40 chapters · 529 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-21-10. Interest in civil actions
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(a) In any civil action in which a verdict is rendered or a decision made for pecuniary damages, there shall be added by the clerk of the court to the amount of damages interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum thereon from the date the cause of action accrued, which…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-21-11. Restraining orders — Notification of local authorities
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The clerk of the superior court of each county may, if requested by the prevailing party’s attorney, immediately forward a certified copy of any restraining order issued by a justice of the superior court to the police department of the municipality in which the prevailing party …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-21-12. Mandatory conference to consider periodic payments of judgment
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In any action to recover damages for personal injury, injury to property, or wrongful death for which a judgment of one hundred fifty thousand ($150,000) dollars or more is entered, a post-judgment conference shall be held after the court has decided any motion for new trial, whe…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-21-13. Periodic payment of tort judgments
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In any legal action based upon a cause of action arising for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death in which damages, if liability is proved, are likely to be in excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), the parties shall consider the use of periodic p…