§ 31-52-6 Liability. – (a) Liability for any death, personal injury or property damage suffered by anyperson in a funeral procession shall not be imposed upon the funeral director,funeral establishment, funeral escort or their employees or agents if thefuneral procession was operating in compliance with this chapter or would havebeen operating in such compliance but for the operator or operators of one ormore vehicles in the funeral procession not exercising due care as required bythis chapter.
(b) Liability for any death, personal injury or propertydamage that results from, is caused by, or arises out of any action or inactionof any operator of a vehicle in a funeral procession under the control of afuneral director funeral establishment, funeral escort or their employees oragents shall not be imposed upon such funeral director, funeral establishment,funeral escort or their employees or agents if the funeral procession wasoperating in compliance with this chapter or would have been operating in suchcompliance but for the operator or operators of one or more vehicles in thefuneral procession not exercising due care as required by this chapter.
(c) This section shall not apply if the death, personalinjury, or property damage allegedly arose from the negligent acts or omissionsin the operation of a vehicle by the funeral director, funeral establishment,funeral escort, or their employees or agents. The operator of a vehicle in afuneral procession shall not be deemed to be an agent of the funeral director,funeral establishment, or funeral escort unless such operator is an employee ofthe funeral director, funeral establishment, or funeral escort and is acting inthe course of their employment, or unless the operator was retained as anindependent contractor of the funeral director, funeral establishment, orfuneral escort and is performing services thereto.
(d) This section does not create a new cause of action orsubstantive legal rights against any funeral director, funeral establishment,funeral escort, or their employees or agents. This section does not affect anyimmunities from civil liability or defenses established by another section ofthe general laws or any immunities from civil liabilities or defenses availableat common law to which a funeral director, funeral establishment, funeralescort, or their employees or agents may be entitled.
§ 31-52-6 Liability. – (a) Liability for any death, personal injury or property damage suffered by anyperson in a funeral procession shall not be imposed upon the funeral director,funeral establishment, funeral escort or their employees or agents if thefuneral procession was operating in compliance with this chapter or would havebeen operating in such compliance but for the operator or operators of one ormore vehicles in the funeral procession not exercising due care as required bythis chapter.
(b) Liability for any death, personal injury or propertydamage that results from, is caused by, or arises out of any action or inactionof any operator of a vehicle in a funeral procession under the control of afuneral director funeral establishment, funeral escort or their employees oragents shall not be imposed upon such funeral director, funeral establishment,funeral escort or their employees or agents if the funeral procession wasoperating in compliance with this chapter or would have been operating in suchcompliance but for the operator or operators of one or more vehicles in thefuneral procession not exercising due care as required by this chapter.
(c) This section shall not apply if the death, personalinjury, or property damage allegedly arose from the negligent acts or omissionsin the operation of a vehicle by the funeral director, funeral establishment,funeral escort, or their employees or agents. The operator of a vehicle in afuneral procession shall not be deemed to be an agent of the funeral director,funeral establishment, or funeral escort unless such operator is an employee ofthe funeral director, funeral establishment, or funeral escort and is acting inthe course of their employment, or unless the operator was retained as anindependent contractor of the funeral director, funeral establishment, orfuneral escort and is performing services thereto.
(d) This section does not create a new cause of action orsubstantive legal rights against any funeral director, funeral establishment,funeral escort, or their employees or agents. This section does not affect anyimmunities from civil liability or defenses established by another section ofthe general laws or any immunities from civil liabilities or defenses availableat common law to which a funeral director, funeral establishment, funeralescort, or their employees or agents may be entitled.
§ 31-52-6 Liability. – (a) Liability for any death, personal injury or property damage suffered by anyperson in a funeral procession shall not be imposed upon the funeral director,funeral establishment, funeral escort or their employees or agents if thefuneral procession was operating in compliance with this chapter or would havebeen operating in such compliance but for the operator or operators of one ormore vehicles in the funeral procession not exercising due care as required bythis chapter.
(b) Liability for any death, personal injury or propertydamage that results from, is caused by, or arises out of any action or inactionof any operator of a vehicle in a funeral procession under the control of afuneral director funeral establishment, funeral escort or their employees oragents shall not be imposed upon such funeral director, funeral establishment,funeral escort or their employees or agents if the funeral procession wasoperating in compliance with this chapter or would have been operating in suchcompliance but for the operator or operators of one or more vehicles in thefuneral procession not exercising due care as required by this chapter.
(c) This section shall not apply if the death, personalinjury, or property damage allegedly arose from the negligent acts or omissionsin the operation of a vehicle by the funeral director, funeral establishment,funeral escort, or their employees or agents. The operator of a vehicle in afuneral procession shall not be deemed to be an agent of the funeral director,funeral establishment, or funeral escort unless such operator is an employee ofthe funeral director, funeral establishment, or funeral escort and is acting inthe course of their employment, or unless the operator was retained as anindependent contractor of the funeral director, funeral establishment, orfuneral escort and is performing services thereto.
(d) This section does not create a new cause of action orsubstantive legal rights against any funeral director, funeral establishment,funeral escort, or their employees or agents. This section does not affect anyimmunities from civil liability or defenses established by another section ofthe general laws or any immunities from civil liabilities or defenses availableat common law to which a funeral director, funeral establishment, funeralescort, or their employees or agents may be entitled.
