§ 43-4-18.1. Use of appropriate disability language.
The office of the law revision director is authorized and empowered to delete the words “the handicapped” and insert instead the words “people with disabilities”, delete the words “handicap person” or “handicapped person” and insert instead the words “person with disability”, and delete the word “handicap” and insert instead the word “disability” in any reenactment of the general laws.
History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 287, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction
Chapter 43-4 - Effect of General Laws
Section 43-4-1 - — 43-4-1.14. Repealed.
Section 43-4-2. - Continuity of laws included.
Section 43-4-3. - Citation of general laws.
Section 43-4-4 - — 43-4-6. Repealed.
Section 43-4-7. - Existing rights and remedies unaffected by repeal.
Section 43-4-8. - Effect of repeal on previous offenses.
Section 43-4-9. - Effect of repeal on pending proceedings.
Section 43-4-10. - Terms of office continued.
Section 43-4-11. - Previously repealed acts not revived.
Section 43-4-12. - Repeal of previously repealed acts not construction of continued effectiveness.
Section 43-4-13. - References in other statutes to laws repealed by this chapter.
Section 43-4-14. - Continuity of limitations and periods of time.
Section 43-4-15 - — 43-4-17. Repealed.
Section 43-4-18. - Enactment of supplemental reenactments by the law revision director.
Section 43-4-18.1. - Use of appropriate disability language.