Rhode Island § 5-62-12 § 5-62-12. Construction.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 5-62-12 — § 5-62-12. Construction.

Rhode Island § 5-62-12

Title 5Businesses and Professions

Ch. 5-62Works of Art â€” Artistsâ€™ Rights

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-62-12 (2026).

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§ 5-62-12. Construction.
(a) The rights and liabilities created by this chapter shall be construed to be in addition
            to and not in substitution, exclusion, or displacement of, other rights and liabilities
            provided by law, including the law of principal and agent, except where the construction
            would, as a matter of law, be unreasonable.
         
(b) No art merchant who, as buyer, is excluded from obtaining the benefits of an express
            warranty under this chapter, shall be deprived of the benefits of any other provision
            of law by that exclusion.
         

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§ 5-62-12. Construction.

(a) The rights and liabilities created by this chapter shall be construed to be in addition to and not in substitution, exclusion, or displacement of, other rights and liabilities provided by law, including the law of principal and agent, except where the construction would, as a matter of law, be unreasonable.

(b) No art merchant who, as buyer, is excluded from obtaining the benefits of an express warranty under this chapter, shall be deprived of the benefits of any other provision of law by that exclusion.