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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-19.1-7

Liability

Known as the Financial Exploitation of Elders and Dependent Persons Act

The act spans §§ 33-19.1-1–33-19.1-9 (9 sections).

P.L. 2014, ch. 491, § 1.

(a) A person is not liable for transferring property pursuant to an instrument that is subject to the presumption created under § 33-19.1-3, unless the person is served with notice, prior to transferring the property, that the instrument has been contested under this section.

(b) A person who is served with notice that an instrument has been contested under this section is not liable for failing to transfer property pursuant to the instrument, unless the person is served with notice that the validity of the transfer has been conclusively determined by a court.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.