Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Rhode Island

collection notice for motor vehicle tax

I recently received a collection notice for a motor vehicle registration tax from the city of Providence, RI. The referenced registration was to a car my wife bought in September, shortly before we were married. We lived in the state for one year from July 2001 to June 2002, when my wife and I both moved to Illinois. I had never heard of or received such a tax notice while living in the state, and we did not receive the original notice referred to in the collection note, which indicates a tax is due on the registration for the period from 9/01 to 12/01. I mailed a letter to the collection agency with a photocopy of my receipt for sales tax paid and requested a copy of the original tax bill if the taxes I paid at the time of sale did not cover this bill. They replied telling me to contact the tax assessor's office (no address or phone#) for documentation and threatened my credit rating if they did not receive payment in 15 days. What is the collection agency capable of doing if I refuse to just pay this bill without further question? Thank you.

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