R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-78-2
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§ 5-78-2. Contract requirements.
Official statutory text
(a) Each contract for social referral services shall provide that such contract may be cancelled at any time up until midnight of the third (3rd) business day after the date of receipt by the buyer of a copy of the written contract, by written notice, delivered by electronic mail to the seller at an electronic mail address that shall be specified in the contract or by certified or registered United States mail to the seller at an address that shall be specified in the contract.
(b)(1) In every contract for social referral services, the seller shall furnish to the buyer a fully completed copy of the contract at the time of its execution, which shows the date of the transaction and contains the name, electronic mail address, and address of the seller, and in the immediate proximity to the space reserved in the contract for the signature of the buyer and in not less than ten-point (10) boldface type, a statement in substantially the following form:
(2) At the time the buyer signs the social referral services contract, a statement captioned Notice of Cancellation shall be contained in the contract and shall contain, in not less than ten-point (10) boldface type, the following information and statements:
(3) All moneys paid pursuant to any contract for social referral services shall be refunded within ten (10) business days of receipt of the notice of cancellation.
(c) The consumers right of rescission shall not be waived, sold, or abrogated in any way or manner.
(b)(1) In every contract for social referral services, the seller shall furnish to the buyer a fully completed copy of the contract at the time of its execution, which shows the date of the transaction and contains the name, electronic mail address, and address of the seller, and in the immediate proximity to the space reserved in the contract for the signature of the buyer and in not less than ten-point (10) boldface type, a statement in substantially the following form:
(2) At the time the buyer signs the social referral services contract, a statement captioned Notice of Cancellation shall be contained in the contract and shall contain, in not less than ten-point (10) boldface type, the following information and statements:
(3) All moneys paid pursuant to any contract for social referral services shall be refunded within ten (10) business days of receipt of the notice of cancellation.
(c) The consumers right of rescission shall not be waived, sold, or abrogated in any way or manner.
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