Rhode Island § 33-21.1-37 § 33-21.1-37. Effect of new provisions — Clarification of application.

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§ 33-21.1-37 — § 33-21.1-37. Effect of new provisions — Clarification of application.

Rhode Island § 33-21.1-37

Title 33Probate practice and procedure

Ch. 33-21.1Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-21.1-37 (2026).

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§ 33-21.1-37. Effect of new provisions — Clarification of application.
(a) This chapter does not relieve a holder of a duty that arose before July 1, 1987 to
            report, pay, or deliver property. A holder who did not comply with the law in effect
            before July 1, 1987 is subject to the applicable enforcement and penalty provisions
            that then existed and these provisions are continued in effect for the purpose of
            this subsection, subject to § 33-21.1-29(b).
         
(b) The initial report filed under this chapter for property that was not required to
            be reported before July 1, 1987 but which is subject to this chapter, must

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§ 33-21.1-37. Effect of new provisions — Clarification of application.

(a) This chapter does not relieve a holder of a duty that arose before July 1, 1987 to report, pay, or deliver property. A holder who did not comply with the law in effect before July 1, 1987 is subject to the applicable enforcement and penalty provisions that then existed and these provisions are continued in effect for the purpose of this subsection, subject to § 33-21.1-29(b).

(b) The initial report filed under this chapter for property that was not required to be reported before July 1, 1987 but which is subject to this chapter, must include all items of property that would have been presumed abandoned during the ten (10) year period preceding July 1, 1987, as if this chapter had been in effect during that period.