Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 19.8
Hazardous Waste Cleanup

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.8-5

§ 23-19.8-5. Common carriers.

Nothing in § 23-19.8-3 shall affect the liability of any person who is legally obligated to render assistance. A common carrier shall not be deemed to be legally obligated under the meaning of the preceding sentence if prior to rendering assistance that carrier was under no legal duty with respect to the discharge.

History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 148, § 1.