Car-insurance requirements in Rhode Island (2026)
Rhode Island requires 25/50/25 in the usual shorthand. This is the weakest currency position of any jurisdiction on the site: the only retrievable snapshot of the section text is old, and the figures are corroborated against the state’s own consumer material rather than a current primary capture. Treat them with more caution than the rest of the table.
- Minimum liability limits
- 25/50/25
- Fault system
- At-fault (tort)
- Tort threshold
- not applicable
- Restricted rating factors
- none found
What the statute requires
| Coverage | Amount | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodily injury liability, per person | $25,000 | required | R.I. Gen. Laws §31-31-7(a) |
| Bodily injury liability, per accident | $50,000 | required | R.I. Gen. Laws §31-31-7(a) |
| Property damage liability | $25,000 | required | R.I. Gen. Laws §31-31-7(a) |
Source of record: the legislature’s own statute text, corroborated against the state insurance department or motor-vehicle agency. Verification status: primary text confirmed.
How old is this minimum?
Our committed statutory record for Rhode Island does not carry the date its current limits took effect, so no real-terms restatement is shown. We will not deflate from a year we have not read in the statute or its enacting bill. The limits themselves are confirmed against primary text; only the commencement date is missing.
What the property-damage minimum leaves exposed
A $42,000 property-damage claim against Rhode Island’s minimum of $25,000 leaves $17,000 above the limit. That difference is the at-fault driver’s own exposure. The claim figure is an illustration; the limit is the statute.
Rating rules in Rhode Island
| Factor | Status | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Credit information | No restriction found | — |
| Gender | No restriction found | — |
| ZIP code | No restriction found | — |
| Rating territory | No restriction found | — |
| Age | No restriction found | — |
| Marital status | No restriction found | — |
| Occupation | No restriction found | — |
| Education | No restriction found | — |
The same factor across every jurisdiction: credit-based rating by state, gender rating by state, age rating by state, marital-status rating by state, occupation and education rating by state, zip code and territory rating by state.
Premium data for Rhode Island
No regulator-published premium data exists for Rhode Island
Rhode Island’s insurance department does not publish a per-insurer premium comparison, so this site shows no premium figures for Rhode Island at all. We will not substitute a figure from a quote engine, a trade body or a national aggregate: none of those is a published record of what insurers filed in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island — minimum limits 25/50/25
| Coverage | Amount | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodily injury liability, per person | $25,000 | required | R.I. Gen. Laws §31-31-7(a) |
| Bodily injury liability, per accident | $50,000 | required | R.I. Gen. Laws §31-31-7(a) |
| Property damage liability | $25,000 | required | R.I. Gen. Laws §31-31-7(a) |
Fault system: At-fault (tort).
General information, not insurance, financial or legal advice. Requirements change; verify with your state insurance department or the statute before acting.
Questions about Rhode Island
- What is the minimum car insurance required in Rhode Island?
- Rhode Island requires liability limits of 25/50/25 under R.I. Gen. Laws §31-31-7(a).
- Is Rhode Island a no-fault state?
- Rhode Island operates at-fault (tort).
- What does car insurance cost in Rhode Island?
- No regulator publishes premium data for Rhode Island, so this site shows no premium figures for Rhode Island. We do not substitute a figure from a quote engine or a national aggregate.
Statutory records for Rhode Island last verified against primary sources on 10 August 2026. Price level for the real-terms restatement: June 2026, all-items index 333.952. Every figure on this page is recomputed from committed data at build time.