R.I. Gen. Laws
Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12.3-2 (2026)

Strict liability

✓ text as last checked Sept. 2026 (this copy records no edition or section history)
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section RI-LEGwebserver.rilegislature.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

The owner, operator, and/or his or her or its agent of any seagoing vessel, as defined in § 46-9-2, entering the waters or waterways of this state who shall violate the provisions of chapter 9 or 9.1 of title 46, regarding the obligation of a vessel to have a licensed pilot on board prior to entering a navigable waterway of the state or chapter 12 of title 46, regarding water pollution or any violation of any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto, shall be strictly liable for any injury or damage resulting from the violation, including, but not limited to, damage or injury to the environment or natural resources of the state, injury to the person, property damage, or economic loss to any individual, corporation, partnership, or other business entity.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1993–2004 · leading case: Hall v. Eklof Marine Corp., 339 F. Supp. 2d 369 (D.R.I. 2004).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Hall v. Eklof Marine Corp., 339 F. Supp. 2d 369 (D.R.I. 2004). · cites it 6× “R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12.3-2. 3 Count II charges negligence and seeks damages under the next section of the Rhode Island Act.”
In re the Complaint of Ballard Shipping Co., 810 F. Supp. 359 (D.R.I. 1993). · cites it 2× “However, here, the claimants rely on a provision of the Rhode Island Act that, unlike any in the Florida Act, specifically allows for recovery for purely economic injury and, thus, is squarely in conflict with an established rule of maritime law.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.