Rhode Island § 28-39-7 - Temporary Disability Insurance — General Provisions

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§ 28-39-7. Temporary Disability Insurance — General Provisions

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-39-7

§ 28-39-7. Creation of reserve fund — Sources.

(a) There is created the temporary disability insurance reserve fund, to be administered in the manner subsequently prescribed in this chapter, without liability on the part of the state beyond the amounts paid into and earned by the reserve fund. This reserve fund shall consist of:

(1) All contributions;

(2) All penalties paid subsequent to June 30, 1947, pursuant to §§ 28-39-23 — 28-39-32 and §§ 28-40-1 — 28-40-8;

(3) All other moneys paid into and received by the reserve fund;

(4) Property and securities acquired by and through the use of moneys belonging to the reserve fund; and

(5) Interest earned upon the moneys belonging to the reserve fund.

(b) All moneys in the reserve fund shall be mingled and undivided.

History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 3A; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 2, § 4; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2841, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-7.

Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 28-39-7 ("Temporary Disability Insurance — General Provisions") 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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