Rhode Island § 37-13-14 - Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors
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§ 37-13-14. Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-14
§ 37-13-14. Contractor’s bond.
The state or any city, town, agency, or committee therein awarding contracts for public works shall require the contractor awarded a contract with a contract price in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for public works to file with the proper authority good and sufficient bond with surety furnished by any surety company authorized to do business in the state, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract and upon the payment for labor performed and material furnished in connection therewith, a bond to contain the terms and conditions set forth in chapter 12 of this title, and to be subject to the provisions of that chapter. Waiver of the bonding requirements of this section is expressly prohibited.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 290, § 13; P.L. 1955, ch. 3580, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-13-13; P.L. 1965,
ch. 77, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-13-14; P.L. 1974, ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 449, §
16; P.L. 1994, ch. 384, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 367, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 354, § 3.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-13-14 ("Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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