Rhode Island § 42-9-7 § 42-9-7. Approval of land titles and conveyances.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-9-7 — § 42-9-7. Approval of land titles and conveyances.

Rhode Island § 42-9-7

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-9Department of Attorney General

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-9-7 (2026).

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§ 42-9-7. Approval of land titles and conveyances.
Whenever an appropriation is available for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring
            land, the officer, board, division, department, or commission authorized to make the
            purchase or to acquire the land shall not accept any deed nor shall the state controller
            draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment for the land until
            the officer, board, division, department, or commission has obtained an acceptable
            policy of title insurance covering the real estate. No easement or right-of-way shall
            be construed to be an encumbrance within the meaning of the preceding sentence.
         


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§ 42-9-7. Approval of land titles and conveyances.

Whenever an appropriation is available for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring land, the officer, board, division, department, or commission authorized to make the purchase or to acquire the land shall not accept any deed nor shall the state controller draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment for the land until the officer, board, division, department, or commission has obtained an acceptable policy of title insurance covering the real estate. No easement or right-of-way shall be construed to be an encumbrance within the meaning of the preceding sentence.

Legislative History

G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 23; P.L. 1925, ch. 610, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; P.L. 1946, ch. 1771, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-7; P.L. 2002, ch. 401, § 1.