Rhode Island § 45-54-23 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations
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§ 45-54-23. Municipal Detention Facility Corporations
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-54-23
§ 45-54-23. Transfers to governmental body.
When all bonds issued under the provisions of the chapter for each specific project and their interest have been paid, or a sufficient amount for the payment of all the bonds and their interest to the maturity of the bonds have been set aside in trust for the benefit of the bondholders, the specific project financed under the provisions of this chapter may be transferred to the municipality leasing the project on terms and conditions and for consideration that the corporation determines. If the corporation is dissolved, all funds of the corporation not required for the payment of bonds shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality in which the corporation is established for the use of the municipality, and all property belonging to the corporation shall be vested in the municipality and delivered to it. No part of the net earnings of the authority shall be distributed to, or inure to the benefit of, any private person.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-54-23 ("Municipal Detention Facility Corporations") 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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