{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-2-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-2-17","heading":"Joinder of registered owner and operator of motor vehicle as defendants in action for negligence.","body":"A plaintiff may join the registered owner and operator of a motor vehicle in an action to recover damages for negligence. Nothing herein shall be deemed to deprive the owner or operator of any defense he or she may have.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 2 Parties"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-2/9-2-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:54:57Z","sha256":"ca17326508323a57f513d811de086d56ce9f362e175e519736116a3d5aaf6cac","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-2-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-2-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}