Title 43
Statutes and Statutory Construction

Chapter 3
Construction and Effect of Statutes

R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-3-3

§ 43-3-3. Gender of words.

Every word importing the masculine gender only may be construed to extend to and to include females as well as males.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 26, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 32, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 309, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-3.