{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.8-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.8-5","heading":"Common carriers.","body":"Nothing in § 23-19.8-3 shall affect the liability of any person who is legally obligated to render assistance. A common carrier shall not be deemed to be legally obligated under the meaning of the preceding sentence if prior to rendering assistance that carrier was under no legal duty with respect to the discharge.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 19.8 Hazardous Waste Cleanup"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-19.8/23-19.8-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:53Z","sha256":"49ecccdd3f221da38f54b6b5fad0476803a5d6cf02b9f79bfdbda62a1fbf0a26","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.8-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.8-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}