§ 42-11.1-13. Court actions or other legal processes.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the liability of the state government, insofar as incurring an obligation to make an interest payment to a contractor under the terms of this chapter is concerned, shall not extend beyond the date of a notice of intention to file a claim, the date of a notice of a claim, or the date commencing a legal action for the payment of such interest, whichever occurs first. Any interest payment owed by the state government in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as of that date shall be paid as directed by the court and, to the extent that the interest payment is attributable to processing delays caused by the state agency which received the proper invoice or by processing delays caused by the controller’s department, the interest payment shall be made from funds available to the state agency or to the controller’s department at the time of final judgment.
(b) With respect to the court actions or other legal processes referred to in this section, any interest obligation incurred by the state government after the date specified in this section in accord with any provision of law other than this chapter shall be determined as prescribed by that separate provision of law, shall be paid as directed by the court, and shall be paid from any appropriation available for that purpose.
History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 73, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-11.1 - Prompt Payment by Department of Administration
Section 42-11.1-2. - Definitions.
Section 42-11.1-3. - Time period for payment.
Section 42-11.1-4. - Partial payment.
Section 42-11.1-5. - Determination of eligibility for payment of interest.
Section 42-11.1-6. - Computation of interest payment.
Section 42-11.1-7. - Determination of appropriations for interest payments.
Section 42-11.1-8. - Exclusion of interest from reimbursement rates.
Section 42-11.1-10. - Acceptance of payment.
Section 42-11.1-11. - Chapter to control — Contractual waiver void.
Section 42-11.1-12. - Judicial review.
Section 42-11.1-13. - Court actions or other legal processes.
Section 42-11.1-14. - Inapplicability of chapter.
Section 42-11.1-15. - Quarterly reports of late payments and interest.
Section 42-11.1-16. - Partial payment — Certificate of continuance.