Rhode Island § 28-33-2 § 28-33-2. Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-33-2 — § 28-33-2. Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication.

Rhode Island § 28-33-2

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-33Workersâ€™ Compensation â€” Benefits

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-33-2 (2026).

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§ 28-33-2. Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication.
No compensation shall be allowed for the injury or death of an employee occasioned
            by his or her willful intention to bring about the injury or death of himself or herself
            or another, where it is proved that his or her injury or death was occasioned by that
            conduct, or that the injury or death resulted from his or her intoxication or unlawful
            use of controlled substances as defined in chapter 28 of title 21.
         

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§ 28-33-2. Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication.

No compensation shall be allowed for the injury or death of an employee occasioned by his or her willful intention to bring about the injury or death of himself or herself or another, where it is proved that his or her injury or death was occasioned by that conduct, or that the injury or death resulted from his or her intoxication or unlawful use of controlled substances as defined in chapter 28 of title 21.

Legislative History

P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 2; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-2; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 6.