Rhode Island General Laws 42-9-7. Approval of land titles and conveyances
Whenever an appropriation is available for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring land, the officer, board, division, department, or commission authorized to make the purchase or to acquire the land shall not accept any deed nor shall the state controller draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment for the land until the officer, board, division, department, or commission has obtained an acceptable policy of title insurance covering the real estate. No easement or right-of-way shall be construed to be an encumbrance within the meaning of the preceding sentence.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 23; P.L. 1925, ch. 610, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; P.L. 1946, ch. 1771, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-7; P.L. 2002, ch. 401, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-9-7
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10