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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 19 - Financial Institutions » Chapter 19-14.1 - Lenders and Loan Brokers » Section 19-14.1-7. – Assignment of wages simultaneous with loan — Liens on furniture.

§ 19-14.1-7. Assignment of wages simultaneous with loan — Liens on furniture.

No assignment of, or order for, payment of any salary, wages, commissions, or other compensation for services, earned or to be earned, given to secure any loan made by any licensee under this chapter, shall be valid unless the amount of the loan is paid to the borrower simultaneously with its execution; nor shall the assignment or order, or any chattel mortgage or other lien on household furniture then in the possession and use of the borrower be valid unless it is in writing, signed in person by the borrower, nor if the borrower is married unless it is signed in person by both husband and wife, provided that written assent of a spouse shall not be required when husband and wife have been living separate and apart for a period of at least five (5) months prior to the making of the assignment, order, mortgage, or lien.

History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 82, § 53.