{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-14-13","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-14-13","heading":"Burden of proof in civil actions.","body":"The provisions of this chapter declaring prima facie speed limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 14 Speed Restrictions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-14/31-14-13.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:20Z","sha256":"10520bc63b41d5dc60fe11c75ae063d41469db46b0347bc70b9b8846bf4fb013","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-14-12.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-15-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}