If you cannot find the OPU, call the Elevator Unit district office for your area and explain the situation. Be sure to have the State ID number for the device in question as well as the street address where the device is located.
Rhode Island has 3 tax rates: 3.75%, 4.75% and 5.99%. More on the Ocean State's taxes can be found in the tabbed pages below. In 2011, Rhode Island's tax system underwent the most sweeping changes since the state tax was enacted in 1971. Most notable was the reduction of the top tax rate from 9.9% to 5.99%.
In Rhode Island the sales tax is imposed on sales at retail, and the retailer is liable to the state for payment of tax. The retailer, however, is required to add the tax to the sales price or charge, at which time the tax becomes a debt from the consumer or user to the retailer.