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2019 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure–procedure Generally
Chapter 9-1 Causes of Action
- Section 9-1-1 Action on promissory note.
- Section 9-1-2 Civil liability for crimes and offenses.
- Section 9-1-2.1 Civil liability for stalking.
- Section 9-1-3 Liability of parents for torts of minors.
- Section 9-1-3.1 Liability of parents and unemancipated minors for torts to each other.
- Section 9-1-4 Statute of frauds.
- Section 9-1-5 Liability of landlord for improvements to real estate by tenant by oral lease.
- Section 9-1-6 Causes and actions surviving death of parties.
- Section 9-1-7 Prosecution and defense of actions by executor or administrator.
- Section 9-1-8 Actual damages only to be granted after death of party.
- Section 9-1-9 Survival of actions for the recovery of possession of land.
- Section 9-1-10 Settlement of real estate title in action involving executor or administrator.
- Section 9-1-11 Survival of claims for damages in laying out of highways.
- Section 9-1-12 When action is commenced for purposes of statute of limitations.
- Section 9-1-13 Limitation of actions generally - Product liability.
- Section 9-1-14 Limitation of actions for words spoken or personal injuries.
- Section 9-1-14.1 Limitation on malpractice actions.
- Section 9-1-14.2 Limitation of "Agent Orange" or phenoxy herbicides actions.
- Section 9-1-14.3 Limitation on legal malpractice actions.
- Section 9-1-14.4 Limitations on home inspector malpractice actions.
- Section 9-1-15, 9-1-16 Repealed.
- Section 9-1-17 Limitation of actions on contracts or liabilities under seal and on judgments.
- Section 9-1-18 Effect of absence from state on limitations.
- Section 9-1-19 Disability postponing running of statute.
- Section 9-1-20 Time of accrual of concealed cause of action.
- Section 9-1-21 Effect of death of party on statute of limitations.
- Section 9-1-22 Extension of time after termination of action.
- Section 9-1-23 Effect of joinder of counts on limitation.
- Section 9-1-24 Special limitations provisions unaffected.
- Section 9-1-25 Time for bringing suit against state, political subdivision, city, or town.
- Section 9-1-26 Liability of hospitals.
- Section 9-1-27 Police and firefighters - Immunity from liability.
- Section 9-1-27.1 Good Samaritan - Immunity from liability.
- Section 9-1-27.2 Court appointed special advocate program - Immunity from liability.
- Section 9-1-27.3 Court appointed law clerk advocate program - Immunity from liability.
- Section 9-1-28 Action for unauthorized use of name, portrait, or picture.
- Section 9-1-28.1 Right to privacy - Action for deprivation of right.
- Section 9-1-29 Constructors of improvements to real property - Immunity from liability.
- Section 9-1-30 Demand for judgment in an action alleging personal injury, injury to property, or wrongful death - Exclusion of monetary amount.
- Section 9-1-31 Public school teachers, supervisors, and administrators - Immunity from liability - Compensation for certain injuries - Duty upon school committees and board of regents.
- Section 9-1-31.1 Members of public bodies - Exemption from liability.
- Section 9-1-32 Effect of alteration of product after sale.
- Section 9-1-33 Insurer's bad faith refusal to pay a claim made under any insurance policy.
- Section 9-1-34 Administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation or automated external defibrillation - Immunity from liability.
- Section 9-1-35 Civil action for ethnic or religious intimidation and/or vandalism.
- Section 9-1-36 Enumeration of statutes of limitation.
- Section 9-1-37 Enumeration of periods of appeal.
- Section 9-1-38 Limitation of actions for medical expenses incurred by minors.
- Section 9-1-39 Civil action for desecration.
- Section 9-1-40 Civil liability for nonpayment of accident and sickness insurance by employer.
- Section 9-1-41 Loss of consortium - Loss of society and companionship.
- Section 9-1-42 Alienation of affection, criminal conversation, or seduction - Causes of action abolished.
- Section 9-1-43 Civil action for childsnatching.
- Section 9-1-44 Civil action for release of names of minors.
- Section 9-1-45 Attorney's fees in breach of contract actions.
- Section 9-1-46 Affirmative defense of trespasser's intent to commit a crime.
- Section 9-1-47 Loss of homemaker services.
- Section 9-1-48 Immunity from civil liability - Sports teams.
- Section 9-1-49 Correct corporate name and registered agent - Duty to provide.
- Section 9-1-50 Settled claims not paid within thirty (30) days.
- Section 9-1-51 Limitation on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child.
- Section 9-1-52 Cause of action for next lowest bidding qualified contractor.
- Section 9-1-53 Misclassification of employees - Civil action.
- Section 9-1-54 Civil action against employer by employee under subpoena.
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