(Providence, RI) -- Vehicle owners who haven't paid their parking tickets won't be able to renew their car registrations thanks to a new law. The law passed by the General Assembly gets rid of the requirement that jurisdictions have to pay the DMV $5 to put a hold on a registration. The law makes it easier for those municipalities to go after parking ticket scofflaws. Unpaid parking tickets in Providence total more than 15 million dollars.