What an ignition interlock costs in Rhode Island
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Rhode Island does not publish a price, so the honest answer is the national one: NHTSA puts installation at $70 to $90 and monitoring at about $70 a month, roughly $3 to $4 a day. A quote far above that is the provider's, not the state's.
Three charges make up the bill, not one: fitting the device, keeping it on the car, and taking it out at the end. Over a full term the monthly fee is the bulk of it, which is why a cheap installation on a long requirement costs more than a dearer one on a short.
Rhode Island publishes no figure, so here is the national one
NHTSA puts installation at $70–$90 and monitoring at about $70 a month, roughly $3–$4 a day. Only 14 jurisdictions publish their own numbers or cap what a provider may charge; Rhode Island is not among them, so a quote well above the national range is the provider’s decision rather than the state’s.
What decides the total in Rhode Island
The monthly fee matters less than how long you pay it, and that is set by the requirement rather than the provider. In Rhode Island a first offense carries granted by the sentencing court under RIGL 31-27-2.8(b)(7) together with a hardship license; you must report the order to the DMV Adjudication Office at once so the restriction is added The programme is run by The sentencing court or traffic tribunal, with the restriction recorded by RI DMV, which is also who decides whether a recorded event extends it.
That is the part worth budgeting for: events add months, and months are what the bill is made of. What counts as a violation → · All Rhode Island rules and centers →
Who operates in Rhode Island, and why it changes the price
4 approved networks run in Rhode Island: Intoxalock (40), Smart Start (16), LifeSafer (12), Low Cost Interlock (12). Nothing here caps what any of them may charge, so the quote is the price and two quotes are worth the phone calls.
Where it is fitted in Rhode Island
54 certified points in our index. The busiest cities:
Cost questions in Rhode Island
How much does an ignition interlock cost in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island does not publish a price, so the honest answer is the national one: NHTSA puts installation at $70 to $90 and monitoring at about $70 a month, roughly $3 to $4 a day. A quote far above that is the provider's, not the state's.
Does Rhode Island cap what a provider can charge?
No. Rhode Island does not publish provider prices at all, so the quote is the price. That is the argument for getting two of them: nothing constrains what a provider asks, and in states without a cap the same brand quotes differently in different cities.
What else does Rhode Island charge on top of the device?
We have no separate state fee schedule on file for Rhode Island. Reinstatement and licensing charges usually sit outside the interlock program itself — check with The sentencing court or traffic tribunal, with the restriction recorded by RI DMV before you budget.
Where can I have an interlock fitted in Rhode Island?
We index 54 certified installation points across 30 Rhode Island cities. Book with a provider the state approves rather than the nearest pin on the map: time on an unapproved device does not count toward the term.