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RI Gen L § 9-19-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-21 - Prima facie validity of federal findings and certified copies.

§ 9-19-21. Prima facie validity of federal findings and certified copies.For the purposes of §§ 9-19-19 and 9-19-20, any finding, report, or record, or duly certified copy thereof, purporting to have been signed by such an officer or employee of the United States as is described in those sections, shall prima facie be deemed to have been signed and issued by such an officer or employee pursuant to law, and the person signing the report or record shall prima facie be deemed to have acted within the scope of his or her authority. If a copy purports to have been certified by a person authorized by law to certify the report or record, the certified copy shall be prima facie evidence of his or her authority so to certify.History of Section.P.L. 1946, ch. 1709, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 9-19-21.
RI Gen L § 9-19-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-22 - Severability.

§ 9-19-22. Severability.If any provision of §§ 9-19-19 — 9-19-21 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of those sections which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of those sections are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 1946, ch. 1709, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 9-19-22.
RI Gen L § 9-19-23, 9-19-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-23, 9-19-24 - Repealed.

§ 9-19-23, 9-19-24. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 402, 403; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, §§ 50, 51; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, §§ 50, 51; G.L. 1938, ch. 538, §§ 8, 9; G.L. 1956, §§ 9-19-23, 9-19-24; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 32, effective January 10, 1966.
RI Gen L § 9-19-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-25 - Illegally seized evidence inadmissible.

§ 9-19-25. Illegally seized evidence inadmissible.In the trial of any action in any court of this state, no evidence shall be admissible where the evidence shall have been procured by, through, or in consequence of any illegal search and seizure as prohibited in § 6 of article 1 of the constitution of the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 538, § 16; P.L. 1955, ch. 3590, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-19-25.
RI Gen L § 9-19-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-26 - Testimony in divorce, separation, and annulment proceedings.

§ 9-19-26. Testimony in divorce, separation, and annulment proceedings.In all cases of divorce, separation, and annulment of marriage, the testimony shall be given viva voce in open court; provided, however, that the family court may permit the taking of depositions in cases where the witnesses or parties are aged, infirm, or too ill to appear in court or for any other special cause.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 392; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 40; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 40; G.L. 1938, ch. 538, § 10; P.L. 1951, ch. 2738, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-19-26; impl. am. P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 14.
RI Gen L § 9-19-27.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-27.1 - Repealed.

§ 9-19-27.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 232, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1981, ch. 164, § 2. For current law, see § 9-19-27.
RI Gen L § 9-19-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-28 - Evidence of damage to property.

§ 9-19-28. Evidence of damage to property.(a) In any proceeding commenced in any court, commission, or agency for damage to real or personal property, an itemized statement of what portions of the property were repaired or replaced together with the cost of any parts replaced on the property and the value of any labor extended in the repairing or replacement, or an itemized statement of the estimated cost of repairing the damaged property, including the cost of replacement parts and labor, which has been subscribed and sworn to under the penalties of perjury by the person making the repairs or under whose direction the repairs were made, or by the person giving the estimate, or under whose direction the estimate was prepared, shall be admissible as evidence of the fair and reasonable cost of repairing the damage and shall constitute prima facie evidence of the reasonable cost of the repairs thereof; provided, however, that the statement shall contain no reference to the cause of the damage; and, provided further, that written notice of the intention to offer such a statement as evidence, together with a copy thereof, has been given to the opposing party or parties, or to his or her or their attorneys, by mailing the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, not less than ten (10) days before the introduction of the statement into evidence, and that an affidavit of the notice and the return receipt is filed with the clerk of the court forthwith after the receipt has been returned. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit the right of any party to summon, at his or her own expense, the person subscribing to the statement, for the purpose of cross examination with respect to the statement or to rebut the contents thereof or for any other purpose, nor to limit the right of any party to summon, at his or her own expense, any other person to testify in respect to the statement or for any other purpose, nor to limit the right of any party to summon, at his or her own expense, the business records of any person offering any such statement.(b) The word "person" as used herein shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, or corporation, or any full time employee thereof, engaged in the business of servicing and repairing property, or regularly performing such services incident to its principal business, or any individual licensed by the insurance commissioner as a motor vehicle damage appraiser pursuant to § 27-10.1-1.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 164, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 255, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-19-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-29 - Admissibility of records of deceased physicians, dentists and professional engineers.

§ 9-19-29. Admissibility of records of deceased physicians, dentists and professional engineers.(a) In all actions for the recovery of benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act, chapters 29 — 38 of title 28, for personal injury or death, and in all actions for the recovery of damages for personal injury or death in any civil proceeding, if a physician, dentist, or professional engineer has died prior to the time of the trial of the action, the written records, reports, or bills of the physician or dentist concerning the patient who suffered the injury or death, and the reports and scale drawings of the professional engineer concerning matter relevant to the circumstances under which the injury or death was sustained, shall be admissible in evidence.(b) In all actions for the recovery of benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act for personal injury or death and in all actions for the recovery of damages for personal injury or death in any civil proceeding, if a physician, dentist, or professional engineer has moved out of this state prior to trial or cannot be located within this state after a reasonable search, and whose whereabouts and address are unknown, any written records, reports, or bills of the physician or dentist concerning the patient who suffered the injury or death, and the reports and scale drawings of the professional engineer concerning matter relevant to the circumstances under which the injury or death was sustained, shall be admissible in evidence and the patient may testify as to the medical or dental services provided and the treatment received, and another physician or dentist may provide evidence as to the medical or dental services or treatment as if the physician or dentist had been the one who rendered the services or treatment, including evidence as to the fair and reasonable charge for the services, the necessity of the services or treatment and any other matter.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 453, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-19-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-30 - Certain statements of fact or opinion admissible in evidence in civil actions for malpractice.

§ 9-19-30. Certain statements of fact or opinion admissible in evidence in civil actions for malpractice.Statements of facts or opinions on a subject of science or art contained in a published treatise, periodical, book, or pamphlet shall, insofar as the court shall find that the statements are relevant and that the writer of the statements is recognized in his or her profession or calling as an expert on the subject, be admissible in civil actions for malpractice, error, or mistake against physicians, surgeons, dentists, optometrists, hospitals, and sanitaria, as evidence tending to prove the facts or as opinion evidence; provided, however, that the party intending to offer as evidence any such statements shall, not less than thirty (30) days before the trial of the action, give the adverse party or his or her attorney notice of such intention, stating the name of the writer of the statements, the title of the treatise, periodical, book, or pamphlet in which they are contained, the date of publication of the treatise, periodical, book, or pamphlet, the name of the publisher of the treatise, periodical, book, or pamphlet, and wherever possible or practicable the page or pages of the treatise, periodical, book, or pamphlet on which the statements appear.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-19-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-31 - Written statements or recordings in actions to recover damages for personal injuries.

§ 9-19-31. Written statements or recordings in actions to recover damages for personal injuries.In any action to recover damages for personal injuries, no written statements or recordings concerning the facts out of which the cause of action arose given by either party to the other, or to his or her agent, attorney, or insurer shall be admissible in evidence for any purpose unless the name and address of the person taking the statement or recording appears thereon and unless a copy thereof is retained by the party giving the statement or recording or delivered to him or her at the time the statement or recording was given or within thirty (30) days thereafter.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 250, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-19-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-32 - Informed consent a preliminary question.

§ 9-19-32. Informed consent a preliminary question.In actions against physicians as defined in § 5-37-1(12), hospitals, clinics, health maintenance organizations, or professional service corporations providing health care services and organized under chapter 5.1 of title 7 for malpractice in providing treatment to patients, issues of informed consent or reasonable disclosure of all known material risks shall be initially considered by the court as preliminary questions of fact. Such issues shall be submitted to the jury by the court only in the event that it finds, after weighing the evidence and considering the credibility of the witnesses, that reasonable minds might fairly come to different conclusions in respect to such issues on the basis of the evidence presented and inferences to be drawn therefrom.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 244, § 7; P.L. 1977, ch. 77, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 149, § 3; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 70.
RI Gen L § 9-19-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-33 - Res ipsa loquitur in medical malpractice actions.

§ 9-19-33. Res ipsa loquitur in medical malpractice actions.In actions against licensed physicians, hospitals, clinics, health maintenance organizations, or professional service corporations providing health care services under chapter 5.1 of title 7 for malpractice in providing treatment to patients, the issue of res ipsa loquitur shall be a preliminary question of fact for the court to determine. The issue will be submitted to the jury by the court only in the event that, after weighing the evidence and the credibility of witnesses, the court is of the opinion that reasonable minds might fairly come to different conclusions as to whether the evidence of the circumstances would create a basis for a reasonable inference of negligence.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 244, § 7; P.L. 1977, ch. 77, § 2.
RI Gen L § 9-19-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-34 - Repealed.

§ 9-19-34. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 244, § 7; P.L. 1977, ch. 77, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 101, effective July 8, 1997. For present comparable provisions, see § 9-19-34.1.
RI Gen L § 9-19-34.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-34.1 - Collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions.

§ 9-19-34.1. Collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions.In the event the defendant so elects, in a legal action based upon a cause of action arising after January 1, 1987, for personal injury against a licensed physician, hospital, clinic, health maintenance organization, professional service corporation providing health care services under chapter 5.1 of title 7, dentist, or dental hygienist based upon professional negligence, the defendant may introduce evidence of any amount payable as a benefit to the plaintiff as a result of the personal injury pursuant to any state income disability or workers' compensation act, any health, sickness or income disability insurance, accident insurance that provides health benefits or income disability coverage, and any contract or agreement of any group, organization, partnership, or corporation to provide, pay for, or reimburse the cost of medical, hospital, dental, or other health care services. Where the defendant elects to introduce such evidence, the plaintiff may introduce evidence of any amount which the plaintiff has paid or contributed to secure his or her right to any insurance benefits concerning which the defendant has introduced evidence. When such evidence is introduced, the jury shall be instructed to reduce the award for damages by a sum equal to the difference between the total benefits received and the total amount paid to secure the benefits by the plaintiff or the court may ascertain the sum by special interrogatory and reduce the award for damages after verdict. Whenever an award is so reduced, the lien of any first party payor who has paid such a benefit against the judgment shall be foreclosed and the plaintiff shall have no legal obligation to reimburse the payor.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 350, § 7.
RI Gen L § 9-19-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-35 - Failure to bill inadmissible in medical malpractice cases.

§ 9-19-35. Failure to bill inadmissible in medical malpractice cases.(a) For the purposes of this section, "health care provider" means any physician as defined in § 5-37-1(12), hospital, clinic, health maintenance organization, or professional service corporation providing health care services and organized under chapter 5.1 of title 7, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof acting in the course and scope of his employment.(b) The failure of a health care provider to bill a patient for services rendered shall not be construed as an admission of liability and shall not be admissible in evidence as to liability in any hearing or trial of an action of tort or breach of contract for malpractice, error, or mistake against a health care provider.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 103, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 70.
RI Gen L § 9-19-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-36 - Advance payments inadmissible in medical malpractice cases.

§ 9-19-36. Advance payments inadmissible in medical malpractice cases.Any advance payment for medical bills by a health care provider or by the insurer of a health care provider shall not be construed as an admission of liability and shall not be admissible in evidence as to liability in any hearing or trial of an action of tort or breach of contract for malpractice, error, or mistake against a health care provider; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to limit the right of a health care provider to introduce in evidence any advance payment for medical bills in diminution of damages.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 103, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-19-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-37 - Repealed.

§ 9-19-37. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 350, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1987, ch. 381, § 5. Section 7 of P.L. 1987, ch. 381 provides that the repeal of this section by that Act shall take effect on the date that Rhode Island Rules of Evidence adopted by the Supreme Court take effect. Those Rules took effect October 1, 1987.
RI Gen L § 9-19-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-38 - Proof of life or work life expectancy.

§ 9-19-38. Proof of life or work life expectancy.(a) In any proceeding commenced in any court, commission, or agency, when the life or work life expectancy of a person shall be at issue or when it is necessary to establish the expectancy of continued life or work life expectancy of any person from any period of the person's life, whether he or she is living at the time or not, the most recent issue of "The United States Abridged Life Tables" (United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics) or Tables of Work Life Expectancies as published in "Work Life Estimates: Effects of Race and Education" (United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics) shall be admissible in evidence as competent evidence of such matter. The admissibility of evidence provided for in this section shall not be deemed to render inadmissible evidence as to the health, constitution, habits, or occupation of the person or any other evidence otherwise admissible under the laws of this state.(b) The life and work life expectancy tables may be evidenced by an official publication of the tables or by a copy of the tables as published in a compiler's note under this section in the general laws of Rhode Island. The tables as published in the general laws of Rhode Island shall be sufficient proof of life and work life expectancy without further foundation or authentication; provided, however, that written notice of the intention to offer the life or work life expectancy tables as evidence, together with a copy of the tables, has been given to the opposing party or parties, or to his or her or their attorneys, by mailing it by certified mail, return receipt requested, not less than ten (10) days before the introduction of the tables into evidence, and that an affidavit of the notice and the return receipt are filed with the clerk of the court immediately after the receipt has been returned.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 53, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 511, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 335, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-19-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-40 - Records of the division of motor vehicles.

§ 9-19-40. Records of the division of motor vehicles.In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in which the status of the license of any person who drives a motor vehicle on any highway of this state is an issue, certified copies of relevant documents on file with the division of motor vehicles or with the official custodian of relevant documents of another state or subdivision thereof, and the certified statement of the administrator, his or her equivalent, or his or her duly appointed designee as to the status of the license, shall be admissible as evidence of the status of the license subject to the right of the defendant to subpoena the records in rebuttal. Upon request, copies shall be provided to the person or his or her counsel at least three days before the proceeding.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 323, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-19-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-41 - Expert witnesses in malpractice cases.

§ 9-19-41. Expert witnesses in malpractice cases.In any legal action based upon a cause of action arising on or after January 1, 1987, for personal injury or wrongful death filed against a licensed physician, hospital, clinic, health maintenance organization, professional service corporation providing health care services, dentists, or dental hygienist based on professional negligence, only those persons who by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education qualify as experts in the field of the alleged malpractice shall be permitted to give expert testimony as to the alleged malpractice.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 350, § 5.
RI Gen L § 9-19-42 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-42 - The Rhode Island rules of evidence.

§ 9-19-42. The Rhode Island rules of evidence.The rules of evidence as adopted by the Rhode Island supreme court shall be controlling and take precedence over any statutory or case law in effect at the time of the adoption that is inconsistent with the Rhode Island rules of evidence.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 381, § 1.