R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-6-2 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-6 / Section 30-6-2
§ 30-6-2. Pay of officers on active duty.
Status: in_force

Every commissioned officer or warrant officer of the national guard, ordered to duty by the governor or under his or her authority, or detailed by the governor or under his or her authority to serve on or with any military board, court of inquiry, or court martial, shall receive for every day actually on duty the same pay and allowances that a federally recognized national guard commissioned officer or warrant officer, of the same grade and length of service, would receive or be entitled to when participating, in a federal pay status, in encampments or maneuvers prescribed or authorized under the laws of the United States and the regulations issued thereunder; provided, however, that no officer or warrant officer shall receive less than the minimum federal hourly wage rate then prevailing on the day of duty for hours served on duty, up to a maximum of twelve (12) hours of duty, regardless of the extra hours served.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-22-1 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-22 / Section 30-22-1
§ 30-22-1. World War II veterans.
Status: in_force

The provisions of all of the statutes of this state granting benefits or privileges to veterans of any war in which the United States of America has heretofore been engaged, or to the widow or widower or domestic partner or other surviving kin of deceased veterans of that war, shall hereafter be construed to provide for like benefits and privileges for any veteran of World War II who has heretofore been, or may hereafter be, honorably discharged from the armed forces of this nation and to the widow or widower or domestic partner or other surviving kin of any such deceased veteran of said war.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-3-1 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-3 / Section 30-3-1
§ 30-3-1. Composition and organization.
Status: in_force

The national guard shall consist of such number of federally recognized general officers, officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons, duly commissioned, warranted, or enlisted therein, including officers and enlisted persons of the staff corps and departments, and organized as to branch or arm of service into such federally recognized units, organizations, corps, departments, or otherwise as shall be authorized by the laws of the United States and the regulations issued thereunder.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-2-18 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-2 / Section 30-2-18
§ 30-2-18. Annual report of adjutant general.
Status: in_force

The adjutant general shall annually make a report of the militia to the general assembly at its January session, and also present a copy of the report to the governor on or before the first day of January or at such other time as he or she shall direct. The report shall contain a detailed account of all moneys appropriated by the state and expended for the militia, and also, as far as such details are available to him or her, of all other money expended for the militia from whatever sources these moneys may be derived, and showing all these sources.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-13-66 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-13 / Section 30-13-66
§ 30-13-66. Rehearings.
Status: in_force

(a) If the convening authority disapproves the findings and sentence of a court-martial, he or she may, except where there is lack of sufficient evidence in the record to support the findings, order a rehearing. In that case, the convening authority shall state the reasons for disapproval. If the convening authority disapproves the findings and sentence and does not order a rehearing, he or she shall dismiss the charges.

(b) Each rehearing shall take place before a court-martial composed of members not members of the court-martial that first heard the case. Upon a rehearing, the accused may not be tried for any offense of which he or she was found not guilty by the first court-martial, and no sentence in excess of, or more severe than, the original sentence may be imposed, unless the sentence is based upon a finding of guilty of an offense not considered upon the merits in the original proceedings, or unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-29-6 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-29 / Section 30-29-6
§ 30-29-6. Continuation of authority.
Status: in_force

The legislative authority for the existence of the permanent committee on naval affairs shall continue until such time as determined by the legislative oversight commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-4-1 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-4 / Section 30-4-1
§ 30-4-1. Constitution  Age limits  Enlistment papers.
Status: in_force

The independent chartered military organizations shall be constituted as provided, respectively, in their charters, or any amendments thereof. The members of these organizations shall be subject to no age limit other than prescribed respectively by their charters or rules made thereunder and each active member shall be enlisted for a term of at least three (3) years. A copy of the enlistment papers shall be forwarded to the adjutant general and shall be kept on file in his or her office. The adjutant general shall prepare a roll of all active independent chartered military organizations that shall be kept on file in his or her office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-1-2 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-1 / Section 30-1-2
§ 30-1-2. Male members.
Status: in_force

The militia of the state shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens of the state and all other able-bodied males who have, or shall have, declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, resident within the state, and who shall be more than eighteen (18) years of age and, except as hereinafter provided, not more than forty-five (45) years of age, and such other persons as may upon their own application be enlisted or commissioned therein.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-29-1 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-29 / Section 30-29-1
§ 30-29-1. Permanent committee  Composition.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a permanent committee on naval affairs, to consist of sixteen (16) members, six (6) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker, at least one of whom shall be a member of the house of representatives, and at least one of whom shall be a member of the general public; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the lieutenant governor; two (2) of whom shall be members of the senate, not more than one from the same party, to be appointed by the president of the senate; one of whom shall be a member of the general public appointed by the governor; one of whom shall be the director of the commerce corporation, ex officio or his or her designee; and three (3) of whom shall be naval personnel, appointed by the senior naval officer permanently stationed in Rhode Island. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner as the original appointments. The members of the committee shall, without compensation, serve for two (2) years and until their successors are duly appointed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-18 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-15 / Section 30-15-18
§ 30-15-18. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of every organization for disaster preparedness and response established pursuant to this chapter, and of the officers thereof, to execute and enforce such orders, rules, and regulations as may be made by the governor under authority of this chapter. Each organization shall have available for inspection at its office all orders, rules, and regulations made by the governor or under his or her authority.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-22-5 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-22 / Section 30-22-5
§ 30-22-5. Vietnam service defined.
Status: in_force

Active conduct of and/or fighting in the Vietnam Conflict shall mean service by any man or woman of the armed forces of the United States between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, inclusive. Provided, however, that the extension of the date from August 5, 1964, to February 28, 1961, in the definition of the Vietnam Conflict shall not entitle any veteran who served between February 28, 1961, and August 5, 1964, to any bonus previously paid.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-4 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-15 / Section 30-15-4
§ 30-15-4. Limitations.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed:

(1) To interfere with the course or conduct of a labor dispute except that actions otherwise authorized by this chapter or other laws may be taken when necessary to forestall or mitigate imminent or existing danger to public health or safety;

(2) To interfere with dissemination of news or comment on public affairs; but any communications facility or organization (including, but not limited to, radio or television stations, wire services, and newspapers) may be required to transmit or print public service messages furnishing information or instructions in connection with a disaster emergency;

(3) To affect the jurisdiction or responsibilities of police forces, firefighting forces, or units of the armed forces of the United States, or of any personnel thereof, when on active duty; but state and local disaster emergency plans shall place reliance upon the forces available for performance of functions related to disaster emergencies; or

(4) To limit, modify, or abridge the authority of the governor to proclaim martial law or exercise any other powers vested in the governor under the constitution, statutes, or common law of this state independent of, or in conjunction with, any provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-21-2 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-21 / Section 30-21-2
§ 30-21-2. Seniority rights on reemployment by prior employer.
Status: in_force

Any member of the armed forces of the United States or any citizen of the United States who served in the armed forces of the united nations during World War II shall, upon his or her reemployment by a prior employer within one year after his or her honorable discharge from the armed forces, upon proper proof of his or her service and the length thereof, be given by the employer, in addition to the seniority rights he or she had when he or she left that employment prior to his or her joining the armed forces, additional seniority rights equal to the time he served in the armed forces.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-3-4 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-3 / Section 30-3-4
§ 30-3-4. Personnel of disbanded organizations.
Status: in_force

Whenever any organization of the national guard is disbanded, the personnel thereof shall be disposed of in accordance with regulations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-13-78 — RI Code / Title 30 / Chapter 30-13 / Section 30-13-78
§ 30-13-78. Accessory after the fact.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who, knowing that an offense punishable by this code has been committed, receives, comforts, or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent the offenders apprehension, trial, or punishment shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.