Rhode Island § 23-4-12 § 23-4-12. Compensation for recovery of body from water.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-4-12 — § 23-4-12. Compensation for recovery of body from water.

Rhode Island § 23-4-12

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-4Office of State Medical Examiners

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4-12 (2026).

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§ 23-4-12. Compensation for recovery of body from water.
When services are rendered in bringing to land the dead body of a person found in
            any of the harbors, rivers, or waters of the state, compensation for services as he
            or she deemed reasonable may be allowed; but this privilege shall not entitle any
            person to compensation for services rendered in search for a dead body.
         

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§ 23-4-12. Compensation for recovery of body from water.

When services are rendered in bringing to land the dead body of a person found in any of the harbors, rivers, or waters of the state, compensation for services as he or she deemed reasonable may be allowed; but this privilege shall not entitle any person to compensation for services rendered in search for a dead body.