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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-26 - Penalties › Section 17-26-2. - Misdemeanors.

§ 17-26-2. Misdemeanors.
Every person who is convicted of any offense under this title which has been classified by the general assembly as a misdemeanor shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year, or fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 201, §1; P.L. 1985, ch. 462, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-26 - Penalties › Section 17-26-3. - Petty misdemeanors.

§ 17-26-3. Petty misdemeanors.
Every person who is convicted of any offense under this title which has been classified by the general assembly as a petty misdemeanor shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 201, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-27 - Reporting of Political Contributions by State Vendors › Section 17-27-2. - Affidavits required.

§ 17-27-2. Affidavits required.
In connection with contracts for goods or services to be provided at a cost of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more between a state vendor and a state agency, whether written or unwritten, the state vendor shall execute, under oath, an affidavit concerning reportable contributions pursuant to chapter 25 of this title. If the state vendor has, within the twenty-four (24) months preceding the date of the contract, contributed an aggregate amount in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within a calendar year to any general officer, any candidate for a general office, any member of the general assembly or candidate for the general assembly, or any political party; the state vendor shall file the affidavit with the board of elections and shall list the name of the general officer, member of the general assembly or candidate or political party, the amount and date of each contribution made during the preceding twenty-four (24) months and the total gross amount, in dollars, of contracts entered into between the state vendor and all state agencies during that period of time.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 176, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 428, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 429, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-27 - Reporting of Political Contributions by State Vendors › Section 17-27-3. - Filing of affidavits.

§ 17-27-3. Filing of affidavits.
(a)
The affidavit required by § 17-27-2 shall be filed, together with a copy of the contract or a written summary of the principal terms of the contract, with the board of elections. If the contract is in writing, then the affidavit shall be filed within sixty (60) days of the execution of the contract; if the contract is not in writing, then the affidavit shall be filed within sixty (60) days of the date when the state vendor first is notified that they have reached the five thousand dollar ($5,000) threshold established by § 17-27-2.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any state vendor who has a reasonable belief that it would be required to make two (2) or more filings in any calendar year pursuant to this section will be deemed to have satisfied its obligations under this section if it files a notice certifying that belief with the board of elections and subsequently files an affidavit meeting the requirements of this section on or before July 31 with respect to the preceding six (6) months ending on June 30 and on or before January 31 for the six (6) month period of the preceding year ending December 31.
(c)
Parent, affiliate, or subsidiary entities of a state vendor which are required to report pursuant to this chapter may do so in the form of a consolidated report which contains the required information for both the vendor, its parent, subsidiary, or affiliated entity. All affidavits filed by state vendors pursuant to this chapter shall be public documents.
(d)
The board of elections shall maintain on its website a report of all vendors submitting affidavits as required under this chapter which report shall include: the name of the vendor, a summary description of the vendor contract, if written, or the services performed or goods purchased and their cost, and the amount of reportable contributions pursuant to chapter 25 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 428, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 429, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-27 - Reporting of Political Contributions by State Vendors › Section 17-27-4. - Notification and enforcement.

§ 17-27-4. Notification and enforcement.
(a)
The board of elections shall prepare a form affidavit for use by state vendors in compliance with the requirements of § 17-27-2.
(b)
Each state agency which solicits or contracts with state vendors shall establish procedures for informing state vendors and potential state vendors of the requirements of this chapter.
(c)
The board of elections shall be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 249, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-27 - Reporting of Political Contributions by State Vendors › Section 17-27-5. - Civil penalties.

§ 17-27-5. Civil penalties.
(a)
Any state vendor found by the board of elections to have willfully and knowingly violated the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per offense.
(b)
Any state vendor found by the board of elections to have willfully and knowingly violated the provisions of this chapter: (1) in connection with the commission of or in an attempt to commit fraud or bribery, (2) to conceal any political contribution unlawful under the provisions of chapter 25 of this title or any conduct prohibited by § 36-14.1-2, or (3) in an effort to induce any public official to violate any provision of chapter 14 of title 36, may be declared ineligible for the award of any additional state contracts for a period of time that the board of elections reasonably deems proportionate to the severity of the subject violation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 249, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence › Section 17-28-1. - [Repealed.]

§ 17-28-1. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 106, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 109, § 1; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence › Section 17-28-2. - [Repealed.]

§ 17-28-2. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 106, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 109, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 316, § 1; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence › Section 17-28-3. - [Repealed.]

§ 17-28-3. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 106, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 109, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 316, § 1; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence › Section 17-28-4. - [Repealed.]

§ 17-28-4. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence › Section 17-28-5. - [Repealed.]

§ 17-28-5. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence › Section 17-28-6. - [Repealed.]

§ 17-28-6. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 501, § 99; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence › Section 17-28-7. - [Repealed.]

§ 17-28-7. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence › Section 17-28-8. - [Repealed.]

§ 17-28-8. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence › Section 17-28-9. - Voting by participant in the address confidentiality program.

§ 17-28-9. Voting by participant in the address confidentiality program.
(a)
A participant in the address confidentiality program established by chapter 164 of title 42 who is qualified to vote may apply for a mail ballot for all elections in the city or town in which that individual resides in the same manner as mail ballot voters who qualify under chapter 20 of this title. The program participant may use his or her substitute address on the mail ballot application. The board of canvassers shall transmit the ballot to the program participant at the address designated in the application.
(b)
No election official shall release a program participant’s actual address. Neither the name nor the address of a program participant shall be included in any list of registered voters available to the public.
(c)
The secretary of state and the board of elections may adopt any rules or regulations deemed necessary to facilitate administration of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 3, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 3, effective January 1, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-29 - Voter Choice Act › Section 17-29-2. - Legislative declaration.

§ 17-29-2. Legislative declaration.
(a)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(1)
Majority rule is a fundamental principle of representative democracy, and the state’s election laws should uphold and facilitate this principle.
(2)
In an election where more than two (2) candidates are running for an office, the candidate who receives a plurality of the votes may actually be opposed by the majority of voters.
(3)
The state’s current voting method limits voters’ choices and contributes to lower voter participation.
(4)
It is in the public interest to examine Rhode Island’s voting method and consider comprehensive reforms that would expand the choices realistically available to voters, increase participation, address the concerns of the major political parties, save money, and increase accountability.
(b)
The general assembly further finds and declares that instant runoff voting and other advanced voting methods have the potential to:
(1)
Expand the range of choices available to voters by allowing them to vote for candidates of minor political parties or unaffiliated candidates without fear of giving an advantage to the candidate they least prefer;
(2)
Reduce both election administration costs and campaign expenditures by combining primary and general elections; and
(3)
Promote campaigns that are more positive and focused on issues because candidates will seek to appeal to opponents’ supporters as a second choice.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 386, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-1 - Application of Laws to Trusts › Section 18-1-1. - Law expressly applicable when property is within state.

§ 18-1-1. Law expressly applicable when property is within state.
Whenever a person, whether or not a resident of this state and whether or not a citizen of the United States, subsequently creates a trust of personal property by deed, agreement, will, or otherwise, and: (1) the instrument creating the trust provides in substance that it shall be construed and regulated by the law of this state, (2) the trust is to be or is in fact administered in this state, and (3) the property, or the instruments or securities representing or evidencing the property, or the major part in value of the property, is or are situated within this state at the time of the creation of the trust, the validity, construction, effect, and administration of the trust shall be determined and governed by the law of this state without reference to the law of any other state.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 22; P.L. 1941, ch. 977, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-1-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-1 - Application of Laws to Trusts › Section 18-1-2. - Law expressly applicable when trustees are within state.

§ 18-1-2. Law expressly applicable when trustees are within state.
Whenever a person, whether or not a resident of this state and whether or not a citizen of the United States, subsequently creates a trust of personal property by deed, agreement, will, or otherwise, and: (1) the instrument creating the trust provides in substance that it shall be construed and regulated by the law of this state, (2) the trust is to be or is in fact administered in this state, and (3) the trustee, or if more than one at least one of them, is a resident of this state or a domestic corporation or national bank located within this state duly authorized by law to act as trustee, the validity, construction, effect, and administration of the trust shall be determined and governed by the law of this state without reference to the law of any other state.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 23; P.L. 1941, ch. 977, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-1-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-1 - Application of Laws to Trusts › Section 18-1-3. - Law expressly applicable to trusts created by residents.

§ 18-1-3. Law expressly applicable to trusts created by residents.
Whenever a person, who is at the time a resident of this state, subsequently creates a trust of personal property by deed, agreement, will, or otherwise, and the instrument creating the trust provides in substance that it shall be wholly or partially construed and regulated by the law of this state, the validity, construction, effect, and administration of the trust shall in whole, or to the extent provided in the instrument, be determined and governed by the law of this state without reference to the law of any other state.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 24; P.L. 1941, ch. 977, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-1-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-1 - Application of Laws to Trusts › Section 18-1-4. - Prior trusts unaffected.

§ 18-1-4. Prior trusts unaffected.
Nothing in this chapter shall, by implication or otherwise, in any manner affect any trust created before January 28, 1941.
History of Section.
P.L. 1941, ch. 977, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-1-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries › Section 18-2-1. - Appointment of trustees by superior court.

§ 18-2-1. Appointment of trustees by superior court.
If no trustee is named in any instrument creating a trust, or the trustee named in the instrument renounces or declines to accept the trust, or whenever a trustee, either original or substituted, and whether appointed by a court or otherwise, is dead, or desires to be discharged from the trust or powers reposed in or conferred on the trustee, or refuses to act or is incapable of acting as trustee, then any person interested under the trust, or the surviving or continuing trustees or trustee for the time being, or the personal representatives of the last surviving or continuing trustee, may apply to the superior court and the court may at that time, after due notice to the parties in interest, or to any of them that the court shall adjudge to be necessary parties, appoint some suitable person or persons to be trustee or trustees, or new trustee or trustees, as the case may be, under the trust.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 1896, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 1899, ch. 680, § 1; C.P.A. 1905, § 1143; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries › Section 18-2-2. - Change in number of trustees.

§ 18-2-2. Change in number of trustees.
On application for the appointment of a new trustee, the number of trustees may be increased or decreased; but this action is, upon petition, subject to review by the supreme court.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 2; C.P.A. 1905, § 1144; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries › Section 18-2-3. - Filling of vacancies not obligatory with court.

§ 18-2-3. Filling of vacancies not obligatory with court.
On application for the appointment of a new trustee, it shall not be obligatory to appoint more than one new trustee where only one trustee was originally appointed, nor to fill up the original number of trustees where two (2) or more than two (2) trustees were originally appointed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries › Section 18-2-4. - Title in judicially appointed trustees.

§ 18-2-4. Title in judicially appointed trustees.
In all cases where a trustee or trustees shall be or shall have been appointed under any instrument creating a trust by the order or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, either within or without the state of Rhode Island, the order or decree shall vest in the appointed trustee or trustees, either solely or jointly with the then surviving or other trustee or trustees, as the case may be, the title of all the trust estate and property, in the same manner as though they had been named as original trustee or trustees in the instrument creating the trust. However, the court, in its discretion, may order the conveyance or other assurance of the trust estate or of any part of the trust estate that it may deem necessary or proper for more effectually vesting the trust estate.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 4; P.L. 1899, ch. 680, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 4; P.L. 1947, ch. 1954, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries › Section 18-2-5. - Powers of judicially appointed trustees.

§ 18-2-5. Powers of judicially appointed trustees.
Every trustee appointed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall have the same powers, authorities, and discretions, and may in all respects act as if the trustee had been originally appointed a trustee by the instrument, if any, creating the trust.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries › Section 18-2-6. - Applicability to deceased and continuing trustees.

§ 18-2-6. Applicability to deceased and continuing trustees.
The provisions of §§ 18-2-1 — 18-2-8, as far as they relate to a trustee who is dead, shall include the case of a person nominated trustee in a will but dying before the testator; and these provisions, as far as they relate to a continuing trustee, shall include a refusing or retiring trustee, if willing to act in the execution of the provisions of §§ 18-2-1 — 18-2-8.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries › Section 18-2-7. - Provisions of instrument controlling.

§ 18-2-7. Provisions of instrument controlling.
Sections 18-2-1 — 18-2-6 apply only if, and as far as, a contrary intention is not expressed in the instrument, if any, creating the trust, and shall have effect subject to the terms of that instrument, and to any provisions contained in the instrument.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries › Section 18-2-8. - Applicability to prior trusts — Powers additional.

§ 18-2-8. Applicability to prior trusts — Powers additional.
Sections 18-2-1 — 18-2-6 apply to trusts previously or subsequently created, and shall be considered in addition to the ordinary equity powers of any court.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-8; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 78.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries › Section 18-2-9. - Recording of decree of appointment.

§ 18-2-9. Recording of decree of appointment.
In case real estate constitutes any portion of the trust property, a certified copy of the order or decree of the court appointing the trustees, under the seal of the court making the order or decree, shall be recorded in the records of land evidence in the town or city where the real estate lies; and in case personal estate constitutes the trust property or any portion of it, a copy of the order or decree of the court, similarly certified, shall be recorded in the records of land evidence in the town or city in which the trustee or trustees, or any of them, may reside.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-1. - Short title.

§ 18-3-1. Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the “Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-2. - Definitions.

§ 18-3-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
“Cofiduciary” means a trustee or personal representative empowered to exercise fiduciary functions jointly with any person authorized to delegate functions under the provisions of § 18-3-3;
(2)
“Fiduciary” means any trustee or personal representative;
(3)
“Functions” includes discretions, powers, and duties;
(4)
“Person” includes corporations as well as natural persons;
(5)
“Personal representative” means an executor under a will, an administrator cum testamento annexo, an administrator de bonis non, an administrator of an intestate estate, or a guardian of the estate of any person;
(6)
“Power of attorney” and “power” means a power of attorney given pursuant to § 18-3-5;
(7)
“Trustee” means any person who is designated in any written instrument, or court order, or in any will admitted to probate in this state to hold property upon trust, whether or not that person has assumed possession of the trust estate or entered upon his or her fiduciary duties;
(8)
“War or national emergency” means any period during which the United States is engaged in any war, declared or undeclared, plus a period of sixty (60) days thereafter; and
(9)
“War service” means:
(i)
Active service during the period of any war or national emergency, whether within or outside of the territory of the United States of America, in any of the naval, military, or air forces of the United States;
(ii)
Any active service during the period of any war or national emergency on any ship of United States registry; or
(iii)
Any other work or employment during the period of any war or national emergency outside the continental United States and under the direction of the government of the United States.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 4; P.L. 1950 (s.s.), ch. 2645, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-3. - Delegation of powers by fiduciary.

§ 18-3-3. Delegation of powers by fiduciary.
A trustee or personal representative may delegate, subject to the provisions of §§ 18-3-4 — 18-3-7, to any person or to two (2) or more persons jointly the exercise of any or all functions vested in him or her as the fiduciary, during the whole or any part of:
(1)
Any period during which the fiduciary is engaged in war service; or
(2)
Any period during which the fiduciary is outside of the continental United States and, for any reason connected with or resulting from any war or national emergency, it is not reasonably practicable for him or her to return to the United States.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 1; P.L. 1950 (s.s.), ch. 2645, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-4. - Implied or constructive trust.

§ 18-3-4. Implied or constructive trust.
Nothing in § 18-3-3 shall authorize the delegation of the exercise of any functions in relation to an implied or constructive trust.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-5. - Power of attorney — Recording.

§ 18-3-5. Power of attorney — Recording.
Any functions delegated pursuant to the authority of § 18-3-3 shall be delegated by written power of attorney, signed before at least one witness, and the power of attorney may be acknowledged and recorded where the instrument or order under which the fiduciary was appointed is recorded, or, if the instrument or order has not been recorded in any town or city in this state, in the office of the recorder of deeds of the town or city in which any property included in the assets of the estate is situated.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-6. - Power additional.

§ 18-3-6. Power additional.
The power of delegation conferred by § 18-3-3 shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other power of delegation, whether conferred by statute or otherwise.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-7. - Judicial approval of delegation.

§ 18-3-7. Judicial approval of delegation.
(a)
No delegation of any functions pursuant to the authority of § 18-3-3 shall become effective until the delegation has been authorized or approved, if the delegation is by a trustee, by the superior court of this state for the county within which the power of attorney may be recorded, or if the delegation is by a personal representative, by the probate court of the city or town in which the power of attorney may be recorded.
(b)
The superior court and the several probate courts are authorized and empowered to approve or disapprove any delegation in their discretion, upon petition of the donor or donee thereof ex parte and without notice, or upon any reasonable notice that the court shall direct.
(c)
A copy of any order granting the approval, certified by the clerk of the court granting the approval, shall be conclusive evidence in favor of a person dealing with the donee of the power of attorney that the power of attorney was validly given pursuant to this section and was operative and effective as of the date of the order.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-8. - Time of execution of power of attorney.

§ 18-3-8. Time of execution of power of attorney.
A power of attorney executed under the authority of § 18-3-3 may be made either before or after the commencement of the period to which the power relates, to become operative after the beginning of the period.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-9. - Acts performed before notice of revocation of power.

§ 18-3-9. Acts performed before notice of revocation of power.
Notwithstanding the revocation of any power of attorney, whether by act of the donor of the power or by operation of law, any act done or instrument executed by the donee of the power shall be as valid and effectual in favor of any person dealing with the donee as if the power of attorney had remained unrevoked at the time when the act was done or the instrument was executed, unless the person dealing with the act or instrument had at that time actual notice of the revocation of the power of attorney.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-10. - Notice that donor of power is missing.

§ 18-3-10. Notice that donor of power is missing.
No person shall be deemed, for the purposes of this chapter, to have actual notice of the death of any donor of a power of attorney only by reason of a report to the effect that the donor is missing, or is missing and is believed to have been killed, unless the death of the donor has been presumed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction and the person in question has notice of the order.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-11. - Appointment in good faith.

§ 18-3-11. Appointment in good faith.
In any proceedings brought against the donor of a power of attorney in respect of any act or default of the donee of the power, it shall be a sufficient defense for the donor to prove that the donee was appointed by the donor in good faith and without negligence.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-12. - Judicial supervision of donee.

§ 18-3-12. Judicial supervision of donee.
(a)
All jurisdiction and powers of any court shall apply to the donee of the power of attorney in the same manner and to the same extent with respect to the exercise of the functions and the administration of the trust or estate to which the power of attorney relates, as if the donee was acting in relation to the trust or estate in the same capacity as the donor of the power of attorney.
(b)
The court at any time, or from time to time, may make any orders with respect to the bonds of the donor and donee of any power of attorney, or either of them, and as to the surety on the bonds, if any, that the court deems proper, with or without notice, in its discretion.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-13. - Delegation of powers by donee.

§ 18-3-13. Delegation of powers by donee.
The donee of a power of attorney, except as restricted by the terms thereof, may himself or herself exercise all the powers of delegation as the donor of the power of attorney might personally exercise.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-14. - Exercise of powers by cofiduciaries.

§ 18-3-14. Exercise of powers by cofiduciaries.
If any trustee or personal representative fails to delegate the exercise of any functions vested in him or her as a fiduciary, as permitted by §§ 18-3-3 — 18-3-7, or if, having made a delegation for a limited period, the period has expired, and if the trustee or personal representative is engaged in war service or is outside the continental United States, and for any reason connected with or resulting from any war or national emergency it is not reasonably practicable for him or her to return to the United States, the cofiduciary or cofiduciaries of the trustee or personal representative, if there is any, shall have and may exercise, as long and only as long as the conditions specified in the preceding provisions of this section exist, all of the functions and shall be subject to all of the responsibilities that would devolve upon the cofiduciary or cofiduciaries if the trustee or personal representative were dead, except, the duty to make an accounting of the estate as if the trustee or personal representative had died. Thereafter, until these conditions cease to exist, the trustee or personal representative shall no longer have or possess any of the functions or responsibilities.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 3; P.L. 1950 (s.s.), ch. 2645, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-14.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-15. - Conclusive effect of statement under oath by cofiduciaries.

§ 18-3-15. Conclusive effect of statement under oath by cofiduciaries.
A statement under oath by the cofiduciary or cofiduciaries, upon information and belief, as to the existence of any of the conditions specified in § 18-3-14, shall be conclusive evidence of that fact in favor of any person dealing with the cofiduciary or cofiduciaries.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-3 - Fiduciaries’ Emergency Act › Section 18-3-16. - Chapter controlling.

§ 18-3-16. Chapter controlling.
The provisions of this chapter shall be controlling, notwithstanding any rule of law or equity or any provisions of any other statute of this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries › Section 18-4-1. - Application of cy pres doctrine.

§ 18-4-1. Application of cy pres doctrine.
In all cases of charitable gifts of real or personal estate, whether by deed or will, where the purposes of the donor cannot be literally carried into effect, a complaint may be filed for a cy pres application of the trust property; and at that time all proceedings, orders, and decrees shall be had and taken in the suit, to carry out the intents of the donor as near as may be, that the charity may not fail, and to this end application as provided may be made in the same complaint for appointment of a new trustee or trustees under or pursuant to the provisions of §§ 18-2-1 — 18-2-8, or under the general equity powers of the court.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 487, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries › Section 18-4-3. - Arbitration.

§ 18-4-3. Arbitration.
Trustees may enter into rule of the court, in like manner as other parties, to submit matters in dispute, in relation to the estates represented by them, to arbitration and award.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 13; C.P.A. 1905, § 1146; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries › Section 18-4-4. - Power of sale.

§ 18-4-4. Power of sale.
(a)
Where a trust for sale, or a power of sale of property, is vested in trustees, they may sell or concur with any other person in selling all or any part of the property, either subject to prior encumbrances or not, and either together or in lots, by public auction or by private contract, subject to any conditions respecting title or evidence of title or other matter as the trustees think fit, with power to vary any contract for sale and to buy in at any auction as the trustees deem advantageous, or to rescind any contract for sale and to resell without being answerable for any resulting loss.
(b)
This section applies only if, and as far as, a contrary intention is not expressed in the instrument creating the trust or power, and shall have effect, subject to the terms of that instrument and to the provisions therein contained.
(c)
This section applies only to a trust or power created by an instrument executed on or after the first day of February, 1896.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries › Section 18-4-5. - Effect of trustee’s receipt.

§ 18-4-5. Effect of trustee’s receipt.
(a)
The receipt in writing of any trustees or trustee for any money, securities, or other personal property or effects, payable, transferable, or deliverable to them, him, her, or it, under any trust or power, expressly including purchase money and loans, shall be a sufficient discharge for the personal property or effects, and shall effectually exonerate the person paying, transferring, or delivering the personal property or effects from seeing to the application, or being answerable for any loss or misapplication.
(b)
This section applies to trusts previously or subsequently created.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries › Section 18-4-6. - Conveyance by infant trustee.

§ 18-4-6. Conveyance by infant trustee.
(a)
Whenever any person seised or possessed of any real or personal estate upon any express, implied, resulting, or constructive trust is under the age of eighteen (18) years, the infant shall, when the circumstances of the trust require, or the trust is to be terminated, by direction of the superior court in any suit brought for that purpose, convey and transfer the estate to the person and in a manner, either personally or by master, that the court may direct; and every conveyance shall pass to the grantee in the estate all the interest of the infant in the estate, as effectually as if the infant were of full age at the time of making the conveyance.
(b)
In case the infant does not make the conveyance, the infant may be compelled to make it by the court in like manner as if the infant were of full age.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 16; C.P.A. 1905, § 1220; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries › Section 18-4-7. - Disposition of money payable to infant trustee.

§ 18-4-7. Disposition of money payable to infant trustee.
The superior court may make all necessary orders and decrees for the payment and disposition of money belonging to an infant trustee, which may be payable by any person, upon the making of any conveyance under the provisions of § 18-4-6.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 17; C.P.A. 1905, § 1220; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries › Section 18-4-8. - Settlement of debts and claims — Assent of court.

§ 18-4-8. Settlement of debts and claims — Assent of court.
(a)
An executor or administrator, or two (2) or more trustees or assignees acting together, or a sole acting trustee or assignee, if by the instrument, if any, creating the trust the sole trustee or assignee is authorized to execute the trusts and powers thereof, may, if and as he, she, they, or it think fit, with the assent as provided in this section, accept any composition or any security, real or personal, for any debt or for any property, real or personal, claimed, and may allow any time for payment of any debt, and may compromise, compound, abandon, submit to arbitration, or otherwise settle, any debt, account, claim, or thing whatever, relating to the deceased person’s estate or to the trust; and for any of these purposes may enter into, give, execute, and do such agreements, instruments of composition or arrangement, releases, and other things that to him, her, it, or them seem expedient, without being responsible for any loss occasioned by any act or thing done by him, her, it, or them, in good faith, if done with the assent of the probate court in case of executors or administrators, and of one of the justices of the superior court in the case of trustees or assignees.
(b)
Application for the assent shall be in writing, and the assent, if given, shall be by order or decree and with or without notice or hearing, as the probate court or justice of the superior court shall deem best.
(c)
In case the order is made, or decree entered, the order or decree shall be final and not subject to appeal or rehearing.
(d)
As regards trustees or assignees, this section applies only if and as far as a contrary intention is not expressed in the instrument, if any, creating the trust, and shall have effect subject to the terms of that instrument and to the provisions contained in it.
(e)
This section applies to executorships, administratorships, trusts, and assignments previously or subsequently constituted or created.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 18; C.P.A. 1905, §§ 1220, 1232; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries › Section 18-4-9. - Powers of surviving fiduciaries.

§ 18-4-9. Powers of surviving fiduciaries.
(a)
Where a power or trust, whether discretionary or not, is given to or vested in two (2) or more executors, administrators, trustees, or assignees, jointly, then, unless the contrary is expressed in the instrument, if any, creating the power or trust, the power or trust may be exercised or performed by the survivors or survivor of them, or those occupying these positions for the time being.
(b)
This section shall only apply to powers and trusts created after January 31, 1896.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 19; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries › Section 18-4-10. - Management powers exercised with court approval.

§ 18-4-10. Management powers exercised with court approval.
Whenever the sale, exchange, conveyance, or leasing of the whole or of any part or parts of any property held upon trust, whether the property is real, personal, or both, or the borrowing of money upon the credit of any trust property, or the extension or renewal of any existing obligation binding upon the whole or any part or parts of the trust property, or the platting of any lands held upon trust, or the dedication, laying out, or conveyance, with or without compensation, of any lands for streets or ways, either in connection with the platting or independently, shall, for any reason, appear to be desirable, the superior court, upon complaint brought by any trustee of any property, may, subject to the further provisions of §§ 18-4-11 — 18-4-14, authorize one or more of these transactions as may appear necessary or expedient, and may or may not require security for the application of the proceeds, and may, if necessary or desirable, authorize the making or creation of a mortgage, pledge, or other lien of or upon the whole or any part or parts of the trust property, for the purpose of securing any borrowing of money, or of securing any extension or renewal of an existing obligation.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 11; C.P.A. 1905, § 1145; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 11; P.L. 1917, ch. 1501, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries › Section 18-4-11. - Purposes for which borrowing authorized.

§ 18-4-11. Purposes for which borrowing authorized.
(a)
Borrowing may be authorized for any one or more of the following purposes:
(1)
To pay assessments upon the trust property for betterments;
(2)
To pay for any repairs and improvements on the property that may be or become necessary or desirable by reason of the betterments, or by reason of the taking of any part or parts of the property by right of eminent domain;
(3)
To pay for the erection, alteration, completion, or establishment of or additions to any building, buildings, or other improvements on the property;
(4)
To discharge or reduce any existing obligations or encumbrances binding upon the trust property; or
(5)
To pay for any charge or expense for any other purpose whatsoever which the court may approve as necessary or desirable for the protection or benefit of the trust property.
(b)
Each borrowing may be authorized in an amount and on those terms and conditions and with any directions and instructions to the trustee or trustees that the court deems proper.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 11; P.L. 1917, ch. 1501, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 18 - Fiduciaries › Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries › Section 18-4-12. - Leases authorized.

§ 18-4-12. Leases authorized.
Leasing may be authorized either generally or with reference to a specific lease, for a fixed period or periods, whether or not the period or periods may extend beyond the time limited for the determination of the trust, with those privileges of renewal, upon the terms, and subject to the covenants and agreements, whether incidental or collateral, that the court may deem necessary or desirable, with power in the court to confer upon the trustee or trustees full or qualified discretion to determine any of the provisions of the lease or leases.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 11; P.L. 1917, ch. 1501, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-12.