Rhode Island General Laws 28-15-5. Recording of assignments
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No assignment of future earnings or wages shall be valid, except as between the parties to the assignment, unless the assignment is recorded within five (5) days after it is signed by the assignor in a book to be kept for that purpose in the office of the recorder of deeds, if there is one, otherwise in the office of the clerk of the town or city in which the assignor resides, if a resident of this state, or in the town or city in which he or she is employed if not a resident of this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1908, ch. 1551, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 260, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 304, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 292, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-15-5.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-15-5
- Assignment: as used in this chapter , includes every instrument purporting to transfer an interest in or an authority to collect the future earnings of any person. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-15-1
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9