The report required following an accident and the action taken by the division of motor vehicles upon which the action is based shall not be referred to in any way, and shall not be any evidence of the negligence or due care of either party, at the trial of any action at law to recover damages; provided, that the reports and the division action findings shall be admissible in any civil action based upon the uninsured motorist provision of an automobile insurance policy as evidence in proof of the existence of an uninsured motorist.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-31-22
Matters not to be evidenced in civil suits
P.L. 1993, ch. 4, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 398, § 4, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 399, § 4, effective July 14, 2021.
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