In order to maintain any action given in and by this chapter, it shall not be necessary to first institute criminal proceedings against the defendant.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-9
Criminal proceedings not prerequisite
C.P.A. 1905, § 235; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 477, § 2; P.L. 1953, ch. 3215, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 10-7-9.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.