§ 28-15-1 “Assignment” defined
§ 28-15-2 Maximum period of assignment – Form and contents
§ 28-15-3 Standard form
§ 28-15-4 Copy delivered to assignor
§ 28-15-5 Recording of assignments
§ 28-15-6 Copy of assignment delivered to employer
§ 28-15-7 Effect of assignment
§ 28-15-8 Assignments under small loan law
§ 28-15-9 Wage deductions exempt
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-15 - Assignment of Future Wages

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Assignment: as used in this chapter , includes every instrument purporting to transfer an interest in or an authority to collect the future earnings of any person. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-15-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Employee: means any person who has entered into the employment of or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with any employer, except that in the case of a city or town other than the city of Providence it shall only mean that class or those classes of employees as may be designated by a city, town, or regional school district in a manner provided in this chapter to receive compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8