# Deadline to file suit against a town — highway, causeway or bridge · Rhode Island — Deadlines to notify or sue a government body, by state

For Deadline to file suit against a town, requirement is Deadline to file suit against a town — highway, causeway or bridge; state is Rhode Island; deadline is three (3) years; what must be done in that time is the person shall, within three (3) years after the date of the injury or damage, commence his or her action against the town treasurer for the recovery of damages, and not thereafter; when the clock starts is after the date of the injury or damage, recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

- **Requirement:** Deadline to file suit against a town — highway, causeway or bridge _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Rhode Island
- **Deadline:** three (3) years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What must be done in that time:** the person shall, within three (3) years after the date of the injury or damage, commence his or her action against the town treasurer for the recovery of damages, and not thereafter _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the date of the injury or damage _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **If you miss it:** and not thereafter _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** § 45-15-9 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 45-15-9. Notice of injury on highway or bridge — Commencement of action. (a) A person so injured or damaged shall, within sixty (60) days, give to the town by law obliged to keep the highway, causeway, or bridge in repair, notice of the time, place, and cause of the injury or damage; and if the town does not make just and due satisfaction, within the time prescribed by § 45-15-5, the person shall, within three (3) years after the date of the injury or damage, commence his or her action against the town treasurer for the recovery of damages, and not thereafter.

## Source

- https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-15/45-15-9.HTM

Last verified: 2026-08-26. Review by: 2027-08-26.
Part of [Deadlines to notify or sue a government body, by state](https://referencesource.org/government-tort-claim-notice-deadlines-by-state/).