{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-12-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-12-17","heading":"Debt previously approved.","body":"Whenever the provisions of § 45-12-16 operate to repeal a limitation on the interest rate which may be paid on any issue of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness approved by the qualified voters of any city, town, or other political subdivision, no further approval of the issue of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness by the qualified voters shall be required, notwithstanding any provision of general or special law or charter.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 12 Indebtedness of Towns and Cities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-12/45-12-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:43Z","sha256":"40562e21b7d993da89e462497d35fe2bf481b7ddaba68db36167cd7fc5010b6d","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-12-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-12-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}