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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-42 > Chapter-42-11-1 > 42-11-1-13SECTION 42-11.1-13
§ 42-11.1-13 Court actions or other legalprocesses. – (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the liabilityof the state government, insofar as incurring an obligation to make an interestpayment to a contractor under the terms of this chapter is concerned, shall notextend beyond the date of a notice of intention to file a claim, the date of anotice of a claim, or the date commencing a legal action for the payment ofsuch interest, whichever occurs first. Any interest payment owed by the stategovernment in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as of that dateshall be paid as directed by the court and, to the extent that the interestpayment is attributable to processing delays caused by the state agency whichreceived the proper invoice or by processing delays caused by the controller'sdepartment, the interest payment shall be made from funds available to thestate agency or to the controller's department at the time of final judgment.
(b) With respect to the court actions or other legalprocesses referred to in this section, any interest obligation incurred by thestate government after the date specified in this section in accord with anyprovision of law other than this chapter shall be determined as prescribed bythat separate provision of law, shall be paid as directed by the court, andshall be paid from any appropriation available for that purpose.
