Rhode Island § 43-3-20 - Construction and Effect of Statutes
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§ 43-3-20. Construction and Effect of Statutes
R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-3-20
§ 43-3-20. Financial reports.
Wherever in any general law, public law, act, or resolution of the general assembly an officer, board, commission, state department, or agency is required to make a financial report of its receipts and disbursements or its requirements, the required report means a report to the state controller as required by chapter 6 of title 35; provided, that nothing in this section shall apply to the reports required to be made to the governor and to the general assembly by the state controller.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 26; P.L. 1931, ch. 1737, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 309, § 23; impl.
am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 43-3-20.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-3-20 ("Construction and Effect of Statutes") 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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