Rhode Island General Laws 34-11-5. Releases and discharges effective without seal
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Any instrument purporting to be a release of all claims and demands, or of any special demand, whatever be the consideration expressed therefor, and any discharge of mortgage in whole or in part, shall be construed to have that effect although no seal shall be affixed thereto.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 202, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 253, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 297, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 435, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 34-11-5.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-11-5
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15