Statutes > Rhode Island Statutes > Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles > CHAPTER 31-14 - Speed Restrictions > § 31-14-13 - Burden of proof in civil actions.

§ 31-14-13 - Burden of proof in civil actions.

SECTION 31-14-13

   § 31-14-13  Burden of proof in civilactions. – The provisions of this chapter declaring prima facie speed limitations shallnot be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burdenof proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of anaccident.