§ 43-3-29. Compliance of acts to be performed, authorized, or required following proclamation
of emergency.
(a) Notwithstanding any general or public law to the contrary, upon the filing of the
proclamation as provided in § 43-3-28, any act or thing to be done, performed, authorized, or required by a certain day
or time, which because of the disruption and/or interruption cannot be done, performed,
authorized, or required in the manner as authorized or required by law, contract,
or otherwise, shall be deemed to have complied therewith if done, performed, authorized,
or required, on or before the next business day following the determinatio
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§ 43-3-29. Compliance of acts to be performed, authorized, or required following proclamation
of emergency.
(a) Notwithstanding any general or public law to the contrary, upon the filing of the
proclamation as provided in § 43-3-28, any act or thing to be done, performed, authorized, or required by a certain day
or time, which because of the disruption and/or interruption cannot be done, performed,
authorized, or required in the manner as authorized or required by law, contract,
or otherwise, shall be deemed to have complied therewith if done, performed, authorized,
or required, on or before the next business day following the determination by the
governor as provided in § 43-3-30, and if any further act or thing may be required or authorized to be done, performed,
authorized, or required, in consequence of or as a performance subsequent to the initial
act or thing required to be done, performed, authorized, or required, the day or time
for the further performance, which but for the emergency would have occurred during
the period of emergency or later, shall be extended by the duration of the period
of emergency to provide for a period of time commensurate with that contemplated had
there not been interruption or disruption of service.
(b) Except where the use of postal service is the only means of communication agreed upon
by the parties, it shall be the duty of every person to exercise other means of communication
as may be reasonably available to him or her to mitigate the consequences resulting
from the emergency so that the rights of all persons shall not be prejudiced.
Rhode Island § 43-3-29 (§ 43-3-29. Compliance of acts to be performed, authorized, or required following proclamation of emergency.) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.