Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-8.2-7. Filing document as constructive notice--Publication as presumption of validity--Judicial notice

(a) A document required to be published by § 42-8.2-5 in the state register is not valid as against a person who has not had actual knowledge thereof until the duplicate originals or certified copies of the document have been filed with the office of the secretary of state and a copy made available for public inspection as provided by § 42-8.2-3. Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute, filing the document required or authorized to be published by § 42-8.2-5, except in cases where notice by publication is insufficient in law, is sufficient to give notice of the contents of the document to a person subject to or affected by it.

(b) Notice hereunder shall be in addition to all other notices required by the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of this title, or any other rule or regulation requiring notice. The publication in the state register of a document creates a rebuttable presumption: