Rhode Island § 9-1-17 § 9-1-17. Limitation of actions on contracts or liabilities under seal and on judgments.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-1-17 — § 9-1-17. Limitation of actions on contracts or liabilities under seal and on judgments.

Rhode Island § 9-1-17

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-1Causes of Action

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-17 (2026).

Text

§ 9-1-17. Limitation of actions on contracts or liabilities under seal and on judgments.
The following actions shall be commenced and sued within twenty (20) years next after
            the cause of action shall accrue and not after: actions on contracts or liabilities
            under seal; and actions on judgments or decrees of any court of record of the United
            States, or of any state.
         

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§ 9-1-17. Limitation of actions on contracts or liabilities under seal and on judgments.

The following actions shall be commenced and sued within twenty (20) years next after the cause of action shall accrue and not after: actions on contracts or liabilities under seal; and actions on judgments or decrees of any court of record of the United States, or of any state.

Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 251; G.L. 1909, ch. 284, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 334, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 510, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 9-1-17; P.L. 1960, ch. 147, § 3; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 6.