{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-3-2","heading":"Application of rules of construction.","body":"In the construction of statutes the provisions of this chapter shall be observed, unless the observance of them would lead to a construction inconsistent with the manifest intent of the general assembly, or be repugnant to some other part of the statute.","path":["Title 43 Statutes and Statutory Construction","Chapter 3 Construction and Effect of Statutes"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE43/43-3/43-3-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:16Z","sha256":"dbd8c2ba16ba45f09a8766dab5df50fb78fc649335c66dedf4c88435c554b75b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}