A decision or request made or communicated with the assistance of a supporter in conformity with this chapter shall be recognized for the purposes of any provision of law as the decision or request of the principal and may be enforced by the principal or supporter in law or equity on the same basis as a decision or request of the principal.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66.13-7
Recognition of supporters
Known as the Supported Decision-Making Act
The act spans §§ 42-66.13-1 to 42-66.13-9 (10 sections).
P.L. 2019, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 124, § 1.
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.