Rhode Island § 23-26-13 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture
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§ 23-26-13. Bedding and Upholstered Furniture
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-26-13
§ 23-26-13. Contents of tag on bedding articles for sale.
Every article of bedding made for sale, sold, or offered for sale shall have attached thereto a tag which shall state the name of the material used, that the material used is new, or second-hand and, when required to be sterilized, that the material has been sterilized, and the number of the sterilizing registration. The tag shall also contain the name and address of the maker or the vendor and the registry number of the maker. All tags attached to new articles shall be legibly stamped or marked by the retail vendor with the date of delivery to the customer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 3; P.L. 1945, ch. 1660, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-13; P.L. 2022,
ch. 231, art. 3, § 9, effective June 27, 2022.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-26-13 ("Bedding and Upholstered Furniture") 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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