§ 45-15-10 Form of notice of injury –
Time allowed incapacitated persons and estate administrators for notice. –
The notice required by § 45-15-9 shall be in writing, signed by the person
injured or damaged, or by someone on the person's behalf, and shall be
presented to the town council of the town or to the city council of the city;
but if from physical or mental incapacity, it is impossible for the person
injured to give the notice within the time prescribed in that section, the
person may give the notice within ten (10) days after the incapacity is
removed. In case of the person's death without having given the notice, and
without having been for ten (10) days at any time after his or her injury of
sufficient capacity to give the notice, the person's executor or administrator
may give the notice within thirty (30) days after his or her appointment.
(G.L. 1896, ch. 36, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 46, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 47,
§ 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 352, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 45-15-10.)