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Appeal Motor Vehicle Value Form

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS

RHODE ISLAND VEHICLE VALUE COMMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A VEHICLE VALUE COMMISSION APPEAL FORM

1. An appeal must be filed with your local tax assessor within forty-five (45) days of the mailing of your tax

bill.

2. Two (2) copies of the appeal form must be submitted along with a copy of your tax bill.

3. After the appeal form has been completed and a copy of the tax bill attached, it must be returned to your

local assessor’s office. The assessor will verify if the value was indeed set by the Rhode Island Vehicle

Value Commission and complete the portion of the form that applies. (See note below.)

4. Appeal forms are then submitted to the Vehicle Value Commission by the assessor. The commission

will notify the assessor of their decision within twenty (20) days. The assessor must in turn notify

the taxpayer within ten (10) days of the receipt of the commission’s decision.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Only values set by the Rhode Island Vehicle Value Commission can be appealed to said commission. If

the value was set by the local assessor, the appeal must be handled at the municipal level. Any appeals

forwarded to the commission for values that were not set by that commission will be returned unanswered.

• Under the Rhode Island General Laws section 44-34-11 there are NO provisions to permit adjustment of

the excise value due to physical condition, high mileage, and/or the cost of acquisition. Therefore no value

adjustment will be made for any of those reasons.

• Assessors may adjust for a diesel engine.

• During the appeal process, taxes must be paid within the time designated by your city or town.

APPEAL FORM FOUND ON NEXT PAGE.

Form June 2016

Appeal Motor Vehicle Value Form