Chapter 19
Evidence

Index of Sections

§§ 9-19-1, 9-19-2. Repealed.

§ 9-19-3. Judicial notice of law of other states.

§ 9-19-4. Information as to foreign law.

§ 9-19-5. Determination made by court — Review.

§ 9-19-6. Evidence of foreign law.

§ 9-19-7. Law of foreign countries.

§ 9-19-8. Uniformity of construction.

§ 9-19-9. Repealed.

§ 9-19-10. Entries and memoranda of decedent introduced for successor in title to decedent.

§ 9-19-11. Repealed.

§ 9-19-12. Statements and releases by patients in personal injury cases.

§ 9-19-12.1. Releases for personal injuries.

§§ 9-19-13, 9-19-14. Repealed.

§ 9-19-15. Stenographic transcripts of testimony in superior court.

§§ 9-19-16 — 9-19-18. Repealed.

§ 9-19-19. Finding of presumed death under federal Missing Persons Act.

§ 9-19-20. Other documents under Missing Persons Act.

§ 9-19-21. Prima facie validity of federal findings and certified copies.

§ 9-19-22. Severability.

§§ 9-19-23, 9-19-24. Repealed.

§ 9-19-25. Illegally seized evidence inadmissible.

§ 9-19-26. Testimony in divorce, separation, and annulment proceedings.

§ 9-19-27. Evidence of charges for medical and hospital services and for prescriptions and orthopedic appliances — Evidence required from hospital medical records.

§ 9-19-27.1. Repealed.

§ 9-19-27.2. Evidence of charges required from hospitals for medical records, hospital services and for prescriptions and orthopedic appliances — Applicable to claims against medical providers.

§ 9-19-28. Evidence of damage to property.

§ 9-19-29. Admissibility of records of deceased physicians, dentists and professional engineers.

§ 9-19-30. Certain statements of fact or opinion admissible in evidence in civil actions for malpractice.

§ 9-19-31. Written statements or recordings in actions to recover damages for personal injuries.

§ 9-19-32. Informed consent a preliminary question.

§ 9-19-33. Res ipsa loquitur in medical malpractice actions.

§ 9-19-34. Repealed.

§ 9-19-34.1. Collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions.

§ 9-19-35. Failure to bill inadmissible in medical malpractice cases.

§ 9-19-36. Advance payments inadmissible in medical malpractice cases.

§ 9-19-37. Repealed.

§ 9-19-38. Proof of life or work life expectancy.

§ 9-19-39. Use of photostatic copies.

§ 9-19-40. Records of the division of motor vehicles.

§ 9-19-41. Expert witnesses in malpractice cases.

§ 9-19-42. The Rhode Island rules of evidence.

§ 9-19-43. Report of laboratory test.

§ 9-19-44. Mediator confidentiality in mediation proceedings.