TITLE 9
Courts and Civil ProcedureProcedure Generally
CHAPTER 9-31
Governmental Tort Liability
SECTION 9-31-3
§ 9-31-3 Limitation of damages
Cities, towns, and fire districts.
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.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1970, ch. 181, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 128,
§ 1.)