Title 44, Title 44 Title 44

The city or town treasurer shall issue and affix to the copy of the assessment a warrant under his or her hand, and which does not need to be under seal, directed to the collector of taxes of the city or town, commanding him or her to proceed and collect the several sums of money…

In lieu of the provisions of §§ 44-5-32 — 44-5-34, the assessors of taxes in the city of Providence shall, on completing the assessment, date and sign the assessment, and shall make out and certify to the city treasurer a complete list of the names of the persons taxed and of the…

In lieu of the provisions of §§ 44-5-32 — 44-5-34, the assessors of taxes in the city of Pawtucket shall, on completing their assessment, date and sign the assessment and shall make out and certify to the city treasurer a complete list of the names of the persons taxed and of the…

In lieu of the provisions of §§ 44-5-32 — 44-5-34, the assessors of taxes in the city of Cranston shall, on completing their assessment, date and sign the assessment and shall make out and certify to the city treasurer a complete list of the names of the persons taxed and of the …

Tangible personal property consisting of manufacturing machinery and equipment acquired, owned, or used by a manufacturer is subject to taxation at a uniform rate of assessment not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the full and fair cash value of the property. The levy and assessm…

(a) After May 15, 1980, when land classified as farm, dairy farm, forest, or open space land and assessed and taxed under the provisions of § 44-5-12 is applied to a use other than as farm, dairy farm, forest, or open space, or when the land owner voluntarily withdraws that class…

No tax provided for in § 44-5-39 constitutes a valid lien upon any parcel of real estate classified as farm, forest, or open space unless notice of the classification of the real estate has been filed by the tax assessor with the recorder of deeds of the city or town in which the…

The tax is for the ordinary expenses and charges of the city or town, for the payment of interest and indebtedness, including sinking funds, and for other purposes authorized by law.

(a) When a change in the use of the land occurs the assessor shall record in the land evidence records a notice of the change in use, stipulating on the land evidence records, a description of the property, its plat and lot number (if any), the fair market value, and the amount o…

The taking of land which is being valued, assessed, and taxed as farm, forest, or open space land pursuant to the provisions in § 44-5-12 by right of eminent domain does not subject the land so taken to the land use change tax imposed by § 44-5-39.

(a) All farm machinery, including motor vehicles with farm registration plates, is exempt from taxation; provided, that any town or city is entitled to reimbursement by the state in an amount equal to the amount levied on the value of the farm machinery in excess of the value of …

(a) As used in this chapter, the following terms are defined as follows: (1) “Assessment ratio study” means the process of comparing, on a sampling basis, the current market values of properties to their assessed valuations, and of applying statistical procedures to determine ass…

(a) The department of revenue shall annually make and publicly issue comprehensive assessment ratio studies of the average level of assessment and the degree of assessment uniformity within each town and city. The department of revenue shall also annually compute and publicly iss…

The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections shall not affect the validity of the remainder of §§ 44-5-43 — 44-5-45.

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter shall for any reason is judged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the chapter but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sente…

All persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, or other business entities seeking to perform a municipal revaluation as is described in § 44-5-11.6 shall first register with the department of revenue and shall conform to the rules and regulations promulgated by the director of t…

The director of the department of revenue is authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations for revaluation firms as described in § 44-5-48, and the director is authorized to investigate and inquire into the resources of applicants including, but not limited to, con…

The electors in a financial town meeting of any town qualified to vote on any proposition to impose a tax or for the expenditure of money, or the city council of a city, shall determine the date on which taxes are due and payable and the date on which they are subject to a penalt…

Within ten (10) days after execution of a contract for revaluation as described in § 44-5-11.6, the city or town clerk shall submit a duly authorized and certified copy of the contract to the department of revenue.

All gear and tackle owned by a commercial fisher who is a resident of the town of Little Compton is exempt from taxation by the town of Little Compton.

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 44-5-11.8 to the contrary, the town of Burrillville is authorized to adopt a system of property tax classification in any year commencing in 2013 for taxes assessed as of December 31, 2012, and thereafter.

(a) Upon adoption of a system of classification of taxable property by the town of Burrillville, all ratable property in the town of Burrillville shall be classified by the assessor as follows: (1) Class 1: All residential real estate, which consists of not more than six (6) dwel…

(a) The assessor of the town of Burrillville, on or before June 1 of each year, shall make a full and fair cash valuation of all the estate, real and personal, and motor vehicles subject to taxation under this chapter, and determine the assessed valuation of each property class. …

The assessor shall provide to the town council of Burrillville a list containing the full and fair cash valuation of each property class, and the town council shall annually determine the percentages of the tax levy to be apportioned each class of property and shall annually appl…

The town of Burrillville is authorized to establish by ordinance a process to stabilize tax assessments and/or provide tax credits for physical improvements made to certain properties located in areas of town that have been designated substandard by the town’s comprehensive plan …

The town of North Providence is authorized to adopt a system of property tax classification.

Upon adoption of a system of classification of taxable property by the town of North Providence, all ratable property in the town of North Providence shall be classified by the assessor as follows: (1) Class one: all motor vehicles and trailers subject to the excise tax created b…

(a) The assessor of the town of North Providence, on or before June 1 of each year, shall make a full and fair cash valuation of all the estate, real and personal, including motor vehicles and trailers, subject to taxation, and determine the assessed valuation of each property cl…

The assessor shall provide to the finance director a list containing the full and fair cash valuation of each property class, and with the approval of the town council of North Providence, annually determine the percentages of the tax levy to be apportioned each class of property…

(a) The mayor, upon approval of the town council of the town of North Providence, is authorized to annually fix the amount, if any, of homestead exemption with respect to assessed value from local taxation on taxable real property used for residential purposes in the town of Nort…

(a) The mayor of the town of Johnston, upon approval of the town council, is authorized to annually fix the amount, if any, of homestead exemption with respect to assessed value from local taxation on taxable real property used for residential purposes in the town of Johnston and…

(a) Except as provided, the town council of the town of Coventry may vote to authorize, for a period not to exceed ten (10) years, and subject to the conditions provided, to exempt from payment, in whole or in part, real and personal property used for manufacturing or commercial …

Except as provided in this section, the city council of the city of Central Falls may vote to authorize for a period not exceeding twelve (12) years, and subject to the conditions provided in this section, to exempt from payment, in whole or in part, real and personal qualifying …

Except as provided in this section, the city council of the city of Pawtucket may vote to authorize for a period not exceeding ten (10) years, and subject to the conditions provided in this section, to exempt from payment, in whole or in part, real and personal qualifying propert…

(a) The city council of the city of Cranston is authorized to annually fix the amount, if any, of a homestead exemption with respect to assessed value from local taxation on taxable real property used for residential purposes or mixed purposes, defined as a combination of residen…

Upon adoption of a classification of taxable property by the town of Barrington, all ratable property in the town of Barrington shall be classified by the assessor as follows: (1) Class 1: all ratable real estate and tangible personal property. (2) Class 2: all motor vehicles and…

(a) The assessor of the town of Barrington shall annually prepare a list containing the full and fair valuation of each property within the town and the percentage of the tax levy to be apportioned to each class of property and tax rates sufficient to produce the proportion of th…

(a) The town council of the town of East Greenwich is authorized to annually fix the amount, if any, of a homestead exemption with respect to assessed value from local taxation on taxable real property used for residential purposes in the town of East Greenwich and to grant homes…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any city or town which does not specifically designate mobile or manufactured homes, shall not tax mobile or manufactured homes at a rate which exceeds the existing real property rate.

The city of Warwick is authorized to adopt a system of property tax classification.

Upon adoption of a system of classification of taxable property by the city of Warwick, all ratable property in the city of Warwick shall be classified by the assessor as follows: (1) Class 1: residential real estate consisting of no more than five (5) dwelling units, land classi…

The assessor of the city of Warwick, on or before June 15 of each year, shall make a full and fair cash valuation of all the estate, real and personal, including motor vehicles and trailers, subject to taxation, and determine the assessed valuation of each property class. The ass…

(a) Whenever a building is demolished and the refuse is removed from the property, the tax assessor shall reassess the property to reflect removal of the building, and the new assessment shall be effective as of the date the building official confirms that the demolition is compl…

(a) The assessor of the town of Warren shall annually prepare a list containing the full and fair valuation of each property within the town and the percentage of the tax levy to be apportioned to each class of property and tax rates sufficient to produce the proposition of the t…

The assessor shall provide to the town council of Warren a list containing the full and fair valuation of each property class and, with the approval of the town council, annually determine the percentage of the tax levy to be apportioned each class of property and shall annually …

Every fire district authorized to assess and collect taxes on real and personal property in the several towns in the state shall be required to have annual financial statements audited by an independent auditing firm approved pursuant to § 45-10-4 by the auditor general. The audi…