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RI Gen L § 6-36-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-36 - Antitrust Law|Section 6-36-24 - Suspension of limitation.

§ 6-36-24. Suspension of limitation.Whenever any civil or criminal proceedings shall be commenced by the state to prevent, restrain, or punish a violation of this chapter, the running of the statute of limitations in respect to every private right of action arising under this chapter and based in whole or in part on any matter complained of in the proceeding shall be suspended during the pendency of the action and for one year thereafter; provided, however, that whenever the running of the statute of limitations with respect to a cause of action arising under either § 6-36-10 or § 6-36-11 or both shall be suspended under this section, any action to enforce the section shall be forever barred unless commenced either within the period of suspension or within four (4) years after the cause of action accrued, whichever is later.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 98, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 26.
RI Gen L § 6-36-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-36 - Antitrust Law|Section 6-36-25 - Remedies cumulative.

§ 6-36-25. Remedies cumulative.The remedies provided in this chapter are cumulative of each other and of existing powers and remedies inherent in the court.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 98, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-36-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-36 - Antitrust Law|Section 6-36-26 - Severability.

§ 6-36-26. Severability.If any provision or phrases of this chapter or applications of any provision or phrases of this chapter to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or phrases or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or phrase or application, and to this end the provisions and phrases of this chapter are severable.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 98, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-37-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-37 - Sale of Solid Fuel Burning Stoves, Furnaces, and Similar Appliances|Section 6-37-1 - Safety information required.

§ 6-37-1. Safety information required.(a) Any person who sells at retail solid fuel burning stoves, furnaces, or similar appliances shall supply the purchaser with written information upon delivery concerning the safe installation and operation of the appliance. The information shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) A statement informing the purchaser that a building permit is required to perform the installation;(2) A statement indicating the installation shall conform to the provisions of the state building code and state fire safety code;(3) The type of fuel to be burned in the appliance;(4) Proper starting instructions;(5) Proper storage of fuel;(6) Safe disposal of ashes; and(7) Proper chimney maintenance.(b) The information required in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) shall be made available to the retailers by the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 220, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-37-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-37 - Sale of Solid Fuel Burning Stoves, Furnaces, and Similar Appliances|Section 6-37-2 - Penalty.

§ 6-37-2. Penalty.Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 220, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-38-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-38 - Insulation Contracts|Section 6-38-1 - Declaration of purpose.

§ 6-38-1. Declaration of purpose.Given increased public awareness in energy conservation and a concurrent increase in energy activity in the marketplace, the general assembly finds that to offer consumer protection to prospective purchasers of insulation products and of installation services of those products serves the public interest, and the general assembly further finds that the protection can be afforded by requiring that no insulation contractor shall install insulation in any existing residential, industrial, or commercial building without first providing the owner or lessee with a written contract which shall include, but not be limited to, the provisions of § 6-38-4.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 194, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-38-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-38 - Insulation Contracts|Section 6-38-2 - Definitions.

§ 6-38-2. Definitions.For the purpose of this chapter:(1) "Degree of flammability" means the rating of fire retardation of insulation products.(2) "Insulation" means any product made of either cellular, granular, fibrous, or formaldehyde-based or polyurethane-based material that, through gas-filled voids within these materials, is designed to retard the passage of heat through the ceiling, roof, walls, or floor of a structure.(3) "Insulation contractor" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association that advertises itself as, solicits as, or holds itself to be one that is primarily engaged in the business of installing insulation and that has gross receipts for the installation of insulation of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more for all labor, or four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500) or more for all materials in any one calendar year.(4) "Resistance factor" has the same meaning as "thermal resistance" as defined in the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Handbook of Fundamentals.(5) "Vapor barrier" means any material specifically designed or intended for the purpose of restricting the passage of moisture through walls and ceilings and designed or intended to protect a structure against mildew, rot, peeling paints, and a breakdown of insulation.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 27.
RI Gen L § 6-38-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-38 - Insulation Contracts|Section 6-38-3 - Contract requirements.

§ 6-38-3. Contract requirements.No insulation contractor shall install insulation in any existing residential, industrial, or commercial building without providing the owner or lessee, within a reasonable period of time prior to commencement of installation of insulation products, with a written contract. The contract, whether prepared by the contractor or on a form prepared by and available from the state of Rhode Island, shall clearly and conspicuously state, but not be limited to, the provisions of § 6-38-4.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 194, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-38-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-38 - Insulation Contracts|Section 6-38-5 - Penalties.

§ 6-38-5. Penalties.Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association which violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), for each and every offense. In addition to the penalties provided in this section, any violation of this chapter shall constitute a violation of the Deceptive Trades Practices Act (chapter 13.1 of title 6).History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 194, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-38-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-38 - Insulation Contracts|Section 6-38-6 - Enforcement.

§ 6-38-6. Enforcement.Responsibility for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall be in the department of the attorney general.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 194, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-38-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-38 - Insulation Contracts|Section 6-38-7 - Subsequent occupant or purchaser - Availability of installation information.

§ 6-38-7. Subsequent occupant or purchaser — Availability of installation information.In the event of the sale or rental of a single or multifamily dwelling for which the owner or lessor has installed ureaformaldehyde insulation, the owner or lessor, upon request of a prospective purchaser, lessee, or tenant, shall provide any available information relative to the installed insulation.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 273, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-39-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-39 - Title to Dies, Molds, and Forms|Section 6-39-1 - Definitions.

§ 6-39-1. Definitions.For purposes of this chapter:(1) "Customer" means any individual or entity:(i) Who causes or caused a molder to fabricate, cast, or otherwise make a die, mold, or form; or(ii) Who causes or caused a molder to use a die, mold, or form to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise make a product or products.(2) "Molder" means any individual or entity, including, but not limited to, a tool or die maker:(i) Who fabricates, casts, or otherwise makes a die, mold, or form; or(ii) Who uses a die, mold, or form to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise make a product or products.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 341, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-39-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-39 - Title to Dies, Molds, and Forms|Section 6-39-2 - Provisions not applicable.

§ 6-39-2. Provisions not applicable.This chapter shall not apply where a molder retains title to and possession of a die, mold, or form. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant a customer any rights, title, or interest to a die, mold, or form.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 341, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-39-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-39 - Title to Dies, Molds, and Forms|Section 6-39-3 - Title to dies, molds, or forms by operation of law.

§ 6-39-3. Title to dies, molds, or forms by operation of law.(a) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, if a customer does not take possession from the molder of a die, mold, or form in this state within three (3) years following the last prior use of it, all of the customer's rights, title, and interest to the die, mold, or form may be transferred by operation of law to the molder only for the purpose of destroying the die, mold, or form, consistent with this chapter.(b) For purposes of this chapter, the phrase "within three (3) years following the last prior use" shall be construed to include any period following the last prior use of a die, mold, or form regardless of whether or not the period precedes November 21, 1981.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 341, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-39-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-39 - Title to Dies, Molds, and Forms|Section 6-39-4 - Notice required.

§ 6-39-4. Notice required.If a molder chooses to have all rights, title, and interest to any die, mold, or form transferred to the molder by operation of law, the molder shall send written notice by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the customer at the address, if any, indicated in the agreement pursuant to which the molder obtained possession of the die, mold, or form, and to the customer's last known address, indicating that the molder intends to terminate all of the customer's rights, title, and interest by having all rights, title, and interest transferred to the molder by operation of law pursuant to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 341, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-39-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-39 - Title to Dies, Molds, and Forms|Section 6-39-5 - Molder's rights following notice.

§ 6-39-5. Molder's rights following notice.If a customer does not take possession of the particular die, mold, or form within one hundred twenty (120) days following the date the molder receives acknowledgment or non-acknowledgment of the return receipt of the notice, or does not make other contractual arrangements with the molder for taking possession or for the storage of it, all rights, title, and interest of the customer shall transfer by law to the molder only for the purpose of destroying the die, molds, or form consistent with this chapter. After this, the molder shall be entitled to destroy the particular die, mold, or form as the molder's own property without any risk of liability to the customer, except that this chapter shall not be construed in any manner to affect the right of the customer under federal patent or copyright law, or any state or federal law, pertaining to unfair competition.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 341, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-40-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-40 - Mail Order Sales|Section 6-40-1 - Short title.

§ 6-40-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Mail Order Address Disclosure Act".History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 490, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-40-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-40 - Mail Order Sales|Section 6-40-2 - Prohibitions.

§ 6-40-2. Prohibitions.It is unlawful in the sale of consumer goods or services for any person conducting a mail order or catalog business in this state, and utilizing a post office box address or a street address representing a site used primarily for the receipt or delivery of mail or as a telephone answering service, to fail to disclose the legal name under which business is done and the complete street address from which business is actually conducted in all advertising and promotional materials, including order blanks and forms.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 490, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-40-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-40 - Mail Order Sales|Section 6-40-3 - Penalty.

§ 6-40-3. Penalty.Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to have committed a deceptive trade practice and is subject to the penalty set forth in § 6-13.1-14.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 490, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-41-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act|Section 6-41-1 - Definitions.

§ 6-41-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) "Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means;(2) "Misappropriation" means:(i) Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or(ii) Disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied consent by a person who:(A) Used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; or(B) At the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know, that his or her knowledge of the trade secret was:(I) Derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it;(II) Acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or(III) Derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or(C) Before a material change of his or her position, knew or had reason to know, that it was a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake.(3) "Person" means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.(4) "Trade secret" means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that:(i) Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and(ii) Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 439, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 28.
RI Gen L § 6-41-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act|Section 6-41-2 - Injunctive relief.

§ 6-41-2. Injunctive relief.(a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation.(b) In exceptional circumstances, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the period of time for which the use could have been prohibited. Exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to, a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation that renders a prohibitive injunction inequitable.(c) In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 439, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-41-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act|Section 6-41-3 - Damages.

§ 6-41-3. Damages.(a) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damages can include both the actual loss caused by misappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing actual loss. In lieu of damages measured by any other methods, the damages caused by misappropriation may be measured by imposition of liability for a reasonable royalty for a misappropriator's unauthorized disclosure or use of a trade secret.(b) If willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award exemplary damages in an amount not exceeding twice an award made under subsection (a).History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 439, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-41-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act|Section 6-41-4 - Attorney's fees.

§ 6-41-4. Attorney's fees.If: (a) a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith; or (b) a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith; or (c) willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 439, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 28.
RI Gen L § 6-41-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act|Section 6-41-5 - Preservation of secrecy.

§ 6-41-5. Preservation of secrecy.In an action under this chapter, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 439, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-41-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act|Section 6-41-6 - Statute of limitations.

§ 6-41-6. Statute of limitations.An action for misappropriation must be brought within three (3) years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 439, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-41-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act|Section 6-41-7 - Effect on other law.

§ 6-41-7. Effect on other law.(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other law of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.(b) This chapter does not affect:(1) Contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;(2) Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or(3) Criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 439, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-41-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act|Section 6-41-8 - Uniformity of application and construction.

§ 6-41-8. Uniformity of application and construction.This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 439, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-41-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act|Section 6-41-9 - Short title.

§ 6-41-9. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Trade Secrets Act".History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 439, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-41-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act|Section 6-41-10 - Severability.

§ 6-41-10. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 439, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 28.
RI Gen L § 6-41-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act|Section 6-41-11 - Time of taking effect.

§ 6-41-11. Time of taking effect.This chapter takes effect on July 1, 1986, and does not apply to misappropriation occurring prior to July 1, 1986. With respect to a continuing misappropriation that began prior to July 1, 1986, the chapter also does not apply to the continuing misappropriation that occurs after July 1, 1986.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 439, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-41.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-41.1 - Patent Infringement|Section 6-41.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 6-41.1-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Demand letter" means a letter, e-mail, or other communication asserting or claiming that the target has engaged in patent infringement;(2) "Person" means any natural person or the estate of any natural person, or trust or association of persons, whether formal or otherwise, or any corporation, partnership, company, or any other legal or commercial entity;(3) "Target" means a person doing business in Rhode Island:(i) Who has received a demand letter or against whom an assertion or allegation of patent infringement has been made;(ii) Who has been threatened with litigation or against whom a lawsuit has been filed alleging patent infringement; or(iii) Whose customers have received a demand letter asserting that the person's product, service, or technology has infringed upon a patent.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 76, § 1.