R.I. Gen. Laws
Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-13-2 (2026)

Recording as constructive notice

✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section RI-LEGwebserver.rilegislature.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

A recording or filing under § 34-13-1 shall be constructive notice to all persons of the contents of instruments and other matters so recorded, so far as they are genuine.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1969–2013 · leading case: In Re Barnacle, 623 A.2d 445 (R.I. 1993).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
In Re Barnacle, 623 A.2d 445 (R.I. 1993). · cites it 3× “If such a principle were allowed to exist, there would be no purpose in enacting a statute designed to give notice of land transactions to the public.”
In Re Giordano, 188 B.R. 84 (D.R.I. 1995). · cites it 4× “R.I.Gen.Laws § 34-13-2 (1984). Under Rhode Island law, an attachment creates a perfected lien on the attached property when it is recorded.”
Suppa v. Capalbo (In Re Suppa), 8 B.R. 720 (Bankr. D.R.I. 1981). · cites it 2× “R.I. Gen.Laws § 34-13-2. Furthermore, any proceeds from the sale of encumbered property are distributed in order of priority of attachment or levy, with the party who first obtained his or her attachment entitled to full satisfaction of the debt before later attachments can be…”
George v. Oakhurst Realty, Inc., 414 A.2d 471 (R.I. 1980). “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 34-13-2. We therefore dismiss Downing’s contention that the filing of the notice of lis pendens was improper because plaintiffs have neither a claim at law nor a claim in equity against Downing’s interest in the disputed realty.”
Option One Mortg. Corp. v. Aurora Loan Servs., LLC, as servicer for Mortg. Elec. Reg. Sys., Inc., 78 A.3d 781 (R.I. 2013). · cites it 2× “Here, there is no dispute that the Option One Mortgage was properly recorded in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of North Providence.”
Speedy Muffler King, Inc. v. Flanders, 480 A.2d 413 (R.I. 1984). · cites it 2× “The map that was introduced into evidence clearly delineated the location of highway lines and freeway lines as they pertained to the subject property from and after the condemnation of 1959 as well as the altered freeway line established in 1976.”
People's Sav. Bank in Providence v. Champlin Lbr. Co., 258 A.2d 82 (R.I. 1969). “1 This case commenced prior to the adoption of new rules of civil procedure in the Superior Court, but was tried after the effective date of those rules.”
Davies v. Little, 304 A.2d 661 (R.I. 1973). “As noted earlier, the December, 1950 agreement which created the right was recorded in the Land Evidence Records of Narragansett.”
Greater Providence Deposit Corp. v. Barnacle, 623 A.2d 445 (R.I. 1993). · cites it 3× “If such a principle were allowed to exist, there would be no purpose in enacting a statute designed to give notice of land transactions to the public.”
Ronald R. Fatulli v. Bowen's Wharf Co., Inc., 56 A.3d 436 (R.I. 2012). · cites it 2× “See G.L.1956 § 34-13-2 (“A recording * * * shall be constructive notice to all persons of the contents of instruments and other matters so recorded * * see also Davies v.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.