No person shall be deemed for the purposes of §§ 34-22-8 and 34-22-9 to have actual notice of the death of any donor of any power of attorney given by a member of the military by reason only of a report to the effect that the donor is missing or is missing and believed to be killed, unless the death of the donor has been presumed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction and the person in question has notice of the order. History of Section.P.L. 1950 (s. s.), ch. 2644, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 34-22-10.
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