Rhode Island General Laws 19-14.3-3.3. Action on bond
Every person who has delivered or deposited money or credit to be forwarded to a foreign correspondent, who has acquired any judgment, debt, claim, or demand relating to the transaction against any person named as principal in any bond filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or the person’s agents or employees, arising from defalcation, embezzlement, negligence, breach of contract, or violation of any duty required under this title, shall have a cause of action upon the bond for all damages sustained, and shall upon request be furnished with a certified copy of the bond by the director, or the director’s designee, and may bring suit in the name of the obligee named in the bond for their use and benefit against the principal and surety or sureties named in the bond, and may prosecute the action to final judgment and execution; provided, that the action and its prosecution shall involve the obligee in no expense and that every action shall be commenced and sued within six (6) years after the cause of action shall accrue and not after.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 129, § 3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 19-14.3-3.3
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
- 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.