Need to update the address on your boat registration?
You now have two options:
- Use this online service to renew your registration, and select the "Update address" option.
- Visit our new address change service!
Welcome to Rhode Island's online boat registration renewal service.
Rhode Island registers boats on a biennial (2-year) basis with an option to register boats greater than thirty feet on an annual basis for one half the biennial fee. A registration year is March 1st through the last day of February of the following year. Registration fees are not pro-rated and are non-refundable.
Please allow at least two weeks for processing. Upon completion of your online renewal, you will be able to print a TEMPORARY registration. This temporary registration will allow you to use your vessel during the 2-week period while your registration is being processed and the decal mailed. Please carry your registration while the boat is in use.
Fees:
Related information:
- Check out a summary of the new Rhode Island Child Life Vest requirements
What you will need to complete your online boat registration renewal:
- A credit card (Visa, Mastercard or Discover) to pay for registration renewal fees.
- The boat owner's last name OR the zipcode on the boat registration.
- The date of birth of the boat owner
- Your boat registration number: This number can be found at the top of your boat registration certificate.
