Title 31
Motor and Other Vehicles

Chapter 14
Speed Restrictions

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-14-13

§ 31-14-13. Burden of proof in civil actions.

The provisions of this chapter declaring prima facie speed limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.

History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 25, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 31-14-13.