§ 37-12-1 Contractors required to give bond – Terms and conditions
§ 37-12-2 Rights of persons furnishing labor and materials
§ 37-12-3 Remedies of creditors and state – Priority of claims
§ 37-12-4 Intervention by creditor in suit brought by state
§ 37-12-5 Time limitation on creditors’ actions
§ 37-12-6 Intervention in suit brought by creditor – Consolidation of suits
§ 37-12-7 Notice of pendency of suit
§ 37-12-8 Certified copies of documents
§ 37-12-9 Payment into court by surety – Discharge
§ 37-12-10 Retainers relating to contracts for public works, sewer, or water main construction
§ 37-12-10.1 Contractor/subcontractor retainage
§ 37-12-11 Substitution of securities for retained earnings

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 37-12 - Contractors' Bonds

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8