Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 37-12 – Contractors’ Bonds


§ 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

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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
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United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8