Rhode Island § 28-29-18 § 28-29-18. Minors deemed sui juris — Claim of common law rights.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-29-18 — § 28-29-18. Minors deemed sui juris — Claim of common law rights.

Rhode Island § 28-29-18

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-29Workersâ€™ Compensation â€” General Provisions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-29-18 (2026).

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§ 28-29-18. Minors deemed sui juris — Claim of common law rights.
A minor working at an age legally permitted under the laws of this state shall be
            deemed sui juris for the purpose of chapters 29 — 38 of this title and no other person
            shall have any cause of action or right to compensation for an injury to that minor
            employee except as expressly provided in those chapters; but if that minor has a parent
            living or a guardian, that parent or guardian, as the case may be, may give the notice
            and file a copy of it as provided by § 28-29-17, and that notice shall bind the minor in the same manner that adult employees are
            bound under the provisions of cha

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§ 28-29-18. Minors deemed sui juris — Claim of common law rights.

A minor working at an age legally permitted under the laws of this state shall be deemed sui juris for the purpose of chapters 29 — 38 of this title and no other person shall have any cause of action or right to compensation for an injury to that minor employee except as expressly provided in those chapters; but if that minor has a parent living or a guardian, that parent or guardian, as the case may be, may give the notice and file a copy of it as provided by § 28-29-17, and that notice shall bind the minor in the same manner that adult employees are bound under the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title. In case no notice is given, the minor shall be held to have waived his or her right of action at common law to recover damages for personal injuries.

Legislative History

P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 1, § 6; P.L. 1921, ch. 2095, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 1, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 1, § 5; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-29-18.