Rhode Island § 39-13-9 § 39-13-9. Proof of financial responsibility.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 39-13-9 — § 39-13-9. Proof of financial responsibility.

Rhode Island § 39-13-9

Title 39Public Utilities and Carriers

Ch. 39-13Motor Passenger Carriers

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-13-9 (2026).

Text

§ 39-13-9. Proof of financial responsibility.
The owner of every jitney shall, before operating or continuing to operate a jitney
            on the public highways of this state, furnish to the division of public utilities
            and carriers a certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized
            to transact business in this state, showing that the owner has a policy that insures
            against liability for injury to persons and damage to property that may be caused
            by the operation of the jitney, such policy to provide for indemnity in the sum of
            not less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) combined single limit or its
            equivalent split

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§ 39-13-9. Proof of financial responsibility.

The owner of every jitney shall, before operating or continuing to operate a jitney on the public highways of this state, furnish to the division of public utilities and carriers a certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to transact business in this state, showing that the owner has a policy that insures against liability for injury to persons and damage to property that may be caused by the operation of the jitney, such policy to provide for indemnity in the sum of not less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) combined single limit or its equivalent split level.

Legislative History

G.L. 1923, ch. 254, § 15; P.L. 1928, ch. 1141, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 125, § 15; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 39-13-9; P.L. 2006, ch. 579, § 3.