{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-7-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-9","heading":"Criminal proceedings not prerequisite.","body":"In order to maintain any action given in and by this chapter, it shall not be necessary to first institute criminal proceedings against the defendant.","path":["Title 10 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure in Particular Actions","Chapter 7 Death by Wrongful Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE10/10-7/10-7-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:05Z","sha256":"f21d6e539ddb562710c7a74b91a7f37bc5e1944a48bfbd974e5913468719907f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-7-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-7-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}