Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 9-19 - Evidence
Section 9-19-8. - Uniformity of construction.

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally

Chapter 9-19 - Evidence

Section 9-19-1, 9-19-2. - Repealed.

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

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

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

Section 9-19-6. - Evidence of foreign law.

Section 9-19-7. - Law of foreign countries.

Section 9-19-8. - Uniformity of construction.

Section 9-19-9. - Repealed.

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

Section 9-19-11. - Repealed.

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

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

Section 9-19-13, 9-19-14. - Repealed.

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

Section 9-19-16 - — 9-19-18. Repealed.

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

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

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

Section 9-19-22. - Severability.

Section 9-19-23, 9-19-24. - Repealed.

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

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

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

Section 9-19-27.1. - Repealed.

Section 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 9-19-34. - Repealed.

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

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

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

Section 9-19-37. - Repealed.

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

Section 9-19-39. - Use of photostatic copies.

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

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

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

Section 9-19-43. - Report of laboratory test.

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