhode Island rules that this document follows
| Notarization (vehicle bill of sale) | Not required for the bill of saleSource: No statutory notarization requirement for a vehicle bill of sale |
|---|---|
| Title paperwork notarization | Signatures on the Rhode Island title assignment do not require notarization. |
| Official DMV form | RI DMV Bill of Sale (unnumbered) |
| Odometer disclosure | Required unless the vehicle is model year 2010 or older and at least 10 years old, or model year 2011 or newer and at least 20 years old. The disclosure on the title (or state reassignment form) is the legally operative one; this bill of sale repeats it.Source: 49 C.F.R. § 580.5, § 580.17 |
| General property | No notarization; no witnesses requiredSource: No statutory notarization or witness requirement for a general bill of sale of personal property (UCC Article 2 governs sales of goods) |
| Boat | Bill of sale required for DEM boat registrationSource: R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-22-4 |
| Sales tax | Buyer pays 7% sales tax on the greater of purchase price or NADA clean retail value to the DMV at titling. |
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