The repeal of any statute shall in no case affect any act done, any right accrued, acquired, or established, or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil case before the time when the repeal takes effect.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-3-22
Effect of repeal on prior rights and proceedings
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case West v. Town of Bristol (1989)
Most recently applied in Patty v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. (September 1990)
G.L. 1896, ch. 26, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 32, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 309, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 43-3-22.
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.