Rhode Island General Laws 27-4-13. Deprivation of court jurisdiction – Limitation of actions
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No life insurance company and no officer or insurance producer of the company shall make, issue, or deliver any policy or contract of insurance containing any condition, stipulation, or agreement depriving the courts of the state of jurisdiction of actions against it, nor limiting the time for commencing any action at law or in equity against it to a period of less than three (3) years from the time when the cause of action shall accrue.
History of Section.
P.L. 1931, ch. 1757, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 153, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 27-4-13.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-4-13
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.