Rhode Island § 19-9-14 - Community Obligations and Banking Offenses
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§ 19-9-14. Community Obligations and Banking Offenses
R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-9-14
§ 19-9-14. Deposits payable to survivor.
When a deposit has been or shall be made in any regulated institution in the name of two (2) persons and payable to either or to the survivor, the deposit, or any part of the deposit, or any interest or dividend on the deposit, may be paid to either of those persons, whether the other is living or not, or to the guardian, executor, or administrator of the survivor, and the receipt of the person so paid shall be valid and sufficient release and discharge on account of the payment so made.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 82, § 47.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-9-14 ("Community Obligations and Banking Offenses") 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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