Rhode Island General Laws 31-32-11. Exception in relation to certain vehicles
The provisions of § 31-32-10 shall not apply with respect to any judgment arising out of an accident caused by the ownership or operation, with permission, of a vehicle owned or leased to the United States, this state, or a municipality of it, any ambulance owned by a hospital, or any motor propelled fire engines or other fire apparatus owned by volunteer fire companies whether incorporated or not, any motor vehicle owned by volunteer fire companies whether incorporated or not, any motor vehicle owned by a representative of a foreign country duly accredited to the United States government, nor any motor vehicle which is subject to the requirements of any of chapters 12 — 14 of title 39.
History of Section.
P.L. 1952, ch. 3002, § 33; P.L. 1955, ch. 3530, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 31-31-17; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-32-11.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-32-11
- Judgment: means any judgment which shall have become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use of it, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for the damages. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-32-3
- State: means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any province of the Dominion of Canada. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-32-3
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8