§ 10-7-9. Criminal proceedings not prerequisite. In order to maintain any action given in and by this chapter, it shall not be necessary to first institute criminal proceedings against the defendant.
History of Section. (C.P.A. 1905, § 235; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 477, § 2; P.L. 1953, ch. 3215, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 10-7-9.)