Rhode Island General Laws 23-24.2-10. Exclusions
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply:
(1) To any common carrier, contract carrier, or freight forwarder in transporting a product, fabric, or related material shipped or delivered for shipment into commerce in the ordinary course of its business;
(2) To any converter, processor, or finisher in performing a contract or commission service for the account of a person subject to the provisions of this chapter; provided, that the converter, processor, or finisher does not cause any product, fabric, or related material to become subject to this chapter contrary to the terms of the contract or commission service; or
(3) To any product, fabric, or related material shipped or delivered for shipment into commerce for the purpose of finishing or processing that product, fabric, or related material so that it conforms with applicable flammability standards issued or amended under the provisions of § 23-24.2-4.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.3-10; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-24.2-10
- Commerce: means the advertising, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of any services and any property, tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, and any other article, commodity, or thing of value wherever situate, and shall include any trade or commerce directly or indirectly affecting the people of the state. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-24.2-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Fabric: means any material (except fiber, filament, or yarn from other than retail sale) woven, knitted, felted, or produced from or in combination with any natural or synthetic fiber, film, or substitute for it which is intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in any product as defined in subdivision (8). See Rhode Island General Laws 23-24.2-2
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other form of business enterprise. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-24.2-2
- Product: means any article of wearing apparel or interior furnishing. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-24.2-2
- Related material: means paper, plastic, rubber, synthetic film, or synthetic foam which is intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in any product as defined in subdivision (8). See Rhode Island General Laws 23-24.2-2