Rhode Island
What is the dollar limit for Rhode Island?
For Rhode Island, dollar limit is five thousand dollars ($5,000); statute citation is R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-16-1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
In all ex contractu civil actions and in any action to recover the amount of any tax for money only not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of interest and costs, and in all actions or suits to recover damages resulting from a retail sale of tangible personal property to a member of the general public or from services rendered to a member of the general public in which the plaintiff seeks to recover an amount of money only not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of interest and costs,
— webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
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