R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-8.3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-8.3
§ 42-64-8.3. Transparency requirements established.
Status: in_force

The following records deemed public under chapter 2 of title 38 shall be available to the public upon request and posted directly on the website of the corporation:

(1) Job descriptions of the executive director and management;

(2) Employment contracts of the executive director and management;

(3) Quarterly financial statements produced in accordance with § 35-3-17.1;

(4) Capital improvement plans;

(5) Operating budgets;

(6) Strategic plans;

(7) Agendas and minutes of the open meetings of the board of the corporation and the boards of the corporations subsidiaries, provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to the Quonset development corporation, the Rhode Island airport corporation, the I-195 redevelopment district, and the East Providence waterfront district;

(8) Quarterly reporting required by § 42-90-1;

(9) All regulations of the corporation;

(10) Enabling legislation;

(11) Mission statement as required by § 42-64-8.2(a)(4);

(12) Board members;

(13) Organizational chart;

(14) Bylaws of the corporation; and

(15) All reports and audits required by this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-99-18 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-99 / Section 42-99-18
§ 42-99-18. Minority business enterprise participation.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall carry out and comply with the policy of the state to support the fullest possible participation of firms owned and controlled by minorities and women (MBE) in all of its programs, contracts, and purchase of goods and services in accordance with state law (chapter 14.1 of title 37 and regulations governing participation by minority business enterprises in state funded and directed public construction projects, construction contracts and procurement contracts for goods and services).

(b) Further, the authority shall adopt and make a good faith effort to implement minimum utilization goals of twenty percent (20%) for MBEs to function as retail vendors, concession owner/operators, and contractors within the completed convention center and its affiliated entities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-105-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-105 / Section 42-105-1
§ 42-105-1. Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitors Bureau  Creation.
Status: in_force

(a) There is authorized, created, and established a public corporation having a distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department of state government, which is a governmental agency and public instrumentality of the municipalities within Newport and Bristol Counties, to be known as the Newport and Bristol County convention and visitors bureau dba Discover Newport with those powers as are set forth in this chapter.

(b) The exercise by the corporation of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential governmental function of the municipalities within Newport and Bristol County for public purposes. It is the intent of the general assembly by the passage of this chapter to vest in the corporation all powers, authority, rights, privileges, and titles that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, and this chapter and the powers granted hereby shall be liberally construed in conformity with those purposes.

(c)(1) The corporation and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law or until the corporation shall cease entirely and continuously to conduct or be involved in any business whatsoever in the furtherance of its purposes.

(2) Upon termination of the existence of the corporation, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state. At no time shall the assets or other property of the corporation inure to the benefit of any person or other corporation or entity.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-49-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-49 / Section 42-49-3
§ 42-49-3. Where located.
Status: in_force

The little state houses shall be situated to serve natural centers of business and population, so far as is possible, to provide easy access for the citizens of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-17 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-17
§ 42-72-17. Transfer of functions from department of corrections.
Status: in_force

There are transferred to the director of children, youth and families:

(1) Those functions of the department of corrections that were administered through or with respect to the division of youth services and the division of field services to include generally and specifically juvenile diagnostic service: chapter 56 of this title, the department of corrections and chapter 18 of title 12;

(2) All functions of the divisions of youth services and field services of the department of corrections and all officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, commissions, and task forces relating to children and their families of the divisions of youth services and field services; and

(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources, physical and funded, related thereto of the director of the department of corrections, as are incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subsections (1) and (2).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-45-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-45 / Section 42-45-11
§ 42-45-11. Transfer of functions to department of administration.
Status: in_force

There are hereby transferred to the department of administration:

(1) Those functions of the historical preservation commission that were administered through or with respect to commission programs in the performance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c);

(2) All officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, commissions, and task forces of the historical preservation commission who were performing strategic planning functions as defined in § 42-11-10(c); and

(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources, physical and funded, related thereto of the executive director of the historical preservation commission as are incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subsections (1) and (2).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-131-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-131 / Section 42-131-6
§ 42-131-6. Reports.
Status: in_force

The council shall issue reports of its findings and recommendations from time-to-time and issue annually a public report on its work. Copies of the annual report shall be submitted to the governor, presiding officers of the general assembly, each city and town of the state, and appropriate state departments and agencies regarding the councils work, including draft legislation and model ordinances necessary to implement its recommendations. Reports of the council shall be available to the public.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-73-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-73 / Section 42-73-7
§ 42-73-7. Duties of advocate.
Status: in_force

The child advocate shall perform the following duties:

(1) Insure that each child in protective care, custody or in treatment, and in proper cases, others interested in the childs welfare is apprised of his or her rights under this chapter and chapter 72 of this title;

(2) Review periodically the procedures established by the department of children, youth and families to carry out the provisions of chapter 72 of this title with a view toward the rights of the children and to investigate in accordance with the established rules and regulations adopted by the child advocate, the circumstances relating to the death of any child who has received services from the department of children, youth and families;

(3) Review complaints of persons and investigate those where it appears that a child may be in need of assistance from the child advocate;

(4) Periodically review the facilities and procedures of any and all institutions and/or residences, public and private, where a juvenile has been placed by the family court or the department of children, youth and families;

(5) Recommend changes in the procedures for dealing with juvenile problems and in the systems for providing childcare and treatment;

(6) Take all possible action including, but not limited to, programs of public education, legislative advocacy, and formal legal action, to secure and ensure the legal, civil, and special rights of children subject to the provisions of § 42-73-9.1 and chapter 72 of this title;

(7) Provide training and technical assistance to guardians ad litem and special advocates appointed by the family court to represent children in proceedings before that court; and

(8) Review orders of the family court relating to juveniles with power to request reviews as required by the best interests of the child.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-21-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-21 / Section 42-21-11
§ 42-21-11. Suits and prosecutions pending.
Status: repealed

No suit or prosecution pending at the time of the repeal by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939 of any general law, public law, or amendment thereto, for any offense committed or for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture incurred, under any law thereby repealed, shall be affected by the repeal, except that the proceedings in the suit or prosecution shall be made to conform whenever necessary to the provisions of chapter 660.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-2
§ 42-51-2. Composition of commission.
Status: in_force

Effective on July 1, 2014, the commission shall be composed of eighteen (18) members. Insofar as practicable, the commission shall consist of people with disabilities and state leaders of industry, labor, business, veterans, women, and federal, state, and local governments, and representatives of religious, charitable, business, labor, industrial, fraternal, civic, educational, medical, legal, veterans, welfare, and other professional groups and organizations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-13 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-13
§ 42-14-13. Transfer of powers and functions from department of business regulation.
Status: in_force

There are hereby transferred to the department of administration:

(a) Those functions of the department of business regulation that were administered through or with respect to departmental programs in the performance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c);

(b) All officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, commissions, and task forces of the department of business regulation who were performing strategic planning functions as defined in § 42-11-10(c); and

(c) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources, physical and funded, related thereto of the director of business regulation as are incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subsections (a) and (b).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-82-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-82 / Section 42-82-5
§ 42-82-5. Duties of the commission.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) Develop the criteria necessary for defining agricultural land under this chapter;

(2) Make a reasonably accurate inventory of all land in the state that meets the definition of agricultural land;

(3) Prepare and adopt rules for administration of the purchase of development rights and criteria for the selection of parcels for which the development rights may be purchased, and the conditions under which they will be purchased;

(4) Draw up and publish the covenant and enumerate the specific development rights to be purchased by the state;

(5) Inform the owners, public officials, and other citizens and interested persons of the provisions of this chapter;

(6) Approve and submit, within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, an annual report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the secretary of state of its activities during that fiscal year. The report shall provide: an operating statement summarizing meetings or hearings held, including meeting minutes, subjects addressed, decisions rendered, petitions granted, rules or regulations promulgated, studies conducted, policies and plans developed, approved, or modified, and programs administered or initiated; a consolidated financial statement of all funds received and expended, including the source of the funds, a listing of any staff supported by these funds, and a summary of any clerical, administrative, or technical support received; a summary of performance during the previous fiscal year, including accomplishments, shortcomings, and remedies; a synopsis of hearings, examinations, and investigations or any legal matters related to the authority of the commission; a summary of any training courses held pursuant to subsection (a)(7); a summary of land acquired and conserved during the fiscal year; an annually updated inventory of all land in the state that meets the definition of agricultural land; a briefing on anticipated activities in the upcoming fiscal year; findings and recommendation for improvements. The report shall be posted electronically, as prescribed in § 42-20-8.2. The director of the department of administration shall be responsible for the enforcement of this provision; and

(7) Conduct a training course for newly appointed and qualified members and new designees of ex officio members within six (6) months of their qualification or designation. The course shall be developed by the chair, approved by the commission, and conducted by the commission. The commission may approve the use of any commission or staff members or other individuals to assist with training. The course shall include instruction in the following areas: the provisions of chapters 82 and 46 of this title, chapter 14 of title 36, and chapter 2 of title 38; and the commissions rules and regulations. The director of the department of administration shall, within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this act [May 3, 2006], prepare and disseminate training materials relating to the provisions of chapter 46 of this title, chapter 14 of title 36, and chapter 2 of title 38.

(b) At any time after fulfilling the requirements of subsection (a), the commission, on behalf of the state, may acquire any development rights that may, from time to time, be offered by the owners of agricultural land. The commission may accept or negotiate at a price not in excess of the value established by an independent appraisal prepared for the commission, or for one of the commissions partners, for the respective property. Additionally, said appraisal shall be reviewed in a manner consistent with the rules and regulations of the commission. The value of the development rights for all of the purposes of this section shall be the difference between the value of the property for its highest and best use and its value for agricultural purposes as defined in this chapter. In determining the value of the property for its highest and best use, consideration shall be given to sales of comparable properties in the general area, use of which is unrestricted at the time of sale. The seller of the development rights shall have the option of accepting payment in full at the time of transfer or accepting payment on an installment basis in cash or with the principal paid by tax-exempt financial instruments of the state with interest on the unpaid balance equal to the interest paid by the state on bonds sold during the preceding twelve-month (12) period. Any matter pending in the superior court may be settled by the parties subject to approval by a referee. At any time after a matter has been referred to a referee, even after an award is made by the referee, but before payment thereof, the petitioner may withdraw the petitioners petition upon payment of appraisal fees incurred by the state, together with all court costs, and the award shall become null and void.

(c) Any land acquired by purchase, devise, or as a gift may be resold by the commission with the development rights retained by the state and so noted by covenant in the deed. Any such resale by the commission shall not be subject to the right to purchase by the municipality in which the land is situated as provided by § 37-7-5. The proceeds from that sale shall be returned to the agricultural land preservation fund.

(d) Any land received as a gift and not resold by the commission may be leased for agricultural uses or other uses the commission determines are not detrimental to its agricultural productivity. Any funds thus obtained shall be returned to the agricultural land preservation fund.

(e) The commission may consider petitions by the owner of land, from which or whom the state has purchased the development rights, to repurchase those development rights from the state. The petition must be accompanied by a certificate from the municipalities in which the land lies stating that two-thirds ( ) of the city or town council has approved the proposed development. The petition shall set forth the facts and circumstances upon which the commission shall consider approval, and the commission shall deny approval unless at least seven (7) of its members determine by vote that there is an overriding necessity to relinquish control of the development rights. The commission shall hold at least one public hearing in a city or town from which a certificate has been received, prior to its consideration of the petition, which shall be announced in one newspaper of local circulation. The expenses, if any, of the hearing shall be borne by the petitioner. If the commission approves the sale of the development rights, it shall receive the value of the development rights at the time of this sale, to be determined in the same manner as provided for by subsection (b). Proceeds of the sale shall be returned to the agricultural land preservation fund.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-3
§ 42-35-3. Electronic filing of annual reports.
Status: in_force

In addition to all other requirements imposed by law, all agencies shall be required to electronically submit their annual reports to the general assembly for posting on the general assembly website in lieu of a printed copy. However, an agency shall produce a printed copy on demand.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-39 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-39
§ 42-64-39. Business development center.
Status: in_force

There shall be established within the Rhode Island commerce corporation a business development center that supports businesses and projects through a customer centric approach to providing assistance or support as determined by the board of directors for businesses within Rhode Island to maintain, expand and to create new employment opportunities. The center shall provide a concierge-level of call service that meets standards established by the board to assist businesses in navigating through the various permitting and regulatory requirements and to reduce obstacles to growth within the state. The services shall include but not be limited to peer to peer assistance, mentoring, finance options, and services as the board may determine.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-11
§ 42-12-11. Cooperation in administration of federal statutes.
Status: in_force

The state department of human services shall cooperate, pursuant to agreements, with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of any federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitation and is authorized to adopt such methods of administration as are found by the federal government to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the agreements on plans for vocational rehabilitation and to comply with such conditions as may be necessary to secure the full benefits of the federal statutes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-84-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-84 / Section 42-84-3
§ 42-84-3. Forms management center established.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of administration shall establish an activity within the department to be known as the forms management center for the coordination, orderly design, implementation, and maintenance of a statewide forms management program.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-20-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-20 / Section 42-20-8
§ 42-20-8. Approval and filing of leases.
Status: in_force

All leases made by any department or subdivision thereof shall, prior to acceptance, be approved as to form by the attorney general and as to substance by the director of administration and a copy of all leases shall be filed with the director.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-75-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-75 / Section 42-75-9
§ 42-75-9. National Endowment for the Arts.
Status: in_force

The commission is the official agency of this state to receive and disburse any funds made available by the National Endowment for the Arts.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-41-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-41 / Section 42-41-5
§ 42-41-5. Legislative appropriation authority and delegation thereof.
Status: in_force

(a) No agency shall establish new, or expand existing programs including any program involving federal or other nonstate monies, beyond the scope of those already established, recognized, and appropriated for by the general assembly until the program and the availability of money is submitted by the agency to the budget officer for recommendations to the general assembly.

(b) No state agency may make expenditures of any federal monies, whether such monies are advanced prior to expenditure or as reimbursement, unless such expenditures are made pursuant to specific appropriations of the general assembly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-5-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-5 / Section 42-5-1
§ 42-5-1. Period of daylight saving time.
Status: in_force

At two oclock antemeridian (2:00 a.m.) of the second Sunday in March of each year, the standard time in this state shall be advanced one hour, and at two oclock antemeridian (2:00 a.m.) of the first Sunday in November of each year the standard time in this state shall, by the retarding of one hour, be made to coincide with the mean astronomical time of the degree of longitude governing the zone wherein the state is situated, the standard official time of which is described as United States standard eastern time so that between the second Sunday in March at two oclock antemeridian (2:00 a.m.) and the first Sunday in November at two oclock antemeridian (2:00 a.m.) in each year the standard time of the state shall be one hour in advance of the United States standard eastern time.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-16 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-4 / Section 42-4-16
§ 42-4-16. State fish.
Status: in_force

The fish commonly known as the Striped Bass (morone saxatilis) is designated as the official state fish.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-102-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-102 / Section 42-102-12
§ 42-102-12. Personnel and administration.
Status: in_force

The department of labor and training is hereby designated as the administrative entity responsible for administration and management of the board. The departments one-stop career center system and the local workforce investment boards are the primary deliverers of workforce development services. The department is authorized to act in concert with the governors workforce investment act (WIA) liaison in the planning, administration, coordination, and oversight functions of the workforce system assigned to the governor. The department shall provide staff support for the workforce board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-5
§ 42-14-5. Superintendents of banking and insurance.
Status: in_force

(a) The superintendents of banking and insurance shall administer the functions of the department relating to the regulation and control of banking and insurance.

(b) Wherever the words banking administrator or banking commissioner or insurance administrator or commissioner or insurance commissioner occur in this chapter or any general law, public law, act, or resolution of the general assembly or department regulation, they shall be construed to mean superintendent of banking and superintendent of insurance except as delineated in subsection (d) below.

(c) Health insurance shall mean health insurance coverage, as defined in §§ 27-18.5-2 and 27-18.6-2, health benefit plan, as defined in § 27-50-3, and a Medicare supplement policy, as defined in § 27-18.2-1 or coverage similar to a Medicare supplement policy that is issued to an employer to cover retirees, and dental coverage, including, but not limited to, coverage provided by a nonprofit dental service plan as defined in § 27-20.1-1(3).

(d) Whenever the words commissioner, insurance commissioner, health insurance commissioner, or director appear in title 27 or this title, those words shall be construed to mean the health insurance commissioner established pursuant to § 42-14.5-1 with respect to all matters relating to health insurance. The health insurance commissioner shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction over enforcement of those statutes with respect to all matters relating to health insurance except for purposes of producer licensing or producer appointments.

(e) Whenever the word director appears or is a defined term in title 19, this word shall be construed to mean the superintendent of banking established pursuant to this section.

(f) Whenever the word director or commissioner appears or is a defined term in title 27, this word shall be construed to mean the superintendent of insurance established pursuant to this section except as delineated in subsection (d) of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-14.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-14.1
§ 42-11-14.1. Alkaline paper required.
Status: in_force

All records and publications selected by state agencies that have been determined to be of permanent value by the state archives shall be printed on alkaline paper which is in keeping with ANSI Standard Z39.48-1984. This includes, but is not limited to, the following materials: all original bills introduced into the general assembly; all annual reports of state agencies; and all minutes of public meetings. Should the costs for the purchase of alkaline paper exceed that of acidic by greater than ten percent (10%) of the cost of acidic paper, then the provisions of this section may be waived.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-3.4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-3.4
§ 42-28-3.4. Missing Senior Citizen Alert procedures for protocol and implementation.
Status: in_force

The division of state police shall establish protocols and procedures to implement the missing senior citizen alert. The protocols and procedures shall be updated as may be necessary in consultation with the entities and agencies involved in the missing senior citizen alert process to provide effective and efficient procedures to assist law enforcement agencies, broadcast media, and other cooperating agencies or entities in providing an emergency alert to the public in response to a missing senior citizen disappearance.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-30 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-30
§ 42-72-30. Family and children trust program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the family and children trust program. The director may apply for, receive and accept grants, gifts, and bequests from any source, governmental or private, with the approval of the director of administration. Upon receipt of any remittance the director shall transmit the entire amount to the general treasurer, who shall deposit it as general revenues. The general assembly may appropriate funds for the family and children trust program.

(b) The family and children trust program monies fund with the accumulated interest shall be used for the following purposes: (1) matching federal funds to purchase services relating to community-based programs for the prevention of problems of families and children; (2) providing start-up or expansion grants for community-based prevention projects or educational programs for the problems of families and children, primarily, but not limited to, child abuse and neglect and family abuse; and (3) studying and evaluating community-based prevention projects and educational programs for the problems of families and children; provided that grantees of funds shall be required to match those funds in cash, or services in kind, the value of which shall be determined by the director. For the purpose of this subsection, educational programs shall include instructional and demonstration programs whose main purpose is to disseminate information and techniques or to provide services for the prevention of problems of families and children.

(c) The state advisory council for children and their families or its successor, shall advise the director in detail on the expenditure of funds from the family and children trust fund, and shall:

(1) Develop a biennial plan for distribution of funds;

(2) Develop criteria for awarding funds;

(3) Review proposals for the funds and present recommendations to the director;

(4) Monitor the expenditure of funds and review the annual report on the use thereof as presented by the director; and

(5) Promote the general development of public and private sector child abuse prevention programs and activities.

(d) The state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payments of any expenditures out of the unexpended balance of the fund as may be ordered by the director upon proper vouchers presented to the controller by the director.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-140-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-140 / Section 42-140-8
§ 42-140-8. Annual report.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall report annually, on or before June 30 of each year, to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house with regard to the status of energy supplies, markets, and conditions, the effectiveness of energy programs, and the activities of the office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-35 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-35
§ 42-72-35. Change of title and name.
Status: in_force

The title of this chapter is amended to read department of children, youth and families. Wherever in the general laws the words department for children and their families appear, they shall be amended to read department of children, youth and families.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-161-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-161 / Section 42-161-3
§ 42-161-3. Powers of attorney general and department of public safety  Establishment of grant program.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of the department of public safety is hereby authorized, within available funds, to award grants and other forms of funding to facilitate the adoption of body-worn cameras by Rhode Island police departments. The director of the department of public safety may also coordinate state applications for federal funds available for body-worn camera adoption.

(b) The director of the department of public safety may, in coordination with the department of administration, facilitate body-worn camera procurement by Rhode Island police departments through state master price agreement contracts in accordance with § 37-2-56.

(c) The attorney general and the director of the department of public safety, in consultation with the Rhode Island police chiefs association, are responsible for developing statewide policies, procedures, and guidelines for the use and operation of body-worn cameras.

(d) The attorney general and the director of the department of public safety, in consultation with the Rhode Island police chiefs association, may survey and assess police department body-worn camera needs, evaluate body-worn camera solutions and budgetary costs, and facilitate the provision of technical assistance for Rhode Island police departments adopting body-worn cameras.

(e) All appropriations in support of provisions of this chapter shall be housed within the department of public safety.

(f) No money appropriated in the state budget shall be awarded for Rhode Island police department body-worn camera expenses incurred before or after the state-supported implementation period.

(g) No money appropriated in the state budget shall be distributed for Rhode Island police department body-worn camera expenses before rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to § 42-161-4.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-76-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-76 / Section 42-76-1
§ 42-76-1. J. Joseph Garrahy Judicial Complex.
Status: in_force

The new Rhode Island judicial complex to be located on Dorrance Street in the city of Providence, shall be named the J. Joseph Garrahy Judicial Complex.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66-8.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-66 / Section 42-66-8.2
§ 42-66-8.2. Abuse, neglect, exploitation, and self-neglect of elderly persons  Investigation of reports.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of the office of healthy aging shall cause the report to be investigated immediately to determine the circumstances surrounding the alleged abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect and its cause. The investigation shall include personal contact with the elder victim named in the report. Any person required to investigate reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect may question the subjects of those reports with or without the consent of the caretaker, guardian, conservator, person possessing a power of attorney given by the subject or other person responsible for the elderly persons welfare.

(b) In cases of reported abuse, neglect, and exploitation, when deemed by the investigator or other person responsible for the investigation of the report to be in the best interests of the alleged victim, the interview of the alleged victim(s) shall take place in the absence of the caretaker, guardian, conservator, person possessing a power of attorney given by the subject or other person responsible for the elderly persons welfare, or any other person allegedly responsible for the abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

(c) In the event that any person required to investigate those reports is denied reasonable access to an elderly subject of the report by the caretaker, guardian, conservator, person possessing a power of attorney given by the subject or other person responsible for the elderly persons welfare and the investigator determines that the best interests of the elderly person require, the investigator with the approval of the director may request the intervention of the local law enforcement agency to secure reasonable access to the elderly subject of the report.

(d) In the event that after investigation, the office of healthy aging has reasonable cause to know or suspect that a person sixty (60) years of age or older has been a victim of: (1) an assault as defined in chapter 5 of title 11; or (2) an assault as defined in chapter 37 of title 11; or (3) an offense under chapter 10 of title 11, or has been a victim of exploitation as defined in this chapter, the investigator, with the approval of the director, shall immediately forward that information to the local law enforcement agency.

(e) When it is determined after investigation that protective services are necessary, the office of healthy aging shall develop a protective services care plan and coordinate, in conjunction with existing public and private agencies and departments, available and existing services as are needed by the person abused, neglected, exploited, or self-neglecting. In developing the protective services care plan, the elderly persons rights to self-determination and lifestyle preferences commensurate with the elderly persons needs shall be of prime consideration. If the elderly person withdraws consent or refuses to accept protective services, the services shall not be provided.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-23 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-23
§ 42-72-23. Preservation of rights and remedies.
Status: in_force

The abolition of any department or transfer of any function as provided in this chapter shall not impair the obligation of any contract or agreement nor abate any suit, action or other proceeding lawfully commenced by or against the head of any agency or officer of the state in his or her official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his or her official duties, but the court may, on motion filed within twelve (12) months after the chapter takes effect, allow the suit, action, or proceeding to be maintained by or against the successor of the head or officer under the reorganization effected by the plan or, if there be no successor, against the agency or officer which succeeded to the function transferred by the chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-10
§ 42-26-10. Staff.
Status: in_force

Employees of the office, other than the executive director, shall be subject to the provisions of the State Merit System Act as set forth in chapters 3 and 4 of title 36 as amended and any further provisions of that act that are enacted by the general assembly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-2.3
§ 42-35-2.3. Rulemaking record.
Status: in_force

(a) An agency shall maintain the rulemaking record for each proposed rule, which will be the official rulemaking record. Unless the record, and any materials incorporated by reference, are privileged or exempt from disclosure under law of this state other than this chapter, the record and materials must be readily available for public inspection in the principal office of the agency.

(1) Beginning on January 1, 2019, and thereafter, the agency shall publish on its agency website the rulemaking record for a rule upon commencement of the public comment period; the agency may remove the rulemaking record upon the effective date of the rule.

(2) Beginning on January 1, 2019, agencies shall submit rulemaking records to the secretary of state, in a format and process determined by the secretary of state. Thereafter, rulemaking records shall be available for public display on the website maintained by the secretary of state, in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state.

(3) If an agency or the secretary of state determines that the rulemaking record or any part of the rulemaking record cannot be displayed practicably or is inappropriate for public display on the website, the agency or the secretary of state shall describe the part and note that the record or part is not displayed and state the reason why the record or part is not displayed.

(b) A rulemaking record must contain:

(1) A copy of all publications in the state register relating to the rule and the proceeding on which the rule is based;

(2) A copy of any part of the rulemaking docket containing entries relating to the rule and the proceeding on which the rule is based;

(3) A copy and, if prepared, an index, of all factual material, studies, and reports agency personnel submitted as part of formulating the proposed or final rule;

(4) Any notice of proposed rulemaking under § 42-35-2.7(b);

(5) Any official transcript of oral presentations made in the proceeding on which the rule is based or, if not transcribed, any audio recording or verbatim transcript of the presentations, and any memorandum summarizing the contents of the presentations prepared by the agency official who presided over the hearing;

(6) A copy of all comments received by the agency under § 42-35-2.8 in response to the notice of proposed rulemaking;

(7) A copy of the rule and explanatory statement filed with the secretary of state; and

(8) Any petition for agency action on the rule, except a petition governed by § 42-35-8.

(9) Internal agency documents are exempt from inclusion in the rulemaking record to the extent they constitute preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations, and intra-agency memoranda in which opinions are expressed or policies formulated or recommended, except that a specific document is not exempt from inclusion when it is publicly cited by an agency in connection with its decision. Unless otherwise exempt from disclosure by law, inter-agency memoranda pertaining to regulatory enforcement will be published as part of the agency rulemaking record.

(10) Upon judicial review, the file required by this section constitutes the official agency rulemaking record with respect to that rule. Unless otherwise required by law, the official agency rulemaking record need not be the exclusive basis for agency action on that rule.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-161-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-161 / Section 42-161-5
§ 42-161-5. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of public safety shall publish a report on the funding of the statewide body-worn camera program within sixty (60) days following the end of each fiscal year. The report shall contain information on the commitment, disbursement, and use of funds pursuant to this chapter. The director of the department of public safety shall provide a copy of the report to the governor, attorney general, speaker of the house, and senate president.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-20-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-20 / Section 42-20-15
§ 42-20-15. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this title or of any rule or regulation made thereunder, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the title, rule, or regulation, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this title shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-14 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-14
§ 42-12-14. Persons requiring permanent care or not susceptible to rehabilitation.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to helpless persons requiring permanent custodial care or to persons who in the judgment of the department of human services may not be susceptible to rehabilitation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-29 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-29
§ 42-28-29. Sponsorship of school candidates by city or town.
Status: in_force

Candidates meeting the physical, mental, and educational requirements of this chapter shall be admitted to the municipal police training school only upon the request of the appointing authority in the city or town of which the prospective candidate is a resident, and every such application by the appointing authority shall be accompanied by a statement that the candidate has prospects, within the reasonable future, of a permanent appointment to the police force of the city or town sponsoring the candidate; provided, however, that any member of any police department of any city or town accepting the provisions of §§ 42-28-25  42-28-31, inclusive, shall be eligible for training and retraining in the school.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-83-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-83 / Section 42-83-2
§ 42-83-2. Terms of office.
Status: in_force

The members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years except that, of the three (3) members originally appointed by each of the appointing authorities, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and one for a term of three (3) years. The members shall annually elect one of them as chairperson of the commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-105-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-105 / Section 42-105-7
§ 42-105-7. Tax exemption.
Status: in_force

The gross receipts of sales to and from the authority are exempted from the taxes imposed by chapter 18 of title 44, for the storage, use, and other consumption in this state of tangible personal property.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-146-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-146 / Section 42-146-3
§ 42-146-3. Authority to accept grants.
Status: in_force

In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government and the commission, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform these acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States or any agency of the United States government as may be necessary in the manner and degree as shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state. The proceeds of grants received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and be deposited by the general treasurer in a separate fund and shall be utilized for the purposes of those grants.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-45-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-45 / Section 42-45-7
§ 42-45-7. Appropriations.
Status: in_force

The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary to enable the commission to carry out its assigned purposes; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums appropriated or so much thereof as may be from time to time required, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the chairperson, or the executive director as delegated by § 42-45-8.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-61 / Section 42-61-5
§ 42-61-5. Sales agents.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of this chapter, the term person shall be construed to mean and include an individual, association, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, company, receiver, trustee, referee, or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise, and any combination of individuals. Person shall be construed to mean all departments, committees, commissions, agencies, and instrumentalities of the state, including counties and municipalities and agencies and instrumentalities of the state.

(b)(1) The director of lotteries may license any person as a lottery sales agent as provided in this chapter. No license shall be issued to any person to engage in the sale of lottery tickets as the persons sole occupation or business.

(2) As part of its investigation as to whether to issue a lottery sales agent license, the Rhode Island lottery shall require criminal background checks of the applicant for a retail sales agent license as it deems appropriate and said individuals shall apply to the bureau of criminal investigation of the Rhode Island state police or the Rhode Island department of the attorney general for a national criminal records check with fingerprinting. The applicant whose criminal records check is being conducted shall be responsible for the payment of the costs of said criminal records check. The Rhode Island state police or the Rhode Island department of attorney general, as applicable, shall send the results of such criminal records check to the Rhode Island lottery. Once said results are sent to and received by the Rhode Island lottery, the Rhode Island state police and the Rhode Island department of attorney general shall promptly destroy said fingerprint record(s). On or before February 1, 2011, the agency shall adopt rules and regulations establishing criteria to be used in determining whether based upon a criminal records check an application will be approved.

(c) Before issuing any license to a lottery sales agent the director shall consider:

(1) The financial responsibility and security of the person and his or her business or activity;

(2) The accessibility of his or her place of business or activity to the public;

(3) The sufficiency of existing licensed agents to serve the public interest;

(4) The volume of expected sales by the applicant; and

(5) Any other factors pertaining to the public interest, convenience, or trust.

(d) The director shall refuse to grant or shall suspend, pending a hearing before the division, or recommend a revocation of a license if the applicant or licensee:

(1) Has been convicted of a felony;

(2) Has been engaging in gambling as a significant source of income;

(3) Has been convicted of violating any gambling statutes;

(4) Has been convicted of fraud or misrepresentation in any connection;

(5) Has been found to have violated any rule, regulation, or order of the state lottery division.

The license of an agent shall be suspended by the director for any charge that may result in a conviction for conduct prescribed in subsections (d)(1)  (d)(5); which suspension shall be effective until a final judicial determination.

(e) The director shall refuse to grant, or shall suspend, pending a hearing before the division, or recommend revocation of a license if the applicant or licensee is a corporation:

(1) Any of whose directors, officers, or controlling shareholders have been found guilty of any of the activities specified in subsection (d);

(2) In which it appears to the director of lotteries that due to the experience, character, or general fitness of any director, officer, or controlling shareholder, the granting of a license as a lottery sales agent would be inconsistent with the public interest, convenience, or trust;

(3) Not the owner or lessee of the business at which it will conduct a lottery sales agency pursuant to the license applied for, or that any person, firm, association, or corporation other than the applicant shares or will share in the profits of the applicant, other than receiving dividends as a shareholder, or will participate in the management of the affairs of the applicant.

(f) Every holder of a license as a lottery sales agent shall renew the license biennially pursuant to the rules and regulations of the division. Licensees shall pay to the division a fee to be determined by the director upon receipt or renewal of a license.

(g) Whenever requested by the director, the division of criminal identification of the department of the attorney general, the superintendent of state police, any superintendent or chief of police or sergeant of any city or town, shall furnish all information on convictions, arrests, and present investigations concerning any person who is an applicant for a license or who is a licensee of the state lottery.

(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person licensed as provided in this chapter is authorized and empowered to act as a lottery sales agent.

(i) Every licensed sales agent authorized pursuant to this section and every licensed video lottery retailer authorized by chapter 61.2 of this title shall keep conspicuously posted on their premises the name and telephone number of a council on problem gambling recognized by an appropriate authority within state government or within the professional field of addiction disorders and a statement of its availability to offer assistance. The lottery division shall supply each licensee with the required notice.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-12
§ 42-11-12. Transfer of functions from the department of community affairs.
Status: in_force

(a) There are hereby transferred to the department of administration those functions formerly administered by the department of community affairs relating to:

(1) Local planning assistance;

(2) Community development training; and

(3) Building code standards committee.

(b) In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the department is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency thereof, and the department, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform such acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States of America or any agency thereof as may be necessary in such manner and degree as shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state. The proceeds of the grants so received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and by the general treasurer deposited in a separate fund and shall be utilized for the purposes of those grants.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-22 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-22
§ 42-56-22. Labor by persons committed on mesne process or to answer criminal charge.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person who shall be committed to the adult correctional institutions to answer for any criminal offense, whether convicted or awaiting trial, or on mesne process in any qui tam or penal action, or on mesne process or execution in any civil action, may be permitted to labor in the discretion of the director, or the directors designee, for the state, and in that case may be paid not more than three dollars ($3.00) a day for every day the person shall labor with the express consent of the director, or the directors designee, of the department, to be credited to the prisoners account by the assistant director of administration, or the assistant directors designee, and to be disbursed to the prisoner in accordance with the rules and regulations of the institutions; provided, further, however, there shall be maintained on account at all times at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the earnings of each prisoner up to a maximum of one hundred dollars ($100) for those persons serving a sentence of life imprisonment without parole under §§ 11-23-2, 12-19.2-1 et seq., and up to a maximum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for all other prisoners; those funds to be turned over to the prisoner at the time of the prisoners release from the institution, the funds being the prisoners property; the moneys to be paid to the prisoner by order of the assistant director of management services upon the general treasurer.

(b) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the use of the funds in the account for the payment of any court fees and court costs required to be paid for the filing, prosecution, and defense of any action.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-168-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-168 / Section 42-168-1
§ 42-168-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as State-Owned and Operated Printing Facilities Preference.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-21-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-21 / Section 42-21-5
§ 42-21-5. Delivery of records and property.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise expressly provided by this title, the head of a department, division, or other administrative agency whose functions, powers, and duties were assigned and transferred to another department or agency by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939, shall deliver to the department or subdivision thereof to which the assignment or transfer is made, all contracts, books, maps, plans, papers, records, and property of every description which is within the jurisdiction or control of the head of a department, division, or other administrative agency. The head of the department to which the assignment or transfer is made is hereby authorized to take possession thereof; provided, however, that all furniture, fixtures, furnishings, and other movable property in the state house and state office building shall be in the care and custody of the department of administration.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-155-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-155 / Section 42-155-9
§ 42-155-9. Rules and regulations and other statutes.
Status: in_force

When issuing rules and regulations, or any amendments to rules and regulations, or when adopting bylaws or amendments to bylaws, each quasi-public corporation shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42 (Administrative Procedures). All quasi-public corporations shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 46 of this title (Open Meetings), chapter 2 of title 38 (Access to Public Records), and chapter 14 of title 36 (Code of Ethics).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-8 / Section 42-8-3
§ 42-8-3. Documents of general assembly.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall keep and preserve in the secretarys office all acts and resolves passed by the general assembly, and all original papers relating to assembly proceedings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-114-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-114 / Section 42-114-4
§ 42-114-4. Officers  Quorum.
Status: in_force

The committee shall elect from among its members three (3) officers: a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-25 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-25
§ 42-72-25. Relations with other governmental agencies.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to cooperate with the appropriate agencies of the federal government, this state or other states, and regional and local agencies in the planning, design and implementation of any programs and facilities necessary to implement this chapter. The department is authorized to apply for and accept funds from federal and regional agencies to carry out any of its functions, and to contract with the federal government and regional agencies concerning the use and disposition of the funds.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-41-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-41 / Section 42-41-7
§ 42-41-7. Exceptions and exclusions.
Status: in_force

(a) Federal funds receipted by self supporting or proprietary state agencies that derive all their financing from sources other than the general fund are exempt from the provisions of §§ 42-41-5 and 42-41-6. Colleges and universities under the control of the board of governors for higher education are also exempt from these provisions.

(b) Whenever in carrying out any specific project or service the cost of which is to be paid by the federal government, it is necessary for the state to make payment in the first instance subject to reimbursement in full by the federal government, the state controller and the general treasurer are hereby authorized to make such payments upon the receipt of daily authenticated vouchers provided such payments are authorized by the appropriation, reappropriation, or approvals specified in § 42-41-6 above by the governor, speaker of the house, and president of the state senate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-9-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-9 / Section 42-9-12
§ 42-9-12. Annual law enforcement report.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall annually on or before the thirtieth (30th) day of June make a report in writing to the governor showing the transactions of the attorney generals office in relation to the enforcement of law during the prior year ending on the thirty-first (31st) day of December.

(b) The report shall show for each of the counties of the state the number of non-warranted indictments and information cases pending at the beginning of the year, and the number of warranted indictments and information cases pending at the beginning of the year, the number of indictments returned and informations filed during the year, the number of indictments and informations disposed of during the year:

(1) By jury trial;

(2) By jury-waived trial;

(3) Without jury trial on plea of guilty or nolo; and

(4) By a nol pros; and the number of non-warranted and warranted indictments and informations pending at the end of the year.

(c) The report shall also show, in regard to appeals from the several district courts to the superior court in cases of violation of law, the number of non-warranted appeals pending at the beginning of the year, and the number of warranted appeals pending at the beginning of the year, the number taken during the year, the number disposed of during the year:

(1) By jury trial;

(2) By jury-waived trial;

(3) Without jury trial on plea of guilty or nolo; and

(4) Or by a discontinuance; and the number of non-warranted and warranted appeals pending at the close of the year.

(d) The report shall also show the number of offenders punished by sentence or imprisonment, or by the payment of a fine, or by both fine and imprisonment, or by suspended or deferred sentence or probation.

(e) The report shall be subdivided to show the sex of the offenders and the age of the offenders, arranged by decades. The report shall be compiled using statistics provided by the Rhode Island statewide judicial information system.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-4
§ 42-72-4. Qualifications and duties of director.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall meet the following minimum qualifications:

(1) Hold a masters degree in social work or a closely related field, and have demonstrated experience in child welfare and/or childrens mental health, and/or juvenile justice; and

(2) Have at least five (5) years of increasing responsibility in administering programs for children.

(b) The directors duties include, but are not limited to:

(1) Administration and direction of the operation of the department;

(2) Examination of programs, services, and plans for children for the purpose of identifying duplications, inefficiencies, effectiveness of programs, resources and unmet needs;

(3) Securing and analysis of departmental plans and budget requests affecting childrens programs and services;

(4) Review of federal funds utilized and available to the state for childrens programs and services;

(5) Collation of items in the governors budget related to programs and services for children and issuance of impact statements;

(6) Formulation of recommendations to the governor and other appropriate department heads on planning and expenditures for childrens programs and services;

(7) Liaison with community child advocacy groups, including parents, to receive advice on resources, needs, and priorities in the different localities;

(8) Provide effective public information on childrens services in Rhode Island;

(9) Advise the legislature on the needs of children and their families;

(10) Establish a central registry for the purpose of reporting, collating, receiving, and administering reports involving children;

(11) Liaison with other state departments, agencies, local governments, and private providers of services to coordinate services and maximize resources in developing programs;

(12) Formulation of rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;

(13) Preparation of an annual report and state plan to be sent to the governor and the general assembly;

(14) Provision or arrangement for the provision of suitable treatment, rehabilitation, and care for each child under the directors supervision by pursuing the least restrictive placement and, wherever feasible, by effectuating community placements in Rhode Island;

(15) The director shall provide for a case management information system that includes data regarding, but not limited to, client entry, screening, clients needs assessment, development of a client service plan, services provision, evaluation, review and monitoring of client progress, and client exit from the system. In addition, the director shall establish a centralized case management unit to receive all service plans and using any additional expertise as may be required, will review, monitor, evaluate, endorse, and/or modify as may be appropriate, each client service plan;

(16) Administer in a coordinated and integrated manner all institutions and facilities that are or may come under the jurisdiction of the department; and

(17) Develop a comprehensive program for the prevention of problems of children and provide a flexible, innovative, and effective program for the placement, care, and treatment of children committed by any court to the department, transferred to the department by other departments, or voluntarily admitted to the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-38 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-38
§ 42-116-38. Depositors advisory board.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a three (3) member depositors advisory board. Members of the board shall be depositors in financial institutions which were closed as of January 1, 1991, and which are currently in receivership. One member shall be appointed by the house majority leader. One member shall be appointed by the president of the senate. One member shall be appointed by the governor. Each member shall serve a term of two (2) years as his or her successor is appointed. Members of the board shall serve without compensation. It shall be the role of the depositors advisory board to give advice to the Rhode Island depositors economic protection corporation concerning rules and regulations and legislation affecting the banking crisis; to study the effects, both long term and short term, of the banking crisis; to recommend to the corporation special studies and projects which it feels are needed to expedite a solution to the banking crisis. The board shall report its findings to the governor in January of each year.

(b) The board shall, at regular intervals, conduct business meetings for the purpose of carrying out its general business, and the meetings shall be open to the public and all records and minutes will be a matter of public record.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-6-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-6 / Section 42-6-6
§ 42-6-6. Performance of powers and duties.
Status: in_force

All the powers and duties conferred by law upon and required to be performed by the several state departments, divisions, and other administrative agencies shall hereafter be exercised, performed, and administered by the general officers, the directors of the several departments and the boards, commissions, and agencies specified in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-2.10
§ 42-35-2.10. Emergency rule.
Status: in_force

If an agency finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare or the loss of federal funding for an agency program requires the immediate promulgation of an emergency rule and publishes in a record with the secretary of state and on its agency website reasons for that finding, the agency, without prior notice or hearing or on any abbreviated notice and hearing that it finds practicable, may promulgate an emergency rule without complying with §§ 42-35-2.7 through 42-35-2.9. The agency head and the governor, or the governors designee, must sign the emergency rule to become effective. The emergency rule may be effective for not longer than one hundred twenty (120) days, renewable once for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days. The promulgation of an emergency rule does not preclude the promulgation of a rule under §§ 42-35-2.6 through 42-35-2.9. The agency shall file with the secretary of state a rule created under this section as soon as practicable given the nature of the emergency and publish the rule on its agency website. The secretary of state shall notify persons that have requested notice of rules related to that subject matter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-99-21 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-99 / Section 42-99-21
§ 42-99-21. Liberal construction.
Status: in_force

Neither this chapter nor anything contained in this chapter is or shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers, which the corporation might otherwise have under any laws of this state, and this chapter is cumulative to any powers. This chapter does and shall be construed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method of doing things authorized by this chapter and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws. However, the issuance of bonds, notes, and other obligations of the corporations under the provisions of this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other state law applicable to the issuance of bonds, notes, and other obligations and contracts for the acquisition of land and improvements on the land and for the construction of buildings and other improvements undertaken pursuant to this act need not comply with the provisions of any other state law applicable to contracts for the construction and acquisition of city or state owned property. No proceedings, notice, or approval shall be required for the issuance of any bonds, notes and other obligations or any instrument as security therefor, except as is provided in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-154-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-154 / Section 42-154-3
§ 42-154-3. Construction of references.
Status: in_force

Effective July 1, 2011, all references in the general laws to the department of elderly affairs established pursuant to chapter 66 of this title (Elderly Affairs Department) shall be deemed to mean and refer to the division of elderly affairs within the department of human services as set forth in this chapter. Effective July 1, 2019, all references in the general laws to either the department of elderly affairs established pursuant to chapter 66 of this title (Elderly Affairs Department) or the division of elderly affairs established pursuant to § 42-154-1(a) shall be deemed to mean and refer to the office of healthy aging within the department of human services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-2.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-2.2
§ 42-14-2.2. Reporting  Court judgments against licensed physicians, dentists, or dental hygienists.
Status: in_force

Within ten (10) days after a judgment by a court of this state that a licensed physician, dentist, or dental hygienist has committed a crime or is civilly liable for any death or personal injury caused by their negligence, error, or omission in practice, or their rendering unauthorized professional services, the clerk of the court which rendered the judgment shall report the same to the board of medical licensure and discipline established pursuant to chapter 37 of title 5 or the board of examiners in dentistry established pursuant to chapter 31.1 of title 5 and the department of business regulation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-60-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-60 / Section 42-60-7
§ 42-60-7. Emergency powers of political subdivisions.
Status: in_force

To protect life and property, the governing body of each political subdivision of the state is authorized, after the declaration of an energy crisis by the governor, to carry out within its jurisdiction those measures that may be ordered by the governor and any additional measures that the governing body may deem necessary, subject to the limitations and provisions of this chapter; provided, that no action shall be inconsistent with any order, rule, regulation, or action of the governor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-99-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-99 / Section 42-99-1
§ 42-99-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Convention Center Authority Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-157-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-157 / Section 42-157-9
§ 42-157-9. Relation to other laws.
Status: repealed

Nothing in this chapter, and no action taken by the exchange pursuant to this chapter. shall be construed to preempt or supersede the authority of the health insurance commissioner to regulate the business of insurance within this state, the director of the department of health to oversee the licensure of healthcare providers, the certification of health plans under chapter 17.13 of title 23 [repealed], or the licensure of utilization review agents under chapter 17.13 of title 23 [repealed], or the director of the department of human services to oversee the provision of medical assistance under chapter 8 of title 40. In addition to the provisions of this chapter, all insurers offering qualified health plans or qualified dental plans in this state shall comply fully with all applicable health insurance laws and regulations of this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-113-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-113 / Section 42-113-11
§ 42-113-11. Housing and conservation trust study commission.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created a Housing and Conservation Trust Study Commission with thirteen (13) members as follows: the presiding officer, or the designee of the presiding officer, of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Church Community Housing Corporation, Grow Smart Rhode Island, the Housing Network, the Rhode Island Association of Realtors, the Rhode Island Association of Public Housing Authorities, the Rhode Island Builders Association, the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Planning Association, the Rhode Island Council of Land Trusts, the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation, the Rhode Island Housing Resources Commission, the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, and The Nature Conservancy. The representative of Grow Smart Rhode Island shall call the organizational meeting of the commission, and the commission shall elect from its members a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary.

(b) The purposes of the commission shall be:

(1) To study the potential contribution of land trust mechanisms to the development of low and moderate income housing, to evaluate appropriate organization structures and financing mechanisms for such land trusts in Rhode Island, and assess the potential and viability of the housing and conservation trust fund established by this chapter; and

(2) To report its findings and recommendations to the governor, the speaker of the house and the senate president by February 1, 2006.

(c) The commission shall terminate on July 31, 2006.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-8.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-8.1
§ 42-26-8.1. Policy board  Regional committees.
Status: in_force

The criminal justice policy board may establish regional committees to perform such functions as the policy board may direct.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-16 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-16
§ 42-64-16. Short-term notes.
Status: in_force

Money borrowed by the Rhode Island commerce corporation for the purpose of providing temporary financing of a project or projects or combination of projects pending the issuance of bonds or other notes, shall be evidenced by notes or other obligations. The principal and interest of all notes or other obligations of the corporation issued under the provisions of this section shall be payable no later than the fourth anniversary of the date of their issue, and shall be payable from the following: (1) from the proceeds of bonds subsequently issued; or (2) from the proceeds of subsequent borrowings which comply with the provisions hereof; or (3) from general revenues of the corporation which may be equal and proportionate with, but not superior to, that securing bonds then outstanding or subsequently issued. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, all these notes shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of the state of Rhode Island subject only to the provisions for registration contained in those laws. The notes or other obligations or any issue of these shall be in a form and contain any other provisions as the corporation may determine and the notes or resolutions or proceedings authorizing the notes or other obligations or any issue of these may contain, in addition to any provisions, conditions, covenants, or limitations authorized by this chapter, any provisions, conditions, covenants, or limitations which the corporation is authorized to include in any resolution or resolutions authorizing bonds or notes or in any trust indenture relating to bonds or notes. The corporation may issue the notes or other obligations in any manner either publicly or privately on any terms as it may determine to be in its best interests. These notes or other obligations may be issued under the provisions of this chapter without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, body, or agency of the state, without any other proceedings or the happening of any conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions, or things which are specifically required by this chapter and by the provisions and resolutions authorizing the issuance of the notes or obligations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-10
§ 42-51-10. State coordinating committee on disability rights.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish a state coordinating committee on disability rights to advise and assist the commission to implement self-evaluation and compliance plans as required by federal and state laws protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities. The committee shall be composed of thirteen (13) members who shall be as follows: one representative of each of the general officers of the state, appointed by that general officer; one representative of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of house; one representative of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate; one representative of the judiciary, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court; one representative of each of the boards of education, appointed by the chairperson of that board; one representative of the public transit authority, appointed by the chairperson of the authority, and those additional representatives the chairperson of the governors commission on disabilities may appoint from the executive branch and the general public. Those persons acting as committee members on July 21, 1992, shall continue to so act until their successors are appointed. Each member shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The chairperson of the governors commission on disabilities shall preside at meetings of the committee. The executive secretary of the governors commission on disabilities shall serve as vice chairperson of the committee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-65-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-65 / Section 42-65-3
§ 42-65-3. Authority to accept grants.
Status: in_force

In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government and the commission, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform any acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States or any agency of the United States government that may be necessary in a manner and degree that shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state. The proceeds of grants received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and by the treasurer deposited in a separate fund and shall be utilized for the purposes of these grants.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-50 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-50
§ 42-28-50. Severability.
Status: in_force

The holding of any section or sections or parts of this chapter to be void, ineffective, or unconstitutional for any cause shall not be deemed to affect any other section or part hereof.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-36.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-36.1
§ 42-72-36.1. System reform and rebalancing goal.
Status: in_force

On or before October 1, 2016, the department of children, youth and families shall begin to implement a strategy to transition from reliance on congregate-care placements to greater use of foster homes with community-based services for children and families. Said strategy shall ensure quality outcomes, performance measures, and incentives that promote service excellence and improve the systems overall stability by reinvesting the benefits that accrue from the more efficient and effective utilization of congregate care, foster homes, and community-based services. Attaining systemwide reform of the magnitude set forth herein shall require rebalancing the system by making significant changes in the organization, financing, and delivery of services that must be implemented incrementally.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-12
§ 42-116-12. Payment of depositors claims.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of §42-116-7(1)  (6), distributions from the corporation with respect to deposit liabilities assumed from eligible institutions shall be made in accordance with this section.

(b) For the purposes of this section, each assumed deposit liability is the sum of the principal amount thereof as of January 1, 1991, plus accrued interest thereon to the date that the eligible institution was petitioned into receivership. In the case of an eligible institution that is a credit union, all types of the eligible institutions member share accounts, including regular shares, share certificates and share draft accounts, except as to one share per account which are deemed to constitute an equity ownership interest in the eligible institution, are deemed to be deposit liabilities to the extent assumed by the corporation.

(c) Deposit liabilities and distributions on account thereof made pursuant to this section shall not include any interest accrued from the time that the eligible institution from which the deposit liabilities arose was petitioned into receivership.

(d) For the purpose of determining distributions by the corporation in respect of assumed deposit liabilities, as set forth in subsection (b), assumed deposit liabilities in the same eligible institution are aggregated and adjusted in accordance with regulations adopted by the corporation, which regulations follow the principles contained in section 3(m) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. §1811 et seq., as in effect as of December 31, 1990, and rules and regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as in effect as of December 31, 1990. Assumed deposit liabilities determined after this aggregation shall be segregated into separate obligations that are entitled to separate distributions from the corporation as provided in this section (as so aggregated and determined referred to individually as distributable account and collectively as distributable accounts).

(e) Payments on account of distributable accounts as set forth in subsection (d) shall be made as follows:

(1) Distributable accounts of four thousand dollars ($4,000) or less shall be paid in full by June 30, 1992.

(2) As to distributable accounts of more than four thousand dollars ($4,000), ninety percent (90%) of the entire balance of the distributable account shall be paid by June 30, 1992.

(3) As to distributable accounts described in subdivision (2) of this subsection, there is established a guaranteed balance equal to ten percent (10%) of the distributable account as initially determined. The guaranteed balance shall bear simple interest, not compounded, at five percent (5%) per annum beginning July 1, 1992. Interest accrued through June 30, 1997, shall be posted to each depositors guaranteed balance as of June 30, 1997, as an addition to the principal thereof. A depositor has no right to receive that interest prior to July 1, 1997. The principal of the guaranteed balance, to include the interest posted on June 30, 1997, shall be paid in fifteen (15) consecutive equal annual payments commencing on July 1, 1997, and on each July 1, thereafter until paid in full. Notwithstanding any other provisions or references to pro-rata distribution in chapter 116 of title 42, all net proceeds from litigation, whether settled in or out of court, shall be paid equally to each depositor with guaranteed balances upon receipt by the corporation each time that escrow reaches fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000). Interest accrued after June 30, 1997, shall be paid in arrears on the outstanding principal of the guaranteed balance concurrently with each annual principal payments.

(f) The principal amount of any guaranteed balance and/or the amount of each distribution by the corporation under this section, including without limitation those in respect of distributable accounts and/or guaranteed balances, shall be reduced permanently from time to time by an amount equal to the aggregate of all prior payments not previously applied against each distribution, and the corporation may continue to reduce these distributions by any unapplied prior payments until the aggregate amount of the prior payments have been applied against these distributions under this section. For the purposes of this section, the term prior payment means the aggregate amount from time to time after January 1, 1991, of:

(1) Payments made or issued by an eligible institution, the receiver of the eligible institution or the corporation (other than distributions under this section) in respect of any deposit liabilities of the intended recipient of the distribution and/or any deposit liabilities giving rise to the distribution; and

(2) Set-offs made by the eligible institution, the receiver of the eligible institution or the corporation in respect of any deposit liabilities of the intended recipient of the distribution and/or any deposit liabilities giving rise to the distribution.

(g)(1) Within thirty (30) days after the date of the payment set forth in subdivision (e)(2) and concurrently with each annual payment of the guaranteed balance, the owner thereof shall receive a statement of account.

(2) From June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1997, except for transfer by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or otherwise required by operation of law, the guaranteed balance is non-transferable, whether by sale, pledge, gift, or otherwise. Commencing on July 1, 1997, any guaranteed balance may be transferred by the holder thereof; provided that the transfer does not subject the corporation, the transferor, or the transferee to any registration or reporting requirements under applicable federal and/or state securities laws; and provided further, that any guaranteed balance transferred pursuant to this section may not be used by any transferee or subsequent transferee as a set off or other reduction against any debt or liability to the corporation, or any assignee or transferee of the corporation.

(3) The guaranteed balances will not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument. The corporation shall maintain a record of the name and address of the owner of the guaranteed balance and the amount of the guaranteed balance.

(h) The corporation may:

(1) Pre-pay any guaranteed balance with a principal amount of less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) at any time;

(2) Pre-pay the outstanding amount of all guaranteed balances at any time; and

(3) Pre-pay all guaranteed balances on a pro-rata basis at any time. Pro-rata means a distribution in the percentage that the aggregate amount of prepayment bears to the aggregate amount of the outstanding principal balance of all guaranteed balances.

(i)(1) All net proceeds of litigation, (after payment of all legal fees, costs, and expenses arising in connection therewith) whether by settlement or suit, prosecuted by an eligible institution, the receiver of an eligible institution and/or the corporation, shall be paid to the corporation and shall be utilized by it as follows:

(i) To pay the guaranteed balances in accordance with subdivision (e)(3); and

(ii) After the guaranteed balances have been paid in full, to pay the loan obligations or bond indebtedness of the corporation.

(2) The term litigation, for the purposes of this subsection, means all rights, claims and causes of action against:

(i) Any eligible institution;

(ii) The Rhode Island share and deposit indemnity corporation;

(iii) And/or any officers, directors, employees, accountants, attorneys, appraisers, consultants, agents, or providers of professional services to the institution and/or the Rhode Island share and deposit indemnity corporation.

(j)(1) The corporation requires that any depositor entitled to receive any payment under the terms of this chapter shall, in consideration of the corporations making the payment and as a condition precedent to the depositors receiving the payment, and only to the extent of that payment and any tolled or lost interest or consequential damages attributable to that payment, execute a total and complete waiver and release of any and all rights, claims and causes of action, of any nature whatsoever, which that depositor might have against the state or any of its officials or employees in relation to the pro rata portion of any funds or accounts that the depositor may have or may have had on deposit with any eligible institution.

(2) Distributions as to distributable accounts arising from the assumed deposit liabilities of the heritage loan and investment company are limited to those deposit liability claims which have been allowed and validated by an un-stayed order or judgment of the superior court sitting at Providence county. Distributable accounts arising from deposit liability claims which have not been allowed and validated by an un-stayed order or judgment of the superior court as of June 30, 1992, shall be paid by the corporation within sixty (60) days of the receipt by the corporation of an un-stayed order or judgment of the superior court which allows and validates the claim. Payment of distributable accounts pursuant to this subsection shall be in accordance with and in the same manner and form as set forth in subdivisions (e)(1), (e)(2) and (e)(3).

(k)(1) The provisions of subdivisions (e)(1) and (e)(2) do not apply to this subsection. In the event that substantially all of the deposit liabilities of the Davisville Credit Union are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the payment of any distributable account arising from the assumption by the corporation of any uninsured portion of a deposit liability of the Davisville Credit Union, which uninsured portion does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the deposit liability existing as of the date of the insurance, shall be made by the establishment by the corporation of a guaranteed balance equal to the amount of the distributable account. The amount of the distributable account shall be determined by the corporation within thirty (30) days of the corporations assumption of the portion of the deposit liability. The guaranteed balance as established in this subsection is payable in the same manner and on the same terms and conditions as the guaranteed balance provided for in subdivision (e)(3).

(2) The guaranteed balance as established in this subsection is subject to the remaining provisions of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-119-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-119 / Section 42-119-6
§ 42-119-6. Accountability.
Status: in_force

The commission shall make an annual report to the governor and the general assembly on all activities undertaken in fulfilling its purpose and responsibilities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-20 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-4 / Section 42-4-20
§ 42-4-20. State insect.
Status: in_force

The American burying beetle is hereby designated as the official state insect.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-36-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-36 / Section 42-36-1
§ 42-36-1. Compilation of annual reports.
Status: in_force

(a) All departments, agencies, boards, commissions, or councils in the government of the state of Rhode Island, required by law to submit annual reports, shall do so on the basis of the state fiscal year commencing July 1, 1963. The reports shall be submitted to the director of administration in such manner and form and at such time as the director may prescribe, and the director shall compile a single annual report comprised of digests of the annual reports of the states departments, agencies, boards, commissions, or councils.

(b) No other department, agency, board, commission, or council shall, unless otherwise directed by the director of administration, have printed its annual report.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-164-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-164 / Section 42-164-9
§ 42-164-9. Adoption of rules.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall adopt regulations to facilitate the administration of this chapter pursuant to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 35 of title 42 (administrative procedures). The rules shall include, at a minimum, procedures for renewing participation in the program every five (5) years, procedures for appealing a cancellation of program participation, and a secure procedure for ensuring that requests for withdrawal are legitimate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-9-8.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-9 / Section 42-9-8.1
§ 42-9-8.1. Office of investigation  Powers and duties of investigators.
Status: in_force

(1) Establishment. There is hereby established within the department of attorney general an office of investigation.

(2) Scope and purpose. The scope and purpose of the office of investigation shall be:

(a) To assist special assistant and assistant attorneys general in carrying out investigations relating to grand jury investigations, pre-trial preparation, and other litigation efforts;

(b) To coordinate their efforts in investigating criminal activity with existing federal, state, and local law enforcement resources; and

(c) To initiate criminal investigations for violations of the law at the direction of the attorney general.

(3) Composition and powers. The office of investigation shall consist of a chief, field investigators, all of whom shall be designated by the attorney general, and support personnel. The chief and the field investigators shall have the following powers:

(a) The power to arrest independently or in conjunction with local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies;

(b) The power to, with the written authorization by the attorney general or the attorney generals designated deputy, apply for and execute search warrants; and

(c) The power to serve civil and criminal process.

(4) Qualifications. No person shall be appointed as chief of the office of investigation or as a field investigator in the office unless the person has successfully completed the basic course of instruction for police officers at the Providence police training academy, the Rhode Island municipal police training academy, or the Rhode Island state police training academy, and has at least three (3) years of active law enforcement experience, or has served as a member of the United States Marshals Service or as a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a criminal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Justice, the United States Department of State, the United States Department of the Treasury, or the United States Postal Inspection Service and has at least three (3) years of active law enforcement experience, or has been certified as a police officer by the duly-constituted state commission on police officer standards and training of another state, and has at least three (3) years of active law enforcement experience.

(5) Appointment background check. The attorney general shall appoint the chief, field investigators, and the support personnel of the office of investigation. Prior to the appointment of any individuals, a background examination shall be conducted utilizing federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, bureau of criminal identification, national crime information center, and any and all relevant records existing within the federal and state court systems.

(6) Standards. The office shall adopt and implement such standards as may be applicable to its scope and purpose as promulgated by the commission for the accreditation of law enforcement agencies.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-66 / Section 42-66-4
§ 42-66-4. Duties of the office of healthy aging.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of healthy aging shall be the principal agency of the state to mobilize the human, physical, and financial resources available to plan, develop, and implement innovative programs to ensure the dignity and independence of elderly persons, including the planning, development, and implementation of a home- and long-term care program for elderly persons in the communities of the state.

(b)(1) The office of healthy aging shall serve as an advocate for the needs of adults with disabilities as these needs and services overlap the needs and services of elderly persons.

(2) The office of healthy aging shall serve as the states central agency for the administration and coordination of a long-term care entry system, using community-based access points, that will provide the following services related to long-term care: information and referral; initial screening for service and benefits eligibility; and a uniform assessment program for state-supported long-term care.

(3) The office of healthy aging shall investigate reports of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect and shall provide and/or coordinate protective services.

(c) To accomplish these objectives, the director is authorized:

(1) To provide assistance to communities in solving local problems with regard to elderly persons including, but not limited to, problems in identifying and coordinating local resources to serve the needs of elderly persons;

(2) To facilitate communications and the free flow of information between communities and the offices, agencies, and employees of the state;

(3) To encourage and assist communities, agencies, and state departments to plan, develop, and implement home- and long-term care programs;

(4) To provide and act as a clearinghouse for information, data, and other materials relative to elderly persons;

(5) To initiate and carry out studies and analyses that will aid in solving local, regional, and statewide problems concerning elderly persons;

(6) To coordinate those programs of other state agencies designed to assist in the solution of local, regional, and statewide problems concerning elderly persons;

(7) To advise and inform the governor on the affairs and problems of elderly persons in the state;

(8) To exercise the powers and discharge the duties assigned to the director in the fields of health care, nutrition, homemaker services, geriatric day care, economic opportunity, local and regional planning, transportation, and education and pre-retirement programs;

(9) To further the cooperation of local, state, federal, and private agencies and institutions providing for services or having responsibility for elderly persons;

(10) To represent and act on behalf of the state in connection with federal grant programs applicable to programs for elderly persons in the functional areas described in this chapter;

(11) To seek, accept, and otherwise take advantage of all federal aid available to the office of healthy aging, and to assist other agencies of the state, local agencies, and community groups in taking advantage of all federal grants and subventions available for elderly persons and to accept other sources of funds with the approval of the director of administration that shall be deposited as general revenues;

(12) To render advice and assistance to communities and other groups in the preparation and submission of grant applications to state and federal agencies relative to programs for elderly persons;

(13) To review and coordinate those activities of agencies of the state and of any political suboffice of healthy aging of the state at the request of the suboffice of healthy aging, that affect the full and fair utilization of community resources for programs for elderly persons, and initiate programs that will help ensure such utilization;

(14) To encourage the formation of councils on aging and to assist local communities in the development of the councils;

(15) To promote and coordinate daycare facilities for frail elderly persons who are in need of supportive care and supervision during the daytime;

(16) To provide and coordinate the delivery of in-home services to elderly persons, as defined under the rules and regulations adopted by the office of healthy aging;

(17) To advise and inform the public of the risks of accidental hypothermia;

(18) To establish a clearinghouse for information and education of the elderly citizens of the state, including, but not limited to, and subject to available funding, a web-based caregiver support information center;

(19) [As amended by P.L. 2019, ch. 110, § 2.] To establish and operate, in collaboration with the departments of behavioral health, developmental disabilities and hospitals; human services; and children youth and families regular community agencies supporting caregivers, a statewide family-caregiver support association and a family-caregiver resource network to provide and coordinate family-caregiver training and support services to include counseling and elder caregiver respite services, which shall be subject to available funding, and include home health/homemaker care, adult day services, assisted living, and nursing facility care; and

(19) [As amended by P.L. 2019, ch. 130, § 2.] To establish and operate, in collaboration with the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals; the department of human services; the department of children, youth and families, and community agencies supporting caregivers, a statewide family-caregiver support association and a family-caregiver resource network to provide and coordinate family-caregiver training and support services to include counseling and caregiver respite services, which shall be subject to available funding, and include home health/homemaker care, adult day services, assisted living, and nursing facility care; and

(20) To supervise the citizens commission for the safety and care of the elderly created pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1.4 of title 12.

(d) In order to assist in the discharge of the duties of the office of healthy aging, the director may request from any agency of the state information pertinent to the affairs and problems of elderly persons.

(e) There is hereby established within the general fund of the state and housed within the budget of the office of healthy aging a restricted receipt account entitled commodity supplemental food program-claims to account for funds collected in payment of claims for donated food losses, pursuant to United States Department of Agriculture guidelines under the commodity supplemental food program. Expenditures from this account shall be utilized by the office solely for the following purposes:

(i) Purchase of replacement foods;

(ii) Payment of administrative costs;

(iii) Replacement of lost or improperly used funds;

(iv) For use as a salvage account in compliance with federal regulations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-73-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-73 / Section 42-73-6
§ 42-73-6. Annual report.
Status: in_force

The child advocate shall annually submit, to the governor and the general assembly, a detailed report analyzing the work of the child advocate's office and any recommendations resulting therefrom, including non-identifying child-fatality and near-fatality information and recommendations. The report shall be posted on the office of the child advocates website.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-104-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-104 / Section 42-104-1
§ 42-104-1. The William P. Robinson, Jr., Building.
Status: in_force

The Rhode Island division of higher education assistance building on Jefferson Boulevard in the city of Warwick shall be named the William P. Robinson, Jr., Building.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-147-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-147 / Section 42-147-1
§ 42-147-1. Commission established.
Status: in_force

There shall be an American and Jamaican cultural exchange commission to consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Jamaican ancestry and residents of the state; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate; and three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the governor. The commission shall establish, maintain, and develop cultural ties between Jamaicans and Jamaican-Americans and shall foster a special interest in the historical and cultural background of both groups, as well as in the economic, political, social, and artistic life of the countries involved; and shall help establish and/or promote the Jamaican language in Rhode Islands schools.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-114-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-114 / Section 42-114-5
§ 42-114-5. Committee duties.
Status: in_force

In general, the function of the committee is to advise and to assist commercial radio and television broadcasting systems located in the state, excluding CATV systems as defined in § 39-19-1, with the programming alternatives and schedules available to those radio and television broadcasting systems.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-115-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-115 / Section 42-115-5
§ 42-115-5. Compensation  Clerical assistance  Cooperation of departments and agencies.
Status: in_force

(a) The membership of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be allowed their travel and necessary expenses.

(b) The commission may engage the clerical, technical, and other assistance it may deem necessary and spend other funds to accomplish its purpose.

(c) All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish any advice and information, documentary and otherwise, to the commission and its agents deemed necessary or desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-26 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-26
§ 42-116-26. Record keeping  Financial statements.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall, at all times, keep full and accurate accounts of its receipts, expenditures, disbursements, assets, and liabilities which shall be open to inspection by any officer or appointed agent of the state. The corporation shall submit an annual report, in writing, to the general assembly and the general officers. The report shall include financial statements relating to the operations, properties, and expenditures of the corporation maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The auditor general shall perform or have performed an annual audit of the financial statements of the corporation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-9-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-9 / Section 42-9-5
§ 42-9-5. Prosecution of other process.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall commence and prosecute to final judgment and execution those other legal or equitable processes, and shall perform those other duties that are or may be required of the attorney general by law; except insofar as the attorney general may have been required to act as the legal officer of the department of health, those functions are hereby transferred to the chief counsel of the division of legal services of the department of health.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-14.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-14.1
§ 42-56-14.1. Statutory references to former institutions.
Status: in_force

Whenever, in any general or special law, reference is, or shall be, made to the state prison, the mens reformatory, the reformatory for women, the Providence County jail, or the jail or jails in the several counties, that reference shall mean, and be construed to mean, the adult correctional institutions of the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-41 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-41
§ 42-64-41. Report regarding small business lending.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before January 15, 2015, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall prepare a report that identifies options for the creation of programs to provide access to capital for small and micro businesses in low-and-moderate income, minority, and other underserved communities, including women-and-minority-owned businesses.

(b) The report shall include an evaluation of current lending policies and outcomes, as well as suggestions regarding how to increase lending to minority business enterprises. The report shall be provided to the governor, the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, and the chairs of house and senate finance committees.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-120-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-120 / Section 42-120-3
§ 42-120-3. Authority to accept grants.
Status: in_force

In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government and the commission, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform these acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States or any agency of the United States government as may be necessary in the manner and degree as shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state. The proceeds of grants received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and by deposited by him or her in a separate fund and shall be utilized for the purposes of those grants.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-30 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-30
§ 42-55-30. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment shall have been rendered.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-20-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-20 / Section 42-20-9
§ 42-20-9. Bonding of officials.
Status: in_force

The director of administration may determine what directors or heads of departments and subordinate officials shall be bonded, either by a surety bond covering an individual employee or by position schedule bonds covering any group or groups of employees or positions or both. All clerks of courts shall be bonded either by a surety bond covering an individual employee or by position schedule bonds covering any group or groups of employees or positions, or both. These surety bonds and position schedule bonds shall be at the expense of the state and in such amounts and for such terms and in such form as the director of administration may determine and may at the discretion of the director of administration be underwritten as a result of competitive bidding.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-37-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-37 / Section 42-37-3
§ 42-37-3. Execution by governor.
Status: in_force

The governor is hereby authorized and directed to execute any formal documents which may be necessary to effectuate entry into the compact in substantially the form set forth in this chapter with any state set forth in article II of the compact.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-84-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-84 / Section 42-84-4
§ 42-84-4. Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The director, through the forms management center, shall:

(1) Coordinate a forms management program for all state agencies and educational institutions and provide assistance in establishing internal and external forms management capabilities;

(2) Study, develop, coordinate, and initiate forms of interagency and common administrative usage, and establish basic state design and specification criteria to effect the standardization of state forms;

(3) Provide assistance to state agencies and educational institutions for economical forms design and forms art work composition and establish and supervise control procedures to prevent the undue creation and reproduction of state forms;

(4) Provide assistance, training, and instruction in forms management techniques to state agencies and educational institutions forms management representatives and departmental forms coordinators, and provide direct administrative and forms management assistance to new state organizations or institutions as they are created;

(5) Maintain a central cross index of state forms to facilitate the standardization of these forms, to eliminate redundant forms, and to provide a central source of forms usage and availability information;

(6) Utilize appropriate procurement techniques to take advantage of competitive bidding, consolidated orders, and contract procurement of forms, and work directly with the public printer toward more efficient, economical and timely procurement receipt, storage and distribution of state forms;

(7) Coordinate the forms management program with the existing state archives and records management program to insure timely disposition of outdated forms and related records;

(8) Conduct periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the overall forms management program and the forms management practices of the individual state educational institutions and state agencies, and maintain records, which indicate net dollar savings which have been realized through centralized forms management;

(9) Enter into agreements which delegate implementing action to state agencies or educational institutions where the mutually developed arrangements will result in the most timely and economical method of accomplishing the responsibilities set forth in this section; and

(10) Develop and promulgate rules and standards to implement the overall purposes of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-27 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-27
§ 42-28-27. Supervision of school.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of the state police shall have supervision of the municipal police training school and shall establish a course of training and make all necessary rules and regulations relative to the education, physical standards, and personal character of the candidates and trainees and such other regulations as shall not be inconsistent with law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-92-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-92 / Section 42-92-7
§ 42-92-7. Precedence.
Status: in_force

This chapter is intended to supplement the provisions of chapter 35 of this title. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this chapter and those of chapter 35 of this title, the provisions of chapter 35 of this title shall control.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-17 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-4 / Section 42-4-17
§ 42-4-17. State tartan.
Status: in_force

(a) The St. Andrews Society of RI, Inc. is authorized to create, authenticate, and register, at the sole expense of the society, the official tartan of the state, to be called the state of Rhode Island tartan.

(b) For the purposes of this section, tartan means any of many textile patterns consisting of stripes of varying widths and colors crossed at right angles against a solid background, each forming a distinctive design worn by the members of a Scottish clan.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-159-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-159 / Section 42-159-4
§ 42-159-4. Terms of office.
Status: in_force

The members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-24-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-24 / Section 42-24-1
§ 42-24-1. Composition of commission  Expenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Membership. There shall be a commission on uniform state laws consisting of:

(1) Seven (7) qualified electors, including three (3) members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party;

(2) Three (3) members appointed by the president of the senate, not more than two (2) from the same political party; and

(3) The director of legislative council or the director's designee.

(b) Qualifications. Members of the commission must be attorneys who are members of a state bar, qualified to practice law. The general assembly members of the commission shall be ex officio members with full voting powers. The commission shall also consist of any qualified electors who, because of long service in the case of uniformity of state legislation, shall have been elected life members of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

(c) Terms. Beginning on January 1, 2006, the speaker and the president shall each appoint one member to serve a term of one year, one member to serve a term of two (2) years, one member to serve a term of three (3) years. Terms shall commence with the date of appointment and expire on the 30th day of June thereafter corresponding with the number of years of the term to which appointed. Thereafter appointments shall be made for terms of three (3) years commencing on July 1 in the year of appointment and end on June 30 of the third year thereafter.

(d) Vacancies. Any vacancy in the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. Appointed members of the commission shall continue to assume the duties now performed by this commission in accordance with this chapter and such other duties as may be set forth by the governor or by act of the general assembly.

(e) Compensation. The commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their travel and necessary expenses in accordance with the rates from time to time established by the legislative department in its rules and regulations and may expend such sums of money as may be appropriated from time to time by the general assembly. Elected life members of the commission may be reimbursed for travel and necessary expenses subject to funding availability and the approval of the joint committee on legislative services.

(f) Expiration of term. Terms of current members of the commission appointed by the governor shall expire December 31, 2005.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-14 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-61 / Section 42-61-14
§ 42-61-14. Payment of prizes to minors and persons under legal disabilities.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket is under the age of eighteen (18) years, the director shall direct payment to the minor by depositing the amount of the prize in any financial institution to the credit of a member of the minors family or legal guardian of the minor as custodian for that minor. The person named as custodian shall have the same duties and powers as a person designated as a custodian in a manner prescribed by the Rhode Island Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.

(b) If a person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket is under any other legal disability, the director shall direct payment to a fiduciary responsible for that person pursuant to the laws of this state.

(c) The director shall be relieved of all further liability upon payment of a prize to a minor or person under a legal disability pursuant to this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-4
§ 42-14-4. Financial services division.
Status: in_force

Within the department of business regulation there shall be a division of financial services that oversees the regulation and control of banking and insurance and such other matters within the jurisdiction of the department as determined by the director. The division shall have offices which shall be assigned to it by the department of administration.

Superintendents of banking and insurance reporting to the director and/or health insurance commissioner as appropriate shall be in charge of all matters relating to banking and insurance.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-9-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-9 / Section 42-9-10
§ 42-9-10. Salaries as full payment.
Status: in_force

The salaries of the attorney general and of the assistant attorneys general shall be in full payment for all services appertaining to the offices of attorney general and assistant attorneys general, respectively.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-61 / Section 42-61-6
§ 42-61-6. Proceeds of sales  Segregated funds.
Status: in_force

(a) All proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or shares received by a person in the capacity of a sales agent shall constitute a trust fund until paid into the state lottery fund.

(b) The sales agent shall be personally liable for all proceeds; and failure to pay the lottery division moneys owed, upon demand, from the sales or misappropriation of the funds shall constitute embezzlement under § 11-41-3.

(c) The provisions of this section shall be enforced and prosecuted by the state police and the attorney generals office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-120-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-120 / Section 42-120-1
§ 42-120-1. Commission established.
Status: in_force

There shall be an American and Cape Verdean cultural exchange commission to consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Cape Verdean ancestry and residents of the state; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate; and three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the governor. The commission shall establish, maintain, and develop cultural ties between Cape Verdeans and Cape Verdean-Americans and shall foster a special interest in the historical and cultural background of both groups, as well as in the economic, political, social, and artistic life of the countries involved.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-133-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-133 / Section 42-133-3
§ 42-133-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent:

(1) Board means the governing body of the corporation.

(2) Bonds means bonds, notes (but only as provided in § 42-133-8(6)(e)), or other evidences of indebtedness of the corporation, all of which shall be in all events payable solely from and secured solely by such portion of the states tobacco receipts as are sold to the corporation and pledged to secure the bonds, and issued pursuant to the authorizations contained in this chapter, all of which shall be issued under the name of or known as obligations of the corporation.

(3) Corporation means the corporation authorized, created, and established pursuant to this chapter.

(4) Escrow means the escrow as that term is defined in the master settlement agreement.

(5) Escrow agent means the escrow agent as that term is defined in the master settlement agreement.

(6) Independent auditor means the independent auditor as that term is defined in the master settlement agreement.

(7) Master settlement agreement means the settlement agreement and related documents entered into on November 23, 1998, by the state and the four (4) principal United States tobacco product manufacturers, as amended and supplemented.

(8) Participating manufacturers means the participating manufacturers as that term is defined in the master settlement agreement.

(9) Qualifying statute means chapter 71 of title 23 enacted March 30, 2001 and applied retroactively to June 29, 1999, in conformity with exhibit T of the master settlement agreement.

(10) State means the state of Rhode Island.

(11) States tobacco receipts means all of the payments to be made by the escrow agent and derived from payments made by the participating manufacturers and allocated to the state under the master settlement agreement, other than pursuant to Article XVII of the master settlement agreement.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-124-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-124 / Section 42-124-2
§ 42-124-2. Purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of the commission is to study and to assess the subject of Comparable Worth/Pay Equity in public and private employment in the state of Rhode Island. Rhode Island recognizes the generally acceptable pay equity policies, which guarantee that people will receive the same salary for comparable worth. This study shall determine whether there is evidence to suggest that the female dominated class of employees are under compensated in comparison to the male dominated class of employees where the composite value of skill effort, responsibility, interpersonal skills, accountability and working conditions are comparable.

(b) The commission shall report its findings and recommendations with respect to state government employment to the general assembly on or before June 30, 1994, and annually thereafter, and shall report its findings and recommendations with respect to municipal government and private sector employment on or before February 10, 1996, and annually thereafter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-15
§ 42-56-15. References to jailers and jail keepers.
Status: in_force

Whenever, in any general or special law, reference is, or shall be, made to the keeper of the Providence County jail, and/or to a jailer of any jail in any of the several counties, that reference shall mean, and be construed to mean, the director of corrections, or the directors designee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-46 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-46
§ 42-28-46. Development of system monitoring crimes motivated by bigotry and bias.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) Hate crime means any crime motivated by bigotry and bias, including, but not limited to threatened, attempted, or completed acts that appear after investigation to have been motivated by racial, religious, ethnic, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or disability prejudice or motivated by prejudice against a person who is homeless or is perceived to be homeless. For the purposes of this chapter, the definitions of disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression shall be defined as set forth in § 11-24-2.1.

(2) Hate crime data means information, incident reports, records, and statistics relating to hate crimes, collected by the state police unit pursuant to this section.

(3) Incident report means account of any individual occurrence of hate crime received or collected by the crime reporting unit pursuant to this section.

(4) Police department means all state, municipal, and campus police departments within the state of Rhode Island.

(b) The state police shall, by January 1, 1994, develop a system monitoring the occurrence of crimes committed in the state which the evidence of the offense demonstrates was motivated by racial, religious, ethnic bigotry, or bias on any other matter defined as a hate crime herein. All police departments within the state shall report monthly the occurrence of such crimes to the state police. The state police shall maintain a permanent record of these offenses categorized by community of occurrence, type of offense, target of offense, and such other information as the department deems relevant. The department shall develop a plan for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of the data regarding such crimes and shall promulgate regulations relating to the collection of hate crime data, as defined in this section, which are submitted by law enforcement agencies, individuals, state and local human rights commissions, and anti-discrimination advocacy organizations.

(c) The state police shall compile and distribute to each police department a listing of all criminal offenses and penalties for those actions defined as hate crimes herein. Notice of the provision of these sections shall be primarily posted at each police station.

(d) This section shall not be construed to increase or enhance the penalties against the perpetrators of hate crimes as defined in this section, unless provided for by any other section of law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-11
§ 42-14-11. Subpoena power  False swearing.
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with any matters having to do with the discharge of the directors duties pursuant to this chapter, the director, or the directors designee, in all cases of every nature pending before the director, is hereby authorized and empowered to summon witnesses to attend and testify in like manner as in either the supreme or the superior courts. The director, or the directors designee, is authorized to compel the production of all papers, books, documents, records, certificates, or other legal evidence that may be necessary for the determination and the decision of any question or the discharge of any duty required by law of the department, including the functions of the superintendents of banking and insurance, by issuing a subpoena duces tecum signed by the director, or the directors designee.

(b) Every person who disobeys this writ shall be considered in contempt of the department, and the department may punish that and any other contempt of the authority in like manner as contempt may be punished in either the supreme or the superior court.

(c) Any person who shall willfully swear falsely in any proceedings, matter, or hearing before the department shall be deemed guilty of the crime of perjury.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-125-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-125 / Section 42-125-7
§ 42-125-7. Greenways map.
Status: in_force

The council shall oversee the preparation of a state greenways map for public distribution, which map shall show the location of greenways and trails, scenic roads, watershed boundaries, major rivers and water bodies, natural resource and recreation areas, and cultural resources, including historic districts, and any other information the council may deem appropriate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-9-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-9 / Section 42-9-3
§ 42-9-3. Attendance at general assembly and courts  Information on criminal matters.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall give his or her attendance at the general assembly, and at the supreme and superior courts, for the service thereof; and shall give unto those courts due advice and information concerning any criminal matters, breaches of the peace, or wrong done to the state or any of the citizens thereof, that shall come to the attorney generals knowledge.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-9
§ 42-98-9. Applications  Procedures for review  Preliminary hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) Within sixty (60) days following the boards docketing of an application, the board shall, on not less than forty-five (45) days notice to all agencies, subdivisions of the state, and the public, convene a preliminary hearing on the application to determine the issues to be considered by the board in evaluating the application, and to designate those agencies of state government and of political subdivisions of the state that shall act at the direction of the board for the purpose of rendering advisory opinions on these issues, and to determine petitions for intervention.

(b) The board shall consider as issues in every proceeding the ability of the proposed facility to meet the requirements of the laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances under which, absent this chapter, the applicant would be required to obtain a permit, license, variance, or assent. The agency of state government or of a political subdivision of the state that, absent this chapter, would have statutory authority to grant or deny the permit, license, variance, or assent, shall function at the direction of the board for hearing the issue and rendering an advisory opinion thereon.

(c) The board shall limit the scope of any agencys investigation where it finds that more than one agency has jurisdiction over a matter at issue in the licensing process. In these instances, the board shall determine which agency shall make the necessary findings on the issue after giving proper consideration to the expertise and resources available to each of the agencies involved.

(d) The public utilities commission shall conduct an investigation in which the division of planning of the department of administration, the governors office of energy assistance, and the division of public utilities and carriers shall participate and render an advisory opinion as to the need for the proposed facility.

(e) The statewide planning program within the department of administration shall conduct an investigation and render an advisory opinion as to the socio-economic impact of the proposed facility and its construction and consistency with the state guide plan.

(f) A decision of the board under this section shall be issued within thirty (30) days following the conclusion of the preliminary hearing and in any event within forty-five (45) days of the commencement of the hearing.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-136-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-136 / Section 42-136-1
§ 42-136-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Outdoor Lighting Control Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-144-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-144 / Section 42-144-1
§ 42-144-1. Commission established.
Status: in_force

There shall be a University of Rhode Island Commission for Research and Innovation (Commission) to consist of nine (9) members: two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the governor, with one of those so appointed to be designated by the governor as chair; one of whom shall be appointed by the board of governors for higher education; one of whom shall be appointed by the president of the University of Rhode Island; three (3) of whom shall be members of the science and technology advisory council as established by executive order 05-07; one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and one of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate. The membership of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-34 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-34
§ 42-116-34. Severability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any provision of this chapter is held invalid in any circumstances, that invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or circumstances. This chapter shall be construed in all respects so as to meet any constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, all steps shall be taken which are necessary to meet constitutional requirements. This chapter shall be construed liberally in aid of its purpose and legislative findings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-7-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-7 / Section 42-7-3
§ 42-7-3. Duties of chief clerk.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the chief clerk to file and keep a record of all official communications, books and documents of a public nature transmitted to the executive department and transfer those communications, books and documents to the chief clerks successor in office in accordance with the provisions of §§ 38-1-1 and 38-1-2.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-62-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-62 / Section 42-62-1
§ 42-62-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and designated as the Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-40-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-40 / Section 42-40-2
§ 42-40-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) Receiving agency means any department or agency of the federal government or a state or local government that receives an employee of another government under this chapter.

(2) Sending agency means any department or agency of the federal government or a state or local government that sends any employee thereof to another government agency under this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-119-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-119 / Section 42-119-4
§ 42-119-4. Selection criteria.
Status: in_force

The commission shall be appointed in the following manner:

(1) The governor shall appoint twelve (12) members for three-year (3) terms on a staggered basis with four (4) appointed each year. Terms shall be effective July 1;

(2) The president of the senate shall appoint three (3) senators, not more than two (2) from the same political party;

(3) The speaker of the house shall appoint three (3) representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party;

(4) Consistent with the purpose, the commission shall designate eight (8) state department directors who shall each appoint one commissioner for a three-year (3) term on a staggered basis effective July 1;

(5) Reappointments can be made and any vacancies shall be filled consistent with initial appointments. All appointees shall have a commitment to working with issues relating to women.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-144-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-144 / Section 42-144-3
§ 42-144-3. Authority to accept grants.
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized to accept state grants and appropriations, and private monies, for its operational purposes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-31-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-31 / Section 42-31-3
§ 42-31-3. Powers of commissioners.
Status: in_force

The commissioners may administer oaths and take depositions and affidavits to be used in this state; and may also take the acknowledgment of any deed or other instrument to be used or recorded in this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-10
§ 42-28-10. Appointment and removal of members.
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall appoint the other members of the division authorized by this chapter for terms of three (3) years each, and may remove any member after a hearing, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the division, and no member so removed shall be eligible to reappointment. No person shall be eligible for appointment for the first time by the superintendent unless the person shall be a citizen of the United States between the ages of eighteen (18) and thirty-five (35) years and shall have passed a physical and mental examination in accordance with the rules of the division.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-41 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-41
§ 42-56-41. Severability.
Status: in_force

Every word, phrase, clause, section, subsection, or any of the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable from the whole, and a declaration of unenforceability or unconstitutionality of any portion of this section by a judicial court of competent jurisdiction, shall not affect the portions remaining.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-15
§ 42-72-15. Childrens bill of rights.
Status: in_force

(a) No child placed or treated under the supervision of the department in any public or private facility shall be deprived of any personal property or civil rights, except in accordance with due process.

(b) Each child placed or treated under the supervision of the department in any public or private facility shall receive humane and dignified treatment at all times, with full respect for the childs personal dignity and right to privacy, consistent with the childs treatment plan.

(c) Each child placed in a secure facility under the supervision of the department shall be permitted to communicate with any individual, group, or agency consistent with the childs treatment objectives; shall be provided writing materials and postage; and shall be permitted to make or receive telephone calls to or from his or her attorneys, guardians ad litem, special advocates, or child advocate at any reasonable time.

(d) The department shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of this title, regarding children placed in secure facilities to specify the following:

(1) When a child may be placed in restraint or seclusion or when force may be used upon a child;

(2) When the head of a facility may limit the use or receipt of mail by any child and a procedure for return of unopened mail; and

(3) When the head of a facility may restrict the use of a telephone by any child.

(e) A copy of any order placing a child at a secure facility under the supervision of the department in restraint or seclusion shall be made a part of the childs permanent clinical record. In addition, any special restriction on the use or receipt of mail or telephone calls shall be noted in writing; signed by the head of the facility or the facility heads designee; and made a part of the childs permanent clinical record.

(f) Each child placed or treated in a secure facility under the supervision of the department shall be permitted to receive visitors subject to reasonable restriction consistent with the childs treatment plan. The head of each facility shall establish visiting hours and inform all children and their families and other visitors of these hours. Any special restrictions shall be noted in writing; signed by the head of the facility or the head of the facility's designee; and made a part of the childs permanent clinical record.

(g) Each child may receive his or her clergyman, attorney, guardian ad litem, special advocate, or child advocate at any reasonable time.

(h) No person shall be denied employment, housing, civil service rank, any license or permit, including a professional license, or any other civil or legal right, solely because of a present or past placement with the department except as otherwise provided by statute.

(i) Each child under the supervision of the department shall have the right to counsel and the right to receive visits from physicians and mental health professionals.

(j) Each child shall have a right to a hearing, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the department, if the child is involuntarily transferred by the department to any facility outside of the state in accordance with the procedure set forth in § 42-72-14.

(k) The childrens bill of rights shall be posted in a conspicuous place within any secure facility for the residential housing of children.

(l) Every deliverer of services with whom the department enters into a purchased services agreement shall agree, in writing, to observe and post in a conspicuous place, the childrens bill of rights.

(m) Any child aggrieved by a violation of the childrens bill of rights may petition the family court for appropriate equitable relief. The family court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any remedy contained in chapter 35 of this title.

(n) A child victim or witness shall be afforded the protections of § 12-28-9 under the direction of the department of children, youth and families, and the department shall advise the court and the police and the prosecutor on the capacity of the child victim to understand and participate in the investigation and in the court proceedings and of the potential effect of the proceedings on the child.

(o) Every child placed in the care of the department of children, youth and families shall be entitled to a free appropriate education, in accordance with state and federal law. Immediately upon the assumption of that care, the department shall provide for the enrollment of each child in a school program. During the time that the child shall remain in that care, the department and appropriate state and local education agencies shall coordinate their efforts in order to provide for the timely initiation and continuation of educational services.

(p) No person shall be denied access to available treatment for an alcohol- or drug-related condition solely because of a present or past placement with the department.

(q) No child shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic status, or mental, physical, developmental, or sensory disability, or by association with an individual or group who has, or is perceived to have, one or more of such characteristics.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-46 / Section 42-46-2
§ 42-46-2. Definitions.
Status: reserved

As used in this chapter:

(1) Meeting means the convening of a public body to discuss and/or act upon a matter over which the public body has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power. As used herein, the term meeting expressly includes, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, so-called workshop, working, or work sessions.

(2) Open call means a public announcement by the chairperson of the committee that the meeting is going to be held in executive session and the chairperson must indicate which exception of § 42-46-5 is being involved.

(3) Open forum means the designated portion of an open meeting, if any, on a properly posted notice reserved for citizens to address comments to a public body relating to matters affecting the public business.

(4) Prevailing plaintiff includes those persons and entities deemed prevailing parties pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988.

(5) Public body means any department, agency, commission, committee, board, council, bureau, or authority, or any subdivision thereof, of state or municipal government or the board of directors of any library that funded at least twenty-five percent (25%) of its operational budget in the prior budget year with public funds, and shall include all authorities defined in § 42-35-1. For purposes of this section, any political party, organization, or unit thereof meeting or convening is not and should not be considered to be a public body; provided, however, that no such meeting shall be used to circumvent the requirements of this chapter.

(6) Quorum, unless otherwise defined by applicable law, means a simple majority of the membership of a public body.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-21-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-21 / Section 42-21-4
§ 42-21-4. New department as continuation of former department.
Status: in_force

Any department or other administrative agency to which the functions, powers, and duties of a previously existing department or other agency were assigned and transferred by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939 shall be deemed and held to constitute a continuation of the former department or agency as to matters within the jurisdiction of the former department or agency, and not a new authority, for the purpose of succession to all rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the former department or agency as constituted at the time of the assignment or transfer, except as otherwise provided by this title, with the same force and effect as if those functions, powers, and duties had not been assigned or transferred.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-112-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-112 / Section 42-112-1
§ 42-112-1. Discrimination prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) All persons within the state, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, or country of ancestral origin, have, except as is otherwise provided or permitted by law, the same rights to make and enforce contracts, to inherit, purchase, to lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property, and are subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of every kind, and to no other.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the right to make and enforce contracts, to inherit, purchase, to lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property includes the making, performance, modification and termination of contracts and rights concerning real or personal property, and the enjoyment of all benefits, terms, and conditions of the contractual and other relationships.

(c) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to affect chapter 14.1 of title 37, chapter 5.1 of title 28, or any other remedial programs designed to address past societal discrimination.

(d) For the purposes of this section, the terms sex and age have the same meaning as those terms are defined in § 28-5-6, the state fair employment practices act. The term disability has the same meaning as that term is defined in § 42-87-1, and the terms, as used regarding persons with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services, readily achievable, reasonable accommodation, reasonable modification, and undue hardship shall have the same meaning as those terms are defined in § 42-87-1.1.

(e) For the purposes of this section, the term:

(1) Protective hairstyles means and includes, but is not limited to, hair texture or hairstyles, if that hair texture or that hairstyle is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin (including a hairstyle in which hair is tightly coiled or tightly curled, locks, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, and Afros).

(2) Race means and includes traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-103-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-103 / Section 42-103-2
§ 42-103-2. Locations where waste facilities may be permitted.
Status: in_force

(a) The state planning council established by § 42-11-10, shall within six (6) months of July 1, 1988, prepare and adopt criteria for the siting of new hazardous and solid waste facilities. These criteria shall be proposed following not less than three (3) public hearings in separate areas of the state. These criteria shall be designed to:

(1) Minimize the impacts of waste disposal facilities on:

(i) The quality of ground and surface water, particularly water actually and potentially used for human consumption;

(ii) Air quality;

(iii) Important natural systems including freshwater and coastal wetlands, rare plant or animal communities;

(2) Minimize the impacts of the transportation of waste on industrial areas;

(3) Minimize the exposure of residents or workers to the effects of fire, explosion, or the release of toxic substances.

(b) These criteria shall be promulgated by the council as regulations in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of this title, following their ratification by the general assembly, and shall not be designed to preclude the siting of other waste facilities in the state and shall apply to all locations not the subject of prior administrative or legislative act or the subject of pending administrative review as of the date of their ratification by the general assembly. Subsequent to general assembly approval the regulations may be amended pursuant to the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of this title, provided that those amendments are not inconsistent with any prior act of the general assembly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-3-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-3 / Section 42-3-5
§ 42-3-5. Kent County.
Status: in_force

The city of Warwick and the towns of East Greenwich, West Warwick, West Greenwich, and Coventry, shall constitute the county of Kent; and East Greenwich shall be the county town.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-119-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-119 / Section 42-119-3
§ 42-119-3. Areas of responsibility.
Status: in_force

The commission has the following responsibilities:

(1) Advise and submit recommendations to the governor and the general assembly on issues relating to women;

(2) Gather and disseminate information to women and/or the general public on issues relating to women;

(3) Develop and/or support programs and services for women consistent with the purpose of the commission;

(4) Collaborate and/or partner with concerned organizations, groups, and state departments on issues of common concern;

(5) Educate and encourage women to exercise the right to vote, encourage candidacy for public office and promote appointment of qualified women to boards, commissions, and government positions at all levels;

(6) Evaluate, monitor, and propose federal and state legislation and advise legislators on issues relating to women; and

(7) Advocate for womens equity in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-135-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-135 / Section 42-135-4
§ 42-135-4. Reports.
Status: in_force

The council shall submit a written report annually to the governor, the house of representatives and the senate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-13-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-13 / Section 42-13-6
§ 42-13-6. Price readjustments  Public works contracts.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the state and any municipality may adjust unit prices for crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete, required in order to complete performance of construction contracts awarded on or before December 31, 1973; provided, that the cost f.o.b. the supplier has increased more than twenty percent (20%) between the date the bids were publicly opened and read and the date the crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete were purchased, and that the increase in cost of said crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete was the result of national shortages as a result of the energy crisis, so-called.

(b) The state and any municipality shall not enter into any such renegotiation of the contract unless it has first obtained Federal Highway Administration approval for matching funds; and provided further that any such supplemental agreement shall release the state or municipality from any and all further claims from the contractor with regard to the substance of that agreement.

(c) Price adjustments authorized by this section shall be computed to compensate the contractor only for the difference in cost of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete between said dates with no allowance for overhead or profit and with consideration given to the profit potential to the contractor on the construction contract. In arriving at the adjusted unit price, the determination of the state or municipality shall be final as to: (1) which unit prices are to be adjusted as a result of the energy crisis, so-called; (2) the cost of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete at the date the bids were opened; (3) the cost of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete at the date of purchase; (4) the quantity to be adjusted; and (5) the price adjustment due the contractor.

(d) Upon request by the state or municipality, the contractor shall make the contractors records available for audit by the state or municipality to verify the increased costs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-75-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-75 / Section 42-75-10
§ 42-75-10. Report.
Status: in_force

The commission shall prepare and submit a report of its activities to the governor and the general assembly in the month of February each year, which report may also include its recommendations for legislative action.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-96-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-96 / Section 42-96-6
§ 42-96-6. Technical services and assistance to organizations.
Status: in_force

The commission shall render to organizations those technical services and assistance that it may possess or as may be available to it to enable the organizations to comply with the intent and provisions of this chapter. The commission is authorized to take all steps necessary to encourage the formation, organization, and growth of new organizations. The commission may also contract with municipal and other public agencies and with private persons, firms, and corporations for the provision of technical services and assistance which may include: preparation and submission of proposals for entering into contracts with the director by qualifying organizations; preparation and submission of reports required under the contracts or regulations issued by the director by qualifying organizations; internal organization and management of the organization; recruitment and training of personnel of the organizations; preparation of plans and projects, negotiation of agreements, and compliance with requirements of programs in which organizations may become engaged in the course of their organization activities; and other technical advice or assistance relating to the performance or rendition of organization activities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-109-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-109 / Section 42-109-7
§ 42-109-7. Additional programs to be established by the permanent legislative oversight commission on substance abuse prevention.
Status: in_force

The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall, in cooperation with and with the assistance of the permanent legislative oversight commission on substance abuse prevention, establish the following pilot programs: a young family substance abuse prevention program in the early start program of the department of children, youth and families and/or a young family substance abuse prevention program in the head start program of the department of human services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-61 / Section 42-61-11
§ 42-61-11. Unclaimed prize money.
Status: in_force

Unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket or share shall be retained by the director for the person entitled thereto for one year after the drawing in which the prize was won. If no claim is made for the money within that year, the prize money shall automatically revert to the lottery fund and the winner shall have no claim to the prize.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-22.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-22.1
§ 42-28-22.1. Retirement contribution.
Status: in_force

(a) Legislative findings. The general assembly finds that:

(1) A trust was created for retirement purposes for members of the state police who were hired after July 1, 1987; however, as of January 1, 2015, there was an unfunded liability of approximately $200 million attributable to the retirement benefits for members of the state police hired on or before July 1, 1987, and no trust had been created for them.

(2) Unless a trust is established, these members benefits will continue to be funded on a pay-as-you-go basis and would not be recognized as a liability on the states financial statements under generally accepted accounting purposes.

(3) An investigation of Google, Inc., conducted by the Rhode Island U.S. attorneys office and the Rhode Island task force of the U.S. food and drug administrations office of criminal investigations, the department of the attorney general, and state and local police netted settlement amounts of approximately $230 million to the state, of which $45.0 million has been allocated for use by the state police.

(4) The allocation of Google settlement monies to the state police presents a unique opportunity to reduce the amount of the unfunded liability attributable to the retirement benefits for members of the state police hired on or before July 1, 1987.

(5) It is in the best interests of the members of the state police and the taxpayers of this state to reduce the amount of the unfunded liability attributable to retirement benefits for these police officers by creating a separate trust and to fund those benefits on an actuarial basis.

(b) Each member of the state police initially hired after July 1, 1987, shall have deducted from compensation as defined in § 36-8-1(8) beginning July 1, 1989, an amount equal to a rate percent of such compensation of eight and three quarters percent (8.75%). The receipts collected from members of the state police shall be deposited in a restricted revenue account entitled state police retirement benefits on the date contributions are withheld but no later than three (3) business days following the pay period ending in which contributions were withheld. The proceeds deposited in this account shall be held in trust for the purpose of paying retirement benefits under this section to participating members of the state police or their beneficiaries. The retirement board shall establish rules and regulations to govern the provisions of this section.

(c) The state is required to deduct and withhold member contributions and to transmit same to the retirement system and is hereby made liable for the contribution. In addition, any amount of employee contributions actually deducted and withheld shall be deemed to be a special fund in trust for the benefit of the member and shall be transmitted to the retirement system as set forth herein.

(d) A member of the state police initially hired after July 1, 1987, who withdraws from service or ceases to be a member for any reason other than death or retirement, will, at the members request, be paid on demand a refund consisting of the accumulated contributions standing to the members credit in the members individual account in the state police retirement benefits account. Any member receiving a refund shall thereby forfeit and relinquish all accrued rights as a member of the system together with credits for total service previously granted to the member; provided, however, that if any member who has received a refund shall subsequently reenter the service and again become a member of the system, the member shall have the privilege of restoring all moneys previously received or disbursed to the members credit as refund of contributions, plus regular interest for the period from the date of refund to the date of restoration.

(e) Upon the repayment of the refund provided in subsection (d) above, the member shall again receive credit for the amount of total service that the member had previously forfeited by the acceptance of the refund.

(f) The state shall deposit contributions for members of the state police initially hired on or before July 1, 1987, from time to time (as provided in § 42-28-22.2) to be held in trust. The proceeds of this trust shall pay retirement benefits under this section to participating members of the state police or their beneficiaries. The retirement board shall establish rules and regulations to govern the provisions of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-9
§ 42-35-9. Contested cases  Notice  Hearing  Records.
Status: in_force

(a) In any contested case, all parties shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing after reasonable notice.

(b) The notice shall include:

(1) A statement of the time, place, and nature of the hearing;

(2) A statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;

(3) A reference to the particular sections of the statutes and rules involved;

(4) A short and plain statement of the matters inserted. If the agency or other party is unable to state the matters in detail at the time the notice is served, the initial notice may be limited to a statement of the issues involved and detailed statement shall be furnished.

(c) Opportunity shall be afforded all parties to respond and present evidence and argument on all issues involved.

(d) Unless precluded by law, informal disposition may be made of any contested case by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default.

(e) The record in a contested case shall include:

(1) All pleadings, motions, intermediate rulings;

(2) Evidence received or considered;

(3) A statement of matters officially noticed;

(4) Questions and offers of proof and rulings thereon;

(5) Proposed findings and exceptions;

(6) Any decision, opinion, or report by the officer presiding at the hearing;

(7) All staff memoranda or data submitted to the hearing officer or members of the agency in connection with their consideration of the case.

(f) Oral proceedings or any part thereof conducted under the provisions of this chapter shall be transcribed on request by any party. Stenotypists occupying positions within the state service as hearing reporters for any state agency, who report stenographically the proceedings in administrative hearings and the taking of depositions in their capacity as reporters for a state agency, shall be paid at the rate established by § 8-5-5 from the requesting party; provided, however, the state agency shall not be required to compensate the stenotypists for the transcript.

(g) Findings of fact shall be based exclusively on the evidence and matters officially noticed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-20 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-20
§ 42-98-20. Informational filings.
Status: in_force

(a) To assist the board in achieving the policy objectives set forth in § 42-98-2, the owners of any proposed energy facility, whether or not the facility qualified as a major energy facility, shall make an informational filing with the board at the time of first application to any other agency, board, council, or commission of the state or political subdivision of the state required to issue a permit, license, assent, or variance in order for the siting, construction, or alteration of the facility to proceed.

(b) The informational filing shall contain at least the following:

(1) Identification of the proposed owner(s) of the facility, including identification of all affiliates of the proposed owners, as the term is defined in § 39-3-27.

(2) Detailed description of the proposed facility, including its function and operating characteristics, and complete plans as to all structures, including underground construction and transmission facilities, underground or aerial, associated with the proposed facility.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-92-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-92 / Section 42-92-3
§ 42-92-3. Award of reasonable litigation expenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the agency conducts an adjudicatory proceeding subject to this chapter, the adjudicative officer shall award to a prevailing party reasonable litigation expenses incurred by the party in connection with that proceeding. The adjudicative officer will not award fees or expenses if the adjudicative officer finds that the agency was substantially justified in actions leading to the proceedings and in the proceeding itself. The adjudicative officer may, at the adjudicative officers discretion, deny fees or expenses if special circumstances make an award unjust. The award shall be made at the conclusion of any adjudicatory proceeding, including, but not limited to, conclusions by a decision, an informal disposition, or termination of the proceeding by the agency. The decision of the adjudicatory officer under this chapter shall be made a part of the record and shall include written findings and conclusions. No other agency official may review the award.

(b) If a court reviews the underlying decision of the adversary adjudication, an award for fees and other expenses shall be made by that court in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-22 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-4 / Section 42-4-22
§ 42-4-22. State coral.
Status: in_force

The coral commonly known as Northern Star Coral (Astrangia poculata) is designated as the official state coral.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-40-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-40 / Section 42-40-5
§ 42-40-5. Travel expenses of employees of this state.
Status: in_force

A sending agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of that agency, pay the travel expenses of employees assigned to a receiving agency on either a detail or leave basis, but shall not pay the travel expenses of those employees incurred in connection with their work assignments at the receiving agency. If the assignment or detail will be for a period of time exceeding eight (8) months, travel expenses may include expenses of transportation of immediate family, household goods, and personal effects to and from the location of the receiving agency. If the period of assignment is less than eight (8) months, the sending agency may pay a per diem allowance to the employee on assignment or detail.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-61 / Section 42-61-3
§ 42-61-3. Appointment of director of lotteries.
Status: in_force

The lotteries shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of a director, who shall be a qualified person to administer an enterprise of the nature of a lottery. The director shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The appointment shall be reviewed or vetted by the permanent joint committee on state lottery according to Article VI, Section 15 of the Rhode Island Constitution. The director shall serve until the directors successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy occurring in the office of the director shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Pursuant to §42-6-4, in the case of a vacancy while the senate is not in session, the governor shall appoint a director to hold the office until the next session thereof; provided, that no person should serve in such a position for more than three (3) legislative days after the senate convenes unless that persons name shall have been submitted to the senate for its approval. The director shall devote the directors entire time and attention to the duties of the directors office and shall not be engaged in any other profession or occupation. The director shall receive any salary that the director of the department of revenue shall determine and shall be in the unclassified service.

The director of lotteries shall be removable by the governor, pursuant to the provisions of §36-1-7 and for cause only, and removal solely for partisan or personal reasons unrelated to capacity or fitness for the office shall be unlawful.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-31 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-31
§ 42-28-31. Expenses of school  Compensation of candidates.
Status: in_force

No tuition fee or any other charge shall be assessed against any city or town for the training of any candidate and the expense of that training shall be borne by the state of Rhode Island. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum or sums as may be necessary for the proper maintenance of the municipal police training school; provided, however, that any compensation to any candidate during the period of the candidates training shall be fixed and determined by the proper authority within the city or town sponsoring the candidate and such compensation, if any, shall be paid directly to the candidate by the city or town of which the candidate is a resident.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-18 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-18
§ 42-28-18. Use of jails and places of detention.
Status: in_force

Any jail, lockup, or other place of detention in charge of any officer of the state or of any county, city, or town thereof, shall at all reasonable hours be accessible to any member of the division for detention of prisoners; and a keeper thereof refusing to any member of the division the use of the jail, lockup, or other place of detention shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-58-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-58 / Section 42-58-3
§ 42-58-3. Authority to accept grants.
Status: in_force

In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States and the commission, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform those acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States or any agency of the United States as may be necessary in a manner and degree that shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state. The proceeds of grants received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and by the treasurer deposited in a separate fund and shall be utilized for the purposes of the grants.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-49-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-49 / Section 42-49-2
§ 42-49-2. Functions.
Status: in_force

The little state houses shall:

(1) Hear complaints from individual citizens and entertain suggestions for improving functions of government;

(2) Work to remedy complaints and to implement suggestions, where feasible;

(3) Provide information and direct citizens to the appropriate governmental agency or department;

(4) Where appropriate, point out shortcomings in governmental operations to the attention of the governor and state departments or agencies; and

(5) Compile a list of complaints handled, suggestions received, and other services rendered into an annual report to be presented to the general assembly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-7
§ 42-98-7. Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The siting board is the licensing and permitting authority for all licenses, permits, assents, or variances that, under any statute of the state or ordinance of any political subdivision of the state, would be required for siting, construction, or alteration of a major energy facility in the state.

(2) Any agency, board, council, or commission of the state or political subdivision of the state that, absent this chapter, would be required to issue a permit, license, assent, or variance in order for the siting, construction, or alteration of a major energy facility to proceed, shall sit and function at the direction of the siting board. These agencies shall follow the procedures established by statute, ordinance, and/or regulation provided for determining the permit, license, assent, or variance, but, instead of issuing the permit, license, assent, or variance, shall forward its findings from the proceeding, together with the record supporting the findings and a recommendation for final action, to the siting board.

(3) Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, in those instances in which the department of environmental management exercises a permitting or licensing function under the delegated authority of federal law, including, but not limited to, the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), and those state laws and regulations that implement those federal laws, the department of environmental management shall be the licensing and permitting authority. Moreover, the authority to issue licenses and permits delegated to the department of environmental management pursuant to chapter 1 of title 2 and to the coastal resources management council pursuant to chapter 23 of title 46, shall remain with those agencies, but in all other respects the department of environmental management and the coastal resources management council shall follow the procedures set forth in this chapter.

(b) The siting board is authorized and empowered to summon and examine witnesses and to compel the production and examination of papers, books, accounts, documents, records, certificates, and other legal evidence that may be necessary for the determination of its jurisdiction and decision of any question before, or the discharge of any duty required by law of, the board.

(c) The siting board is empowered to issue any orders, rules, or regulations as may be required to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

(d) The siting board shall, by regulation, determine the standards for intervention.

(e) The siting boards proceedings shall in all respects comply with the requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of this title, except where otherwise explicitly provided.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-31 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-31
§ 42-72-31. Judge Angelo G. Rossi Memorial Building.
Status: in_force

That building located at the Rhode Island Training School that houses the Training Schools educational program shall hereafter be named and known as the Judge Angelo G. Rossi Memorial Building.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-122-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-122 / Section 42-122-4
§ 42-122-4. System of natural area preserves.
Status: in_force

The director shall establish a system of natural area preserves and shall have the responsibility as set forth in this chapter for selection of all natural area preserves within the system, and shall ensure that these preserves are maintained in as natural and wild a state as is consistent with educational, scientific, biological, geological, paleontological, and scenic purposes. The director shall ensure the use of natural area preserves for research and other purposes consistent with the intent of this chapter. The director may adopt regulations for establishing and managing the natural area preserve system including, but not limited to, procedures for the adoption and revision of a management plan for each designated natural area preserve.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-6-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-6 / Section 42-6-3
§ 42-6-3. Appointment of directors.
Status: in_force

(a) At the January session following the governors election to office, the governor shall appoint a director of administration, a director of revenue, a director of public safety, a director of human services, a director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, a director of transportation, a director of business regulation, a director of labor and training, a director of environmental management, a director for children, youth and families, and a director of corrections. The governor shall, in all cases of appointment of a director while the senate is in session, notify the senate of the governors appointment and the senate shall, within sixty (60) legislative days after receipt of the notice, act upon the appointment. If the senate shall, within sixty (60) legislative days, vote to disapprove the appointment, it shall so notify the governor, who shall forthwith appoint and notify the senate of the appointment of a different person as director and so on in like manner until the senate shall fail to so vote disapproval of the governors appointment. If the senate shall fail, for sixty (60) legislative days next after notice, to act upon any appointment of which it has been notified by the governor, the person so appointed shall be the director. The governor may withdraw any appointment of which the governor has given notice to the senate, at any time within sixty (60) legislative days thereafter and before action has been taken thereon by the senate.

(b) Except as expressly provided in § 42-6-9, and except that the governor may enter into a contract of employment for a director of the department of children, youth and families for a period of time up to three (3) years, no director of any department shall be appointed or employed pursuant to any contract of employment for a period of time greater than the remainder of the governors current term of office. Any contract entered into in violation of this section after July 1, 1994, is hereby declared null and void.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-34-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-34 / Section 42-34-5
§ 42-34-5. Manager.
Status: in_force

(a) The manager shall be appointed by the authority and the manger's tenure of office shall be at the pleasure of the authority. The manager shall be in the unclassified service.

(b) The manager shall be the chief administrative officer for the authority and as such shall direct and supervise the administrative affairs and technical activities of the authority in accordance with rules, regulations, and policies set forth by the authority. It shall be the duty of the manager among other things:

(1) To attend all meetings of the authority, and to act as its secretary and keep minutes of all its proceedings.

(2) To approve all accounts for salaries, per diems, allowable expenses of the authority or of any employee or consultant thereof, and expenses incidental to the operation of the authority.

(3) To maintain a close liaison with the department of economic development and provide assistance to the various divisions of the department to facilitate the planning and financing of industrial and/or recreational projects.

(4) To make recommendations and reports in cooperation with the department of economic development to the authority on the merits of any proposed industrial and/or recreational project, on the status of local industrial and/or recreational development corporations, and on meritorious industrial and/or recreational locations.

(5) To perform such other duties as may be directed by the authority in the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-22 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-22
§ 42-64-22. Agreement of the state.
Status: in_force

The state does pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued under this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the Rhode Island commerce corporation to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders until the bonds or notes, together with the interest on these bonds and notes, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders, are fully met and discharged. The corporation is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of the bonds or notes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-11
§ 42-10-11. Appropriation accounts.
Status: in_force

The general treasurer shall keep an account with each appropriation made by the general assembly, and with each salaried officer of the state, in which the general treasurer shall credit the object for which the appropriation is made with the amount appropriated to the object, and shall charge each appropriation with the payments made by the general treasurer on that appropriation on the orders of the state controller.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-32-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-32 / Section 42-32-3
§ 42-32-3. Employees  Executive committee.
Status: in_force

The science and research council shall have the power to engage an executive director and such other clerical and secretarial assistance as it shall deem necessary. The council may elect from among its members an executive committee and such other committee or committees as it shall deem necessary to properly carry out its functions hereunder.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-8
§ 42-14-8. Clerical assistance and expenses.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of banking and the superintendent of insurance may employ such clerical assistance and incur such office and traveling expenses for him or herself, his or her deputies and assistants as may be necessary in the performance of his or her other duties, and as provided by this title, within the amounts appropriated therefor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-13.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-13.1
§ 42-64-13.1. Assistance to urban communities for economic revitalization.
Status: in_force

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall, in furtherance of its responsibility to assist urban communities, provide for the establishment of an urban enterprise equity fund, the establishment of an urban business incubator, and such other programs and activities as the corporation may deem appropriate to assist with urban revitalization.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) Equity shall mean cash or cash equivalents, through personal or other assets that are either pledged to or become part of a small business venture. Equity constitutes resources that are considered part of the balance sheet of the small business.

(2) Equity Financing shall be a loan from an institution, bank, non-bank or any other resource, by which terms and conditions are established for repayment of the debt. For the purposes of this legislation, Equity Financing shall be deeply subordinated on the balance sheet of the business, and by this deep subordination is converted to equity on the balance sheet. Equity Financing by virtue of its subordination shall be the last loan to be paid out of the cash flow of the business.

(3) Fund shall mean a revolving loan fund used to provide equity to assist start-up and existing businesses in securing resources from lenders including, but not limited to, private sector lending institutions, and federal and non-federal public sector lenders.

(4) Small business shall mean any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other business entity qualifying as small under the standards contained in 13 C.F.R. § 121.101 et seq.

(5) Urban shall mean any community that exceeds two thousand (2,000) persons per square mile as established by the most recent federal census.

(c) Establishment of an Urban Enterprise Equity Fund. (1)(i) In order to provide Equity Financing, commonly referred to as either Equity or Equity Debt, to assist small businesses finance investments, the general assembly establishes the urban enterprise fund. (ii) This fund will be located at and administered by the commerce corporation, referred to as the corporation, hereinafter for the purposes of providing equity financing to assist small businesses in obtaining additional resources for capital investments. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the fund financing shall be targeted to urban small businesses located in enterprise zones established pursuant to chapter 64.3 of this title. The corporation shall be responsible for the establishment of the urban enterprise fund and for the adoption of rules and standards and guidelines, eligibility qualifications, and performance measures for the fund. Such rules shall limit the amount of equity financing from the fund in any small business to an amount not to exceed one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars and shall provide, inter alia that the corporation be allowed to take stock, stock options, stock warrants, equity or other ownership interests in the small business to which it is providing such Equity Financing. (2) Nothing herein provided with regard to equity and Equity Financing shall be deemed to prevent or restrict the corporation or other private lenders from providing additional financing to the small business under traditional methods, conventional financing with or without credit enhancements for the purposes of fulfilling the necessary instruments to finance the small business. (3) In the implementation of the provisions of this paragraph, the corporation is encouraged to utilize credit enhancements such as the U.S. Small Business Administrations (SBA) Guaranteed Loan Program in conjunction with SBAs participating lenders to make the small business financing transactions in the best interest of the Small Business. (4) The corporation will annually report the status and performance of the Urban Enterprise Equity Fund to the general assembly on or before the first Tuesday of November.

(d)(1) Establishment of an urban business incubator. There is hereby authorized, established, and created an urban business incubator to be located in an enterprise zone, as defined in chapter 64.3 of this title. The incubator shall be designed to foster the growth of businesses through a multi-tenant, mixed-use facility serving companies in a variety of industries including, but not limited to: services, distribution, light manufacturing, or technology-based businesses. The incubator shall provide a range of services designed to assist these new businesses, including, but not limited to: flexible leases, shared office equipment, use of common areas such as conference rooms, and will provide (directly or indirectly) easily accessible business management, training, financial, legal, accounting, and marketing services.

(2) The incubator shall be established as a non-business corporation, and shall have tax-exempt status under U.S. Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3), 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), and shall have an independent board of directors. The board of directors, in consultation with the corporations, shall adopt guidelines and performance measures for the purposes of operating and monitoring the incubator.

(e) The general assembly shall annually appropriate the sums it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-38 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-38
§ 42-64-38. Audit of the corporation.
Status: repealed

(a) Commencing July 1, 2014, and every five (5) years thereafter, the corporation shall be subject to a performance audit, conducted in compliance with the generally accepted governmental auditing standards, by the office of internal audit and program integrity or a certified public accounting firm qualified in performance audits.

(b) If the audit is not directly performed by the office of internal audit and program integrity, the selection of the auditor and the scope of the audit shall be subject to the approval of the chief of the office of internal audit and program integrity.

(c) The audit shall be conducted in conformance with § 35-7-3(b) through (d) [repealed].

(d) The results of the audit shall be made public upon completion, posted on the websites of the office of internal audit and program integrity and the corporation.

(e) The corporation shall be responsible for all costs associated with the audit.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-9
§ 42-12-9. Rehabilitation of disabled persons.
Status: in_force

The state department of human services is hereby authorized to provide such medical, diagnostic, physical restoration, training, and other rehabilitation services as may be needed to enable disabled individuals, including those suffering from acquired traumatic brain damage, to attain the maximum degree of self care. The powers herein delegated and authorized for the state department of human services shall be in addition to those previously authorized by any other law. This provision shall become effective when and if federal grant-in-aid funds are authorized and appropriated by Congress for participation in the cost of independent living rehabilitation services for disabled persons in order to enable them to attain the maximum degree of self care. In the event the Congress of the United States, by legislative act or appropriation, authorizes the establishment of such a state-federal grant-in-aid program, the state department of human services shall be authorized to cooperate with whatever federal agency is directed to administer the federal aspects of the program and to comply with such requirements and conditions as may be established and the receipt and disbursement of federal grant-in-aid funds that may be made available to the state of Rhode Island in carrying out the program. Provided however, with respect to those persons suffering from acquired traumatic brain damage, the department of human services shall not have any jurisdiction over the housing of said persons.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-61 / Section 42-61-8
§ 42-61-8. Sales above fixed price  Unlicensed sales  Gifts.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by rule or regulation of the division. No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets or shares, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any individual purchaser from giving lottery tickets or shares to another as a gift. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-61 / Section 42-61-9
§ 42-61-9. Sales to minors  Gifts.
Status: in_force

No ticket or share shall be sold to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, but this shall not be deemed to prohibit the purchase of a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift by a person eighteen (18) years of age or older to a person less than that age. Any licensee who knowingly sells or offers to sell a lottery ticket or share to any person under the age of eighteen (18) shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-2.8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-2.8
§ 42-11-2.8. Division of enterprise technology strategy and services established.
Status: in_force

(a) Established. Within the department there shall be established the division of enterprise technology strategy and services (ETSS), which shall include the office of information technology, the office of digital excellence (ODE), and the office of library and information services (OLIS). Within ETSS, there shall be a chief digital officer in the unclassified service who shall oversee and manage the division and shall be appointed by the director of administration. Any prior reference in statute to the division of information technology shall now mean ETSS. The chief digital officer shall supervise the states chief information officer, chief technology officer, chief information security officer, the directors of information technology, and all associated employees. The chief digital officer may promulgate rules and regulations in order to effectuate the purposes and requirements of this act.

(b) Purposes; duties. The purposes of ETSS shall be to align existing and future technology platforms, along with technical expertise, across the agencies of the executive branch. ETSS shall be responsible for managing and consolidating the strategy and budgets of the division, including the office of information technology, the office of library and information services, and the office of digital excellence, and the information technology restricted receipt account. The focus of ETSS will be to lead the strategic technology decisions and efforts across all of the executive branch state agencies; identify opportunities to implement technology solutions across state agencies to prevent duplication of systems and effort; as well as effectively support these solutions in an efficient manner. ETSS shall have the following duties:

(1) Manage the implementation of all new and mission-critical technology infrastructure projects and upgrades for state agencies. The office of information technology, under ETSS, shall manage and support all day-to-day operations of the states technology infrastructure, telecommunications, and associated applications;

(2) Manage the office of digital excellence in order to ensure that large-scale technology projects are delivered in a timely manner in accordance with accepted best-industry practices;

(3) To oversee the chief of library services and the office of library and information services to ensure that this office fulfills its statutory duties in an effective manner;

(4) Coordinate efforts with the director of administration in order to plan, allocate, and implement projects supported by the information technology restricted receipt account (ITRR account) established pursuant to § 42-11-2.5(a) and the large systems initiatives fund (LSI fund) established pursuant to § 42-11-2.5(b);

(5) Supervise all intellectual property created as a result of work undertaken by employees of ETSS to ensure that ownership of this intellectual property remains with the state. Any patents applied for shall be in the name of the state.

(c) Reporting. The chief digital officer shall annually report no later than January 31 to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the senate president regarding the implementation status of all technology infrastructure projects; website improvements; number of e-government transactions and revenues generated; projects supported by the information technology restricted receipt account; and all other activities undertaken by the division. The annual report shall be posted on the ETSS website.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-22 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-22
§ 42-72-22. Reorganization within department.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any division or unit or agency within the department of children, youth and families, however entitled or described, may at any time be reorganized, divided, consolidated, abolished, or otherwise reconstituted by the director, with the approval of the governor, as may be desirable for the proper administration and performance of the powers, functions, and duties assigned to the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-106-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-106 / Section 42-106-1
§ 42-106-1. Rhode Island aqua fund legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The general assembly finds and declares that a multiple-purpose, comprehensive and concentrated approach is required to focus state and federal resources on the enormous environmental problems associated with cleansing Rhode Islands greatest natural resource, Narragansett Bay. It further finds that such an approach will include efforts at pretreatment of industrial waste, sediment and sludge abatement and remedy, storm water sewer retrofitting, urban runoff abatement, non-point source pollution reduction, wastewater treatment upgrading, and cooperation with neighboring states among others; and that these efforts are necessary to meet the clean water goals of the citizens of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-9.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-9.2
§ 42-64-9.2. Civil penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter or of any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day during which the violation occurs.

(b) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall, in the same manner as cities and towns are authorized under the provisions of § 45-6-2.3(a)(4) and the Narragansett Bay Commission are authorized under the provisions of § 46-25-25.2(b), obtain actual costs and reasonable attorneys fees incurred by the corporation in seeking compliance, penalties, or damages.