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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- | |
CAUSES OF ACTION | |
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Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, Caldwell, Spears, O'Brien, and Potter | |
Date Introduced: February 27, 2026 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
(Judiciary) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 9-1 of the General Laws entitled "Causes of Action" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 9-1-27.4. Family court mediators - Immunity from liability. |
4 | The state shall protect and hold harmless mediators and other staff of the family court |
5 | mediation program from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising |
6 | out of any claim, demand, or suit for damages resulting from acts or omissions committed in the |
7 | discharge of their duties with the program and within the scope of their employment which may |
8 | constitute negligence, but which acts are not wanton, malicious, or grossly negligent as determined |
9 | by a court of competent jurisdiction. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- | |
CAUSES OF ACTION | |
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1 | This act would provide immunity for mediators and staff employed by the family court in |
2 | the family court mediation program from financial liability for certain claims arising out of their |
3 | participation in the program. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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