Rhode Island § 39-2-7 § 39-2-7. Civil liability for violations — Limitation of actions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 39-2-7 — § 39-2-7. Civil liability for violations — Limitation of actions.

Rhode Island § 39-2-7

Title 39Public Utilities and Carriers

Ch. 39-2Duties of Utilities and Carriers

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-2-7 (2026).

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§ 39-2-7. Civil liability for violations — Limitation of actions.
If any public utility shall do, or cause to be done, or permit to be done, any matter,
            act, or thing in chapters 1 — 5 of this title prohibited or declared to be unlawful,
            or shall omit to do any act, matter, or thing to be done by it, the public utility
            shall be liable to the person, firm, or corporation injured thereby, in a civil action
            to be brought within three (3) years from the time the cause of action accrues, and
            not after, for the amount of damage sustained in consequence of the violation; provided,
            that any recovery as provided in this section, shall in no manner affect the

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§ 39-2-7. Civil liability for violations — Limitation of actions.

If any public utility shall do, or cause to be done, or permit to be done, any matter, act, or thing in chapters 1 — 5 of this title prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or shall omit to do any act, matter, or thing to be done by it, the public utility shall be liable to the person, firm, or corporation injured thereby, in a civil action to be brought within three (3) years from the time the cause of action accrues, and not after, for the amount of damage sustained in consequence of the violation; provided, that any recovery as provided in this section, shall in no manner affect the recovery by the state of the penalty prescribed for the violation.