A person aggrieved by a decision of the administrator, or whose claim has not been acted upon within ninety (90) days after its filing, may bring an action to establish the claim in the superior court, naming the administrator as a defendant. The action must be brought within ninety (90) days after the decision of the administrator or within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the filing of the claim if he or she has failed to act on it. The action shall be tried de novo without a jury.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-21.1-26
Action to establish claim
Known as the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
The act spans §§ 33-21.1-1 to 33-21.1-9 (47 sections).
P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3.
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.