Rhode Island General Laws Title 44. Taxation § 44-5-8. Form of option for quarterly payment

(a) The option to allow payment of taxes in installments shall be expressed in substantially the following form:

“The tax may be paid in ____ installments, the first installment of ____ percent on or before the ____ day of ____ A.D. 20 ____ : (proportions and dates to be specified.)”

“Each installment of taxes if paid on or before the last day of each installment period successively and in order is free from any interest charge.”

“If the first installment or any succeeding installment of taxes is not paid by the last date of the respective installment period or periods as they occur, then the whole tax or remaining unpaid balance of the tax, as the case may be, immediately becomes due and payable and carries until collected a penalty at the rate of ____ percent (not less than six (6) nor more than eighteen (18) or, in the case of the city of Cranston, not more than twelve (12) per annum). ”

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), each municipality shall have the authority, in the case of failure of a taxpayer to pay the first installment or any succeeding installment by the last date of the respective installment period, to require immediate payment of only that late installment, and to impose an interest charge only on that late installment.