Rhode Island § 31-32-2 § 31-32-2. "Proof of financial responsibility for the futureâ€� defined.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-32-2 — § 31-32-2. "Proof of financial responsibility for the futureâ€� defined.

Rhode Island § 31-32-2

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-32Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-32-2 (2026).

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§ 31-32-2. "Proof of financial responsibility for the futureâ€� defined.
(a) "Proof of financial responsibility for the futureâ€�, as used in this chapter, means
            proof of ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring
            subsequent to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance,
            or use of a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state,
            in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of bodily injury to
            or death of one person in any one accident, and, subject to the limit for one person,
            in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) becaus

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§ 31-32-2. "Proof of financial responsibility for the futureâ€� defined.

(a) "Proof of financial responsibility for the futureâ€�, as used in this chapter, means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state, in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, and, subject to the limit for one person, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) because of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one accident, and in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident or seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) combined single limit.

(b) Wherever used in this chapter, "proof of financial responsibilityâ€� or "proof â€� is synonymous with the term "proof of financial responsibility for the futureâ€�.

Legislative History

P.L. 1952, ch. 3002, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-31-2; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-32-2; P.L. 1964, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 1968, ch. 7, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 314, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 81, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 3.