Rhode Island General Laws 9-5-32. Notice to nonresident to appoint attorney – Agents for noncomplying persons
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Every individual or partnership required by § 9-5-29 — § 9-5-31 to file a power of attorney and failing so to do shall be notified by the secretary of state, upon information and request by any resident of this state, of the requirements of § 9-5-29 — § 9-5-32; and every person who acts within the state as agent of any such individual or partnership which fails, after receipt of the notice from the secretary of state, to file the power shall for such failure be liable to a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) for each day during which the person has so acted after the receipt of the notice by the individual or partnership.
History of Section.
P.L. 1930, ch. 1614, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 516, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-32.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-5-32
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC