{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5.1-13","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-5.1-13","heading":"Civil remedies.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver, any consumer who is injured by a violation of this chapter, or any party to a franchise who is so injured in his or her business or property by a violation of this chapter relating to that franchise, or any person so injured because he or she refuses to accede to a proposal for an arrangement which, if consummated, would be in violation of this chapter, may bring a civil action in the superior court to enjoin further violations, and to recover the actual damages sustained by that person together with the costs of the suit, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.\n(b) Any motor vehicle dealer or franchisee shall have the right to civil damages; including a reasonable attorney’s fee, for any loss sustained as a result of a violation of this chapter. A final judgment, order, or decree rendered against a person in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding under the United States anti-trust laws, under the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq., or under this chapter shall be regarded as prima facie evidence against that person subject to the conditions set forth in the United States anti-trust laws (15 U.S.C. § 16).","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 5.1 Regulation of Business Practices Among Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-5.1/31-5.1-13.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:17Z","sha256":"8976070b554857d523ceb6e812d37de43e1d84e6410de763e40aa138e57908e1","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5.1-12","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5.1-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}