Rhode Island § 5-89-8 - Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act
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§ 5-89-8. Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-89-8
§ 5-89-8. Limitation of liability.
Neither the failure by an entity to satisfy any of its standards, nor the selection of specific assessment measures, nor any other action taken by or on behalf of the entity pursuant to this chapter, or any omission to take any action required by this chapter to seek, obtain, or maintain status as a reporting entity, shall, in and of itself, create any right of action on the part of any person or entity or otherwise give rise to any claim for breach of any fiduciary or similar duty owed to any person or entity.
History of Section.
P.L. 2019, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 206, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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