RHODE ISLAND STATE
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RHODE ISLAND STATE INFORMATION HOT LINE:
(401) 277-2001
RHODE ISLAND STATE WEB SITE:
www.state.ri.us
Criminal Records
Department of the Attorney General
Bureau of Criminal Identification
150 S. Main St.
Providence RI 02903
(401) 421-5268
www.riag.state.ri.us
Department of Corrections
Driving Records
Department of Motor Vehicles
Driving Record Clerk
Operator Control
345 Harris Ave.
Providence RI 02909
(401) 222-2994
(401) 222-6120 (fax)
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Vehicle Ownership Information
Registry of Motor Vehicles
286 Main Street
Pawtucket RI 02860
(401) 588-3020
Vital Statistics
(birth, death, marriage) [divorce records available only at country level Family Courts] State Department of Health Division of Vital Records 3 Capitol Hill, Room 101 Providence RI 02908
(401) 222-2812
Business/Corporate Records
Secretary of State Corporations Division 100 N. Main St. Providence RI 02903
(401) 222-3040
(401) 222-1309 (fax)
www.sec.state.ri.us
Workers Compensation Information
Department of Labor & Training Division of Workers Compensation PO Box 3500 Providence RI 02909
(401) 457-1800
(401) 222-2127
www.dlt.state.ri.us
New Corporations
UCCs [tax liens available only at county level]
Secretary of State UCC Division 100 N Main St. Providence RI 02903
(401) 222-2249
RHODE ISLAND STATE FACTS, INFO & NEWS
RHODE ISLAND COURTS
RHODE ISLAND STATE AGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
RHODE ISLAND
PUBLIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL:
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL RECORDS
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City-County Cross Index
Bristol County 514 Main St. Warren, RI 02885
(401) 245-7340
Kent County Town Clerk's Office 1170 Main St. West Warwick, RI 02893-2144
(401) 822-0859
Newport County 43 Broadway Newport, RI 02840
(401) 846-9600
Providence County 25 Dorrance St. Providence, RI 02903
(401) 421-7740
Washington County
P.O. Box 31 Wakefield, RI 02880-0031
(401) 789-9331
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