Rhode Island Licensing Requirements
 | Buying for personal use in Rhode Island?Without business licenses, you will need a Broker's help to bid on clean and salvage titled vehicles in Rhode Island. You can purchase boats, jet skis and snowmobiles on your own without assistance, however.
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In Rhode Island, dealers, dismantlers, general businesses and exporters will need to provide Copart an operational license and a sales tax license for the same physical address, as well as sales tax exemption forms. The Permit to Make Sales at Retail sales tax license may be obtained from the Rhode Island Division of Taxation.
Operational licenses include dealer, dismantler, rebuilder and business licenses. The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles issues dealer licenses, and the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation issues dismantler, rebuilder and business licenses. Your local municipality can also help you get a general business license.
Additionally, please complete the following forms and submit them to our Licensing Department via our License Uploader. These documents will be processed within one to two business days of receipt. Click here to watch a tutorial video on how to use the License Uploader.
How to Buy
By meeting the necessary licensing requirements, you’ll have a head start on buying vehicles at Copart.
Now it’s time to start making your way through the rest of the buying process. Follow the steps below (and also described in our How to Buy section), and you’ll be a Copart pro before you know it.
