{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-16-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-16-1","heading":"Actions subject to chapter.","body":"In all ex contractu civil actions and in any action to recover the amount of any tax for money only not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of interest and costs, and in all actions or suits to recover damages resulting from a retail sale of tangible personal property to a member of the general public or from services rendered to a member of the general public in which the plaintiff seeks to recover an amount of money only not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of interest and costs, and in all actions or suits based upon a negotiable instrument involving an amount of money only not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of interest and costs, the procedure shall, at the plaintiff’s election, shown by his or her waiver of appeal, be as provided by this chapter.","path":["Title 10 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure in Particular Actions","Chapter 16 Small Claims and Consumer Claims"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE10/10-16/10-16-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:07Z","sha256":"f13fb49794747f49d807b89d5c70ee28d11c11d027a8a4204e9f60f48eb58b21","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-15-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-16-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}