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Rhode Island Exemptions

   

Federal supplemental exemptions can be used in conjunction with your Rhode Island exemptions and can be viewed here.

In Rhode Island, you may choose to use the federal exemption set instead of your state exemptions.

Also see Rhode Island bankruptcy forms.

ASSET

EXEMPTION DESCRIPTION

LAW SECTION

Homestead

None

 

Insurance

Accident or sickness proceeds, avails or benefits

Fraternal benefit society benefits

Life insurance proceeds if clause prohibits proceeds from being used to pay beneficiary’s creditors

Temporary disability insurance

27-18-24

27-25-18

27-4-12

28-41-32

Miscellaneous

Earnings of a minor child

Property of a business partnership

9-26-4(9)

7-12-36

Pensions

ERISA-qualified benefits

Firefighters

IRAs

Police officers

Public employees

State & municipal employees

9-26-4(11)

9-26-5

9-26-4(12)

9-26-5

28-17-4

36-10-34

Personal Property

Beds, bedding, furniture & family stores of a housekeeper, to $1000 total

Bibles & books to $300

Body of deceased person

Burial plot

Clothing needed

Consumer cooperative association holdings to $50

Debt secured by promissory note or bill of exchange

9-26-4(3)

9-26-4(4)

9-26-3

9-26-4(5)

9-26-4(1)

7-8-25

9-26-4(7)

Public Benefits

Aid to blind, aged, disabled, AFDC, general assistance

State disability benefits

Unemployment compensation

Veterans’ disability or survivors’ death benefits

Workers’ compensation

40-6-14

28-41-32

28-44-58

30-7-9

28-33-27

Tools of Trade

Library of professional in practice

Working tools to $500

9-26-4(2)

9-26-4(2)

Wages

Earned but unpaid wages to $50

Earned but unpaid wages due military member on active duty

Earned but unpaid wages due seaman

Earned but unpaid wages if received welfare during year before filing bankruptcy

Wages of spouse

Wages paid by charitable organization to the poor

9-26-4(8) ( C)

30-7-9

9-26-4(6)

9-26-4(8) (B)

9-26-4(9)

9-26-4(8) (A)

Wild Card

None

 

 

 


     

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