Wherever a general provision shall be in conflict with a special provision relating to the same or to a similar subject, the two (2) provisions shall be construed, if possible, so that effect may be given to both; and in those cases, if effect cannot be given to both, the special provision shall prevail and shall be construed as an exception to the general provision.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-3-26
Conflicting general and special provisions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Cahoon v. Shelton (2011)
Most recently applied in Cahoon v. Shelton (July 2011)
G.L. 1896, ch. 26, § 23; G.L. 1909, ch. 32, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 309, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 43-3-26.
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