{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-12.1-1102","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-12.1-1102","heading":"Relationship of article to other laws.","body":"(a) This article does not authorize an act prohibited by, and does not affect the application or requirements of, any law other than this article.\n(b) A transaction effected under this chapter may not create or impair a right, duty, or obligation of a person under the statutory law of this state relating to a change in control, takeover, business combination, control-share acquisition, or similar transaction involving a domestic merging, acquired, converting, or domesticating business corporation unless:\n(1) If the corporation does not survive the transaction, the transaction satisfies any requirements of the law; or\n(2) If the corporation survives the transaction, the approval of the plan is by a vote of the shareholders or directors which would be sufficient to create or impair the right, duty, or obligation directly under the law.","path":["Title 7 Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships","Chapter 12.1 Uniform Partnership Act","Article 11 Merger, Interest Exchange, Conversion, and Domestication","Part 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-12.1/7-11/7-1/7-12.1-1102.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:39:24Z","sha256":"891712bf40e73fee2152cfab7bf2bbb51895dcc7278419c4d14ba8595d81fff6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-12.1-1101","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-12.1-1103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}