Title 31
Motor and Other Vehicles

Chapter 5.1
Regulation of Business Practices Among Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-5.1-19

§ 31-5.1-19. Risk of loss.

(a) If a new motor vehicle dealer determines the method of transportation, as defined in § 31-5.1-18(c), then the risk of loss passes to the dealer upon delivery of the vehicle to the carrier.

(b) In every other instance, the risk of loss remains with the manufacturer until such time as the new motor vehicle dealer accepts the vehicle from the carrier.

History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 347, § 1.