Rhode Island: Insurance and SR-22
Official-Source Information
Rhode Island publishes a separate process for some insurance and financial-responsibility holds. Not every insurance-related suspension requires an SR-22. Match the exact wording on your notice or official record to the state's current instructions before acting.
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Official source last checked Jun 30, 2026
Direct source-backed answer
Driving uninsured in Rhode Island can lead to a fine of up to $1,000 and a license suspension of up to 12 months. If you fail a random insurance verification check, your registration can also be revoked, which costs $252.50 to reinstate. If you were in an accident while uninsured and it caused more than $1,000 in damage, your plates can be impounded and your license suspended. To reinstate your license, you will need to: 1. Get insurance coverage that meets Rhode Island's minimum limits (25/50/25). 2. Have your insurer file an SR-22 (a certificate of financial responsibility) with the state, which must stay in place for 3 years. 3. Schedule an in-person appointment at the RI DMV Adjudication Office. Uninsured suspensions cannot be reinstated online, only failure-to-appear or failure-to-pay suspensions can be handled online. 4. Pay the required fees: $150 base fee plus a $3.50 technology surcharge, plus a $30 administrative reinstatement fee. If your registration was also revoked, add $252.50 for registration reinstatement. The in-person visit to the Adjudication Office is an administrative step to complete your reinstatement, not a contested hearing. If you want to contest the underlying uninsured-driving conviction itself, that is a separate legal matter.
Published fee information
RI no-insurance reinstatement fee stack: $150 base + $3.50 technology surcharge (= $153.50 to Adjudication; secondary sources have a $151.50 - $152.50 spread, the pinning is $150+$3.50 per the Adjudication-fees primary page) + $30 administrative reinstatement fee + $252.50 registration reinstatement if the registration was also revoked. Total = $183.50 license-only, ~$436 with registration revoked. (DUI/refusal scenario = $351.50 - handled on the B-DUI row, not here.) The previously-flagged 'RI tech surcharge' question is now resolved at $3.50 against the Adjudication primary.
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Forms and documents
SR-22 (insurer); in-person Adjudication submission.
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Source excerpt summary: Driving uninsured in Rhode Island can lead to a fine of up to $1,000 and a license suspension of up to 12 months. If you fail a random insurance verification check, your registration can also be revoked, which costs $252...
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