R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-3-3

Gender of words

G.L. 1896, ch. 26, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 32, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 309, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-3.

Every word importing the masculine gender only may be construed to extend to and to include females as well as males.

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.