{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-11-802","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-11-802","heading":"Contract provisions.","body":"(a) No person subject to this chapter who makes or engages in the performance of a contract in violation of this chapter or a rule or order of the director under this chapter, or who acquires a right under a contract with knowledge of the facts by which its making or performance is in violation, may obtain relief on the contract.\n(b) A provision in a contract entered into or effective in this state, binding a person acquiring a security to waive compliance with this chapter or a rule or order of the chapter under this chapter is nonenforceable. A provision in a contract containing an agreement to arbitrate or a choice of law provision in a contract between persons all of whom are engaged in the securities business is not a provision waiving compliance with this chapter and is enforceable in accordance with its terms.","path":["Title 7 Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships","Chapter 11 Rhode Island Uniform Securities Act","Part VIII Miscellaneous Provisions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-11/7-VIII/7-11-802.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:22:44Z","sha256":"e806ab1e022ac46575e1ec9650cc6eece0f3659969d4263a320ecc5c78158f4e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-11-801","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-11-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}