Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-11-2 (2026)

Seal not required in conveyances

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No seal shall be required to any instrument conveying lands, tenements or hereditaments; and any instrument purporting to convey lands, tenements or hereditaments may be referred to as, and shall be, a deed, though no seal be affixed thereto; and the word “covenant” used in any deed or instrument to which no seal is affixed, shall have the same effect as though a seal had been affixed thereto.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1967–1967 · leading case: Wallbaum v. Martin, 234 A.2d 369 (R.I. 1967).

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Wallbaum v. Martin, 234 A.2d 369 (R.I. 1967). · cites it 4× “1896, plaintiff refers our attention to the following statutory provisions: “§34-11-2. Seal not required.- — No seal shall be required to any instrument conveying lands, tenements or hereditaments; and any instrument purporting to convey lands, tenements or hereditaments may be…”

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