(a)  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, permissible means of delivery of a record include delivery by hand, mail, conventional commercial practice, and electronic transmission.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-122

  • Electronic transmission: means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and renewed by a recipient thereof, and may be directly reproduced in a paper form by such a recipient through an automated process. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102

(b)  Delivery to the secretary of state is effective only when a record is received by the secretary of state.

History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 121, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 122, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.