When a motor vehicle is purchased out of state by a resident of this state, the owner of the vehicle shall have five (5) business days from the date of registering the vehicle to obtain a certificate of inspection as required by the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-38-5
Inspection of vehicles purchased outside the state
P.L. 1977, ch. 14, § 2.
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