Title 33, Title 33 Practice and Procedure

(a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court may allow all the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the court shall mak…

(a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this state, a court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: (1) Hold an evidentiary hearing; (2) Order a person in that state to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (3) Order…

(a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of witnesses who are located in another state may be offered by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on it…

Determination of whether a respondent has a significant connection with a particular state shall include consideration of the following factors: (1) The location of the respondent’s family and others required to be notified of the guardianship or protective proceeding; (2) The le…

Section 8-9-9 entitled “general probate jurisdiction,” chapter 15 of title 33 entitled “limited guardianship and guardianship of adults”, and this chapter provide the jurisdictional basis for a court of this state to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for an adult.

In addition to the limited or special jurisdiction under § 33-15.2-204, a court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for a respondent if: (1) This state is the respondent’s home state; (2) On the date the petition is filed, this state i…

(a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under § 33-15.2-203 has special jurisdiction to do any of the following: (1) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days for a respondent who is physically present in this state; (2) Issue a protectiv…

Except as otherwise provided in § 33-15.2-204, a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with this chapter has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the court or the appointment or order expires by …

(a) A court of this state having jurisdiction under § 33-15.2-203 to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order may decline to exercise its jurisdiction if it determines at any time that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. (b) If a court of this state declin…

(a) If at any time a court of this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because of unjustifiable conduct, the court may: (1) Decline to exercise jurisdiction; (2) Exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioni…

If a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent’s home state on the date the petition was filed, in addition to complying with the notice requirements of this state, notice of the pro…

Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or a protective order limited to property located in this state as provided in § 33-15.2-204(a)(1) or (a)(2), if a petition for the appointment of a guardian or protective order is filed in this and another s…

(a) Following the appointment of a guardian or conservator, the guardian or conservator may petition the court to transfer the guardianship or conservatorship to another state. (b) Notice of the petition to transfer a guardianship or conservatorship under subsection (a) of this s…

(a) Upon issuance of a provisional or temporary order in another state to transfer a guardianship or conservatorship to this state under provisions similar to those in § 33-15.2-301, the guardian or conservator shall petition the court in this state to accept the guardianship or …

If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this state, a guardian appointed in another state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in thi…

If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in this state, the conservator appointed in another state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order in this sta…

(a) Upon registration of a guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in this state all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of this state, including maintaining actions and proceeding…

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the…

(a) This chapter applies to guardianship and protective proceedings begun on or after January 1, 2016. (b) For proceedings begun before January 1, 2016, whether or not a guardianship or protective order has been issued, §§ 33-15.2-101 through 106 and 33-15.2-301 through 502 apply…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Financial Exploitation of Elders and Dependent Persons Act.”

As used in this chapter: (1) “Care custodian” means a person who provides health or social services to a dependent adult, except that “care custodian” does not include a person who provided services without remuneration if the person had a personal relationship with the dependent…

(a) A provision of any document or instrument, including commercial instruments as defined in title 6A, making a donative transfer to any of the following persons is presumed to be the product of fraud or undue influence: (1) The person who drafted the instrument; (2) A person in…

Section 33-19.1-3 does not apply to any of the following instruments or transfers: (1) A donative transfer to a person who is related by blood or affinity, within the fourth (4th) degree, to the transferor or is the cohabitant of the transferor. (2) An instrument that is drafted …

(a) A gift is not subject to § 33-19.1-3 if the instrument is reviewed by an independent attorney who counsels the transferor, out of the presence of any heir or proposed beneficiary, about the nature and consequences of the intended transfer, including the effect of the intended…

If a gift fails under this chapter, the instrument making the gift shall operate as if the beneficiary had predeceased the transferor without spouse, domestic partner, or issue.

(a) A person is not liable for transferring property pursuant to an instrument that is subject to the presumption created under § 33-19.1-3, unless the person is served with notice, prior to transferring the property, that the instrument has been contested under this section. (b)…

This chapter applies notwithstanding a contrary provision in an instrument.

(a) This section shall apply to instruments that become irrevocable on or after January 1, 2015. For the purposes of this section, an instrument that is otherwise revocable or amendable shall be deemed to be irrevocable if, on or after January 1, 2015, the transferor by reason of…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Administrator” means the general treasurer or the general treasurer’s designee, including agents hired for the express purpose of auditing, assessing, and collecting unclaimed property. (2) “Apparent owner” mean…

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (e), stock or other intangible ownership interest in a business association, the existence of which is evidenced by records available to the association, is presumed abandoned and, with respect to the interest, the association is the …

(a) Intangible property and any income or increment derived from the intangible property held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of another person is presumed abandoned unless the owner, within three (3) years after it has become payable or distributable, has increased or de…

Intangible property held for the owner by a court, state, or other government, governmental subdivision or agency, public corporation, or public authority which remains unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after becoming payable or distributable is presumed abandoned. In…

(a) A credit memo issued by a business association that remains unredeemed for more than three (3) years after issuance is presumed abandoned. Pursuant to § 6-13-12, gift certificates shall not be presumed to be abandoned. (b) In the case of a credit memo, the amount presumed aba…

(a) All tangible and intangible personal property and any income from this property which has been confiscated by any city, town, or state police department and has been held in the custody of the department for six (6) months or more shall be presumed abandoned and shall revert …

All intangible property in the form of uncashed vendor checks which have been held in the custody of a hospital, private, nonprofit institutions of higher education or such other domestic charitable corporations for three (3) or more years and satisfies the conditions found in § …

Unpaid wages, including wages represented by unpresented payroll checks, owing in the ordinary course of the holder’s business which remain unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after becoming payable are presumed abandoned. In addition, unpaid wages, including wages repr…

All tangible and intangible property held in a safe deposit box or any other safekeeping repository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder’s business, and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by other law, which remain unclaimed by the owner for …

Property distributable in the course of a demutualization of an insurance company is deemed abandoned two (2) years after the date the property is first distributable if, at the time of the first distribution the last known address of the owner on the books and records of the hol…

(a) A person holding property tangible or intangible, presumed abandoned and subject to custody as unclaimed property under this chapter, shall report to the administrator concerning the property as provided in this section. (b) The report must be verified and must include: (1) E…

(a) The administrator shall place an advertisement, twice a year, one not later than March 1 and one not later than October 15, at least once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation that reach each county in the stat…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a person who is required to file a report under § 33-21.1-17, shall at the time of filing the report as required by § 33-21.1-17 pay or deliver to the administrator all abandoned property required to be reported. (b) If the owne…

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, all intangible property, including any income or increment derived from intangible property, less any lawful charges, that is held, issued, or owing in the ordinary course of a holder’s business and has remained unclaimed by the o…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 33-21.1-2(b), United States savings bonds that are unclaimed property and subject to the provisions of this chapter shall escheat to the state of Rhode Island three (3) years after becoming unclaimed property, and all property rights to suc…

(a) Upon the payment or delivery of property to the administrator, the state assumes custody and responsibility for the safekeeping of the property. A person who pays or delivers property to the administrator in good faith is relieved of all liability to the extent of the value o…

Whenever property, other than money, is paid or delivered to the administrator under this chapter, the owner is entitled to receive from the administrator any dividends, interest, or other increments, realized or accruing on the property at or before liquidation or conversion of …