Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-8-3.1 (2026)

Immunity of board members

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The members of the retirement board shall be immune from suit in any civil action for negligence based on any official act or statement performed or made in good faith in the course of their duties as set out in § 36-8-3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Parella, et al. v. RI Ret. Brd. (D.N.H. 1997).

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Parella, et al. v. RI Ret. Brd. (D.N.H. 1997). “1, it has not clearly and unequivocally declared ERS to be an arm of the state entitled to share its own sovereign immunity and, concomitantly, its own immunity from suit in federal court under the Eleventh Amendment.”

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