Rhode Island § 37-12-5 § 37-12-5. Time limitation on creditors' actions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 37-12-5 — § 37-12-5. Time limitation on creditors' actions.

Rhode Island § 37-12-5

Title 37Public Property and Works

Ch. 37-12Contractorsâ€™ Bonds

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-12-5 (2026).

Text

§ 37-12-5. Time limitation on creditors' actions.
No suit instituted under § 37-12-2 shall be commenced after the expiration of two (2) years, or under the maximum time
            limit as contained within any labor or material payment bond required under § 37-12-1, whichever period is longer, after the day on which the last of the labor was furnished
            or performed or material or equipment was furnished or supplied by any person claiming
            under the section.
         

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§ 37-12-5. Time limitation on creditors' actions.

No suit instituted under § 37-12-2 shall be commenced after the expiration of two (2) years, or under the maximum time limit as contained within any labor or material payment bond required under § 37-12-1, whichever period is longer, after the day on which the last of the labor was furnished or performed or material or equipment was furnished or supplied by any person claiming under the section.

Legislative History

P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 5; P.L. 1938, ch. 2644, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-5; P.L. 1973, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 148, § 1.