Rhode Island § 18-2-3 - Appointment of Fiduciaries
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§ 18-2-3. Appointment of Fiduciaries
R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-2-3
§ 18-2-3. Filling of vacancies not obligatory with court.
On application for the appointment of a new trustee, it shall not be obligatory to appoint more than one new trustee where only one trustee was originally appointed, nor to fill up the original number of trustees where two (2) or more than two (2) trustees were originally appointed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 3; G.L. 1938,
ch. 486, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-3.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-2-3 ("Appointment of Fiduciaries") 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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