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§ 10-7-7.1 — § 10-7-7.1. Punitive damages.

Rhode Island § 10-7-7.1
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 10Courts and civil procedure–Procedure in particular actions
Ch. 10-7Death by Wrongful Act

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Bluebook
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-7.1 (2026).

Text

§ 10-7-7.1. Punitive damages.

In an action commenced under § 10-7-5, recovery may be had for punitive damages if such damages would have been recoverable had the decedent survived.

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Legislative History

P.L. 2009, ch. 382, § 2.

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