STATE LAW – RHODE ISLAND LIBRARY – GUIDE 19

Rhode Island Crash Investigation, Evidence Preservation & Three-Year Injury Limitation

Rhode Island personal-injury claims are generally subject to a three-year limitation period, subject to claim-specific rules and potentially shorter governmental notice requirements. This guide combines limitation analysis with crash-investigation and preservation steps involving vehicles, electronic data, photographs, video, witnesses, police records, medical documentation, and spoliation issues.