{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-26","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-3-26","heading":"Conflicting general and special provisions.","body":"Wherever a general provision shall be in conflict with a special provision relating to the same or to a similar subject, the two (2) provisions shall be construed, if possible, so that effect may be given to both; and in those cases, if effect cannot be given to both, the special provision shall prevail and shall be construed as an exception to the general provision.","path":["Title 43 Statutes and Statutory Construction","Chapter 3 Construction and Effect of Statutes"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE43/43-3/43-3-26.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:16Z","sha256":"4910b49e31fb0720462e512759929919a9682498add261adbf4e8e063f6c3471","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-25","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}