{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-31-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-31-3","heading":"Limitation of damages — Cities, towns, and fire districts.","body":"In any tort action against any city or town or any fire district, any damages recovered therein shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); provided, however, that in all instances in which the city or town or fire district was engaged in a proprietary function in the commission of the tort, the limitation of damages set forth in this section shall not apply.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 31 Governmental Tort Liability"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-31/9-31-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:03Z","sha256":"f699f3efb56c49d812c93bec3e5b69444d78b62c1de49f6fbb38e799d340b3be","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-31-2.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-31-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}