Title 10 · RI
Title 10Courts and Civil Procedure â Procedure in Particular Actions
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-9
Section: 10-7-9
Title 10Courts and Civil Procedure â Procedure in Particular Actions
Chapter 7Death by Wrongful Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-9
§ 10-7-9. Criminal proceedings not prerequisite.
In order to maintain any action given in and by this chapter, it shall not be necessary to first institute criminal proceedings against the defendant.
History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 235; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 477, § 2; P.L. 1953, ch. 3215, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 10-7-9.