R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-36 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-36
§ 45-21-36. Clerical and professional assistance  Appropriations and disbursements.
Status: in_force

(a) The general treasurer, under the direction and supervision of the retirement board, is charged with the establishment and maintenance of any accounts and statistical records that the retirement board may require, and he or she shall employ any clerical assistance necessary to carry out properly the provisions of chapters 21 and 21.2 of this title. The retirement board shall secure the services of an actuary to be the actuarial advisor of the board and who shall make the actuarial computations and valuations required by chapters 21 and 21.2 of this title. The retirement board shall secure the services of any physicians that are necessary to make the medical examinations required by chapters 21 and 21.2 of this title. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of a sum or sums that may from time to time be necessary, upon receipt by him or her of vouchers prepared and duly authenticated by the chief of the retirement system.

(b) Any negotiated agreement entered into after June 1, 1992 between any state or municipal agency or department and an employee or employees, whose conditions are contrary to the general laws or the rules and regulations and policies as adopted and promulgated by the retirement board, are null and void unless and until approved by formal action of the retirement board, for good cause shown.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-5-20.2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-5 / Section 45-5-20.2
§ 45-5-20.2. Power of city and town councils and regional school districts to jointly establish a corporation to manage and operate OPEB trusts.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, corporations established pursuant to § 45-5-20.1 also shall have the power to manage and operate such other post-employment benefit (OPEB) trusts as are established pursuant to § 45-21-65 and § 16-2-9.5. Such corporations shall have the powers set forth in § 45-5-20.1, and shall have such additional powers as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.

(b) For the purpose of OPEB trusts managed and operated pursuant to this section, the corporation shall maintain discrete sub-trust accounts for each of the participating entities setting forth the contributions made by each participating entity, the allocated income assigned to each participating entity as it may be derived from investments and other revenue sources, the funds distributed to each participating entity for use in meeting its OPEB obligations, each entitys allocated share of the administrative costs, including investment management fees, for operating the OPEB trust, and such other items as the directors of the corporation hereby established shall deem proper and necessary. Agreements made pursuant to this section may provide for pooling of administrative expenses, including investment management and advisory services, associated with the operation of the OPEB trust and sub-trusts.

(c) The corporation shall ensure that a separate audit of OPEB trusts and sub-trusts is performed annually, copies of which shall be provided to the participating entities of the OPEB trust and the auditor general.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-5-9 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-5 / Section 45-5-9
§ 45-5-9. Election of town auditors.
Status: in_force

In addition to the other officers that the town council of any town is authorized to elect, the town council of any town may elect one or more town auditors, prescribe their duties by ordinance, and fix their compensation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-50-28 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-50 / Section 45-50-28
§ 45-50-28. Inconsistent provisions.
Status: in_force

Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any charter or other laws or ordinances, general, special, or local, or of any rule or regulation of the state or any municipality, the provisions of this chapter are controlling.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-3 / Section 45-3-7
§ 45-3-7. Consent of council to special meeting.
Status: in_force

No special town meeting shall be called without the consent of the town council, if the subject or any of the subjects proposed to be considered at the special town meeting have been acted on by the town at any time within six (6) months prior to the time of the proposed call.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-4 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-4
§ 45-2-4. Power to own property and make contracts.
Status: in_force

Cities and towns may take, purchase, and hold real and personal property, and alienate and convey the property; and may also take, hold, and manage the property in trust for any charitable, other than religious, uses, and may make all contracts, including lease or lease-purchase agreements of real and personal property, necessary and convenient for the transaction of the business of the city or town.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-68-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-68 / Section 45-68-2
§ 45-68-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

When used in this chapter, these terms shall have the following meaning:

(1) Commission means the Rhode Island state building code commission;

(2) Office means the Rhode Island office of energy resources; and

(3) Solar energy permit means a standard application used by municipalities that covers both the building and electrical permit aspects of a solar photovoltaic system installation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-29 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-24 / Section 45-24-29
§ 45-24-29. Legislative findings and intent.
Status: repealed

(a)(1) The general assembly recognizes and affirms in §§ 45-24-27 through 45-24-72 that the findings and goals stated in § 45-22.2-3 present findings and goals with which zoning must be consistent.

(2) The general assembly further finds that:

(i) The zoning enabling statutes contained in §§ 45-24-1 through 45-24-26, repealed as of December 31, 1994, were largely enacted in 1921;

(ii) The character of land development and related public and private services have changed substantially in the intervening years;

(iii) It is necessary to provide for innovative land development practices to enable cities and towns to adequately regulate the use of land and employ modern land development practices;

(iv) It is necessary to take full account of the requirement that each city and town amend its zoning ordinance to conform to, and be consistent with, its comprehensive plan adopted pursuant to chapter 22.2 of this title, and to all the elements contained therein; and

(v) A substantial updating and revision of the original statutory zoning enabling authority is required to meet these changed conditions.

(3) It is therefore found that the preparation and implementation of zoning ordinances is necessary to address the findings and needs identified in this section; to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare; to allow the general assembly to carry out its duty to provide for the conservation of the natural resources of the state; and to adopt all means necessary and proper by law for the preservation, regeneration, and restoration of the natural environment of the state in accordance with R.I. Const., Art. I, Sec. XVI and XVII; to promote good planning practice; and to provide for sustainable economic growth in the state.

(b) Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly:

(1) That the zoning enabling authority contained in this chapter provide all cities and towns with adequate opportunity to address current and future community and statewide needs;

(2) That the zoning enabling authority contained in this chapter require each city and town to conform its zoning ordinance and zoning map to be consistent with its comprehensive plan developed pursuant to chapter 22.2 of this title;

(3) Except as prohibited pursuant to §§ 45-24-30(b), 45-24-30(c), or 45-24-30(d), that the zoning enabling authority contained in this chapter empower each city and town with the capability to establish and enforce standards and procedures for the proper management and protection of land, air, and water as natural resources, and to employ contemporary concepts, methods, and criteria in regulating the type, intensity, and arrangement of land uses, and provide authority to employ new concepts as they may become available and feasible;

(4) That the zoning enabling authority contained in this chapter permit each city and town to establish an economic impact commission whose duties would be to advise municipalities on the economic impact new zoning changes would have on cities and towns and private property owners, and to assist municipalities in determining financial impacts when new or changed zoning adversely affects business climate, land use, property value, natural and historic resources, industrial use, or development of private property; and may permit the use of land and buildings within the groundwater protection zones for agricultural purposes and shall encourage the use of farmland in a manner that is consistent with the protection of groundwater resources; and

(5) That each city and town amend its zoning ordinance to comply with the terms of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-57-9 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-57 / Section 45-57-9
§ 45-57-9. Audits.
Status: in_force

An audit of the treasurers financial records shall be conducted annually prior to the annual meeting by a person, firm or committee appointed by the board of directors. The audit report shall be included in the annual treasurers report.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-4-12 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-4 / Section 45-4-12
§ 45-4-12. Certificate of oath delivered to officer.
Status: in_force

The officer administering the oath shall make and deliver to the officer a certificate of the taking of the oath.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-25 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-25
§ 45-2-25. City of Woonsocket  Municipal court.
Status: in_force

(a) The city council of the city of Woonsocket may establish a municipal court and confer upon the court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing ordinances, of the city and any violation of the provisions of chapter 24.3 of this title, entitled the Rhode Island Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code; provided, however, that any defendant found guilty of any offense, excluding violations of the minimum housing ordinances or chapter 24.3, may, within seven (7) days of the conviction, file an appeal from the conviction to the superior court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo; and provided further, however, that any defendant found guilty of any violation of a minimum housing ordinance, or of chapter 24.3, may, within seven (7) days of the conviction, file an appeal from the conviction to the seventh division of the district court and be entitled to a trial de novo in accordance with §§ 8-8-3(a)(4) and 8-8-3.2.

(b) With respect to violations of either municipal ordinances dealing with minimum housing or chapter 24.3 et seq. of this title dealing with housing maintenance and occupancy, the city council may also confer upon the municipal court, in furtherance of the courts jurisdiction, the power to proceed according to equity:

(1) To restrain, prevent, enjoin, abate, or correct a violation;

(2) To order the repair, vacation, or demolition of any dwelling existing in violation; or

(3) To otherwise compel compliance with all of the provisions of the ordinances and statutes.

(c) The city council of the city of Woonsocket is authorized and empowered to appoint a judge of the municipal court. The city council of the city is authorized and empowered to enact ordinances governing the personnel, operation, and procedure to be followed in the court and to establish a schedule of fees and costs and to otherwise provide for the operation, and management of the court. The municipal court may impose a sentence not to exceed thirty (30) days in jail and impose a fine not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) or both. The court is empowered to administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses, and punish persons for contempt, and to execute search warrants to the extent search warrants could be executed by a judge of the district court.

(d) The municipal court also has original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine violations of §§ 11-9-13 and 11-9-13.1 pertaining to the sale or delivery of tobacco products to persons under the age of eighteen (18); provided, however, that any defendant found guilty of any offense may, within seven (7) days of the conviction, file an appeal from the conviction to the district court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo in accordance with § 8-8-3.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-67-10 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-67 / Section 45-67-10
§ 45-67-10. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) The exemption waiver provided by the public utilities commission to BIPCo from the terms of § 39-1-27 shall also apply to the utility district and the public utilities commission shall have the authority to provide such other waivers from this section as may be in the public interest.

(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2023, ch. 109, § 2 and P.L. 2023, ch. 110, § 2.]

(c) The exemptions provided for the Pascoag utility district and BIPCo under §§ 39-1-27.3.1, 39-1-27.12, 39-2-1.2(b), 39-2-25, 39-26.1-1 through and including 39-26.1-6, and chapters 1.1, 26, 26.2, 26.4, and 26.6 of title 39 shall also apply to the Block Island utility district. The utility district shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 18 of title 35.

(d) As long as the utility district has a waiver from the restructuring provisions of § 39-1-27, then the utility district shall also be granted a waiver from the provisions of § 39-1-27.6 such that the employees of the utility district may be allowed to provide both electrical generation and distribution services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-59-27 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-59 / Section 45-59-27
§ 45-59-27. Notice of creation of district; actions to contest.
Status: in_force

Notice of the creation of a management district and a district management authority will be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality at some time subsequent to the approval of the petition by the city or town council as provided in § 45-59-7. Actions to contest the validity of the proceedings for the creation of the management district and the district management authority must be commenced within sixty (60) days after the date of the notice and no action thereafter commenced will raise any question concerning the validity of the proceedings and the creation of the management district and the district management authority. After the expiration of the sixty (60) day period, the validity of the proceedings and the creation of the management district and the district management authority will be conclusively presumed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-7
§ 45-21-7. Liability of municipalities  Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) Each participating municipality is liable to the retirement system for the cost of funding a retirement system for its employees who are members of the system, including all contributions collected from employees, including any contributions pursuant to chapter 10.3 of title 36.

(b) The liability of a municipality, including the liability under any formalized, commissioner approved, cooperative service arrangement under this chapter is enforceable by the retirement board against the municipality through appropriate action in the superior court.

(c) The state is further empowered to withhold from any municipality that amount of the municipalitys portion of any shared taxes which is sufficient to satisfy the liability, including any liability pursuant to chapter 10.3 of title 36.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-6-2.3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-6 / Section 45-6-2.3
§ 45-6-2.3. Authorization for cities and towns to promulgate and enforce pretreatment and sewer-use ordinances and regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The cities and towns may promulgate all ordinances and regulations to implement a wastewater pretreatment program. Those ordinances and regulations may include the authority to:

(1) Impose penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per day per violation for each and every day during which a violation of the ordinance or regulation occurs either through judicial proceedings or administrative procedures established pursuant to this section;

(2) Seek injunctive relief for any violation;

(3) Recover damages caused by any noncompliance;

(4) Obtain reasonable attorney fees incurred by seeking compliance, penalties, or damages;

(5) Require compliance by all users of the city or towns sewer system, whether or not the user is a resident of that city or town; and

(6) Include any other provisions consistent with state and federal pretreatment programs.

(b) To the extent that this statute conflicts with any other general or public law, this statute controls.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-7-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-7 / Section 45-7-3
§ 45-7-3. Deputies to register voters.
Status: in_force

In addition to the deputy town clerk provided for in § 45-7-2, the town clerk may appoint additional deputy town clerks empowered only to accept the registration of voters.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-54-11 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-54 / Section 45-54-11
§ 45-54-11. Trust agreement.
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the corporation, any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the corporation and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. The trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds may pledge or assign the revenues to be received and may convey, or mortgage or grant, a security interest in any project or any part of it or any combination of projects or parts of them. The trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders or noteholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including: covenants establishing the duties of the corporation in relation to the acquisition of property and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation, and insurance of the project or projects in connection with which the bonds have been authorized, and in relation to the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys; and conditions or limitations with respect to the issuance of additional bonds. It is lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues to furnish indemnifying bonds or to pledge those securities that may be required by the corporation. Any trust agreement may establish the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the preceding, any trust agreement or resolution may contain any other provisions that the corporation may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the corporations cost of operation and maintenance.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-46 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-46
§ 45-2-46. Towns of Burrillville and North Smithfield  Municipal court.
Status: in_force

(a) The town councils of the towns of Burrillville and North Smithfield may establish a regional municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing ordinances of either town and any violation of the provisions of chapter 24.3 of this title, entitled the Rhode Island Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code; provided, however, that any defendant found guilty of any offense, excluding violations of the minimum housing ordinances or chapter 24.3 of this title may, within seven (7) days of conviction, file an appeal from the conviction to the superior court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo; and provided further, however, that any defendant found guilty of any violation of a minimum housing ordinance or of chapter 24.3 of this title, may within seven (7) days of conviction, file an appeal from the conviction to the sixth division of the district court and be entitled to a trial de novo in accordance with §§ 8-8-3(a)(4) and 8-8-3.2.

(b) With respect to violations of either municipal ordinances dealing with minimum housing or chapter 24.3 et seq. of this title dealing with housing maintenance and occupancy, the town councils may also confer upon the municipal court, in furtherance of the courts jurisdiction, the power to proceed according to equity:

(1) To restrain, prevent, enjoin, abate, or correct a violation;

(2) To order the repair, vacation, or demolition of any dwelling, existing in violation; or

(3) To otherwise compel compliance with all of the provisions of those ordinances and statutes.

(c) The town councils of the towns of Burrillville and North Smithfield are authorized and empowered to appoint a judge and clerk of the municipal court. The town councils are authorized and empowered to enact ordinances governing the personnel, operation, and procedure to be followed in the court and to establish a schedule of fees and costs and to otherwise provide for the operation and management of the court. The municipal court may impose a fine not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500). The court is empowered to administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses, and punish persons for contempt, and to execute search warrants to the extent the warrants could be executed by a judge of the district court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-2.1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-2.1
§ 45-2-2.1. Tax compacts between municipalities.
Status: in_force

Cities and towns or their agencies owning ratable property devoted to a public use which is located within any other city or town, and such other city or town where such property is located, respectively, are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into agreements from time to time establishing the amount of taxes on such property and the manner or method for determining said amount for a period of time not exceeding ten (10) years at any one time. Such agreements shall be in writing, shall be approved by the city and/or town council, and shall be signed by the mayor, or like officer, on behalf of cities, and by the president of the town council, on behalf of towns, respectively, and such written agreements, when so made and executed pursuant to this act or pursuant to Chapter 1443 of Public Laws of 1929 as amended by Chapter 1779 of the Public Laws of 1931, shall be valid and binding upon the parties.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-49-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-49 / Section 45-49-2
§ 45-49-2. Authority of school committees and municipal governments  Program requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) All city and town school committees have the power to establish and operate, contract for, and/or make provision for programs to provide before and after school care and vacation day care for school age children in public school buildings. The provisions of title 16 are not applicable to any of these day care committees.

(b) All city and town school committees, city and town councils, and/or city and town managers, administrators, and mayors, as may be appropriate according to the form of government of each municipality, have the power to establish and operate, contract for, and/or make provision for programs to provide before and after school care and vacation day care for school age children in locations other than public school buildings.

(c) If the appropriate municipal authority establishes a program pursuant to this chapter, the appropriate municipal authority shall adopt rules and regulations governing school age child care programs, including an application and contracting procedure by which qualified groups may apply to operate these programs.

(d) School age child care programs are completely separate and apart from the regular public school educational program. No school age child care programs shall supplant or replace any part of the school curriculum provided to all children as part of their free public education.

(e) School age child care programs shall comply with all applicable provisions of the general laws and with all applicable rules and regulations of the department of human services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-16-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-16 / Section 45-16-3
§ 45-16-3. Action on bond of sergeants.
Status: in_force

Any person injured by the breach of the bond of any town sergeant, may commence an action in the name of the town treasurer of the town, for his or her own use, under like circumstances and in the same manner and subject to the same provisions as that person might do in the name of the general treasurer upon a bond given by the sheriff, if the person were injured by the breach of the bond.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-43-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-43 / Section 45-43-7
§ 45-43-7. Meetings  Records.
Status: in_force

All regular council of local government meetings are open to the public, and all records of its proceedings, resolutions, and actions are open to public view.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-27-4 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-27 / Section 45-27-4
§ 45-27-4. Sale of bonds  Notice.
Status: in_force

The bonds may be sold at public or private sale at a price or prices that the authority determines.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-48 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-48
§ 45-2-48. Town of East Greenwich  Municipal court.
Status: in_force

(a) The town council of the town of East Greenwich may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing ordinances of the town and any violation of the provisions of chapter 24.3 of this title, entitled the Rhode Island Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code; provided, however, that any defendant found guilty of any offense, excluding violations of the minimum housing ordinances or chapter 24.3 of this title may, within seven (7) days of conviction, file an appeal from the conviction to the Kent County superior court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo; and provided, further, however, that any defendant found guilty of any violation of a minimum housing ordinance or of chapter 24.3 of this title, may within seven (7) days of conviction, file an appeal from the conviction to the sixth division of the district court and be entitled to a trial de novo in accordance with §§ 8-8-3(a)(4) and 8-8-3.2.

(b) With respect to violations of either municipal ordinances dealing with minimum housing or chapter 24.3 et seq. of this title dealing with housing maintenance and occupancy, the town council may also confer upon the municipal court, in furtherance of the courts jurisdiction, the power to proceed according to equity:

(1) To restrain, prevent, enjoin, abate, or correct a violation;

(2) To order the repair, vacation, or demolition of any dwelling, existing in violation; or

(3) To otherwise compel compliance with all of the provisions of those ordinances and statutes.

(c) The town council of the town of East Greenwich is authorized and empowered to appoint a judge and clerk of the municipal court. The East Greenwich town council of the town is authorized and empowered to enact ordinances governing the personnel, operation, and procedure to be followed in the court and to establish a schedule of fees and costs and to otherwise provide for the operation and management of the court. The municipal court may impose a fine not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500). The court is empowered to administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses, and punish persons for contempt.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-65 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-24 / Section 45-24-65
§ 45-24-65. Appeals  Stay of proceedings.
Status: in_force

An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the zoning enforcement officer or agency from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the zoning board of review, after an appeal has been filed, that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay would in the officers or agencys opinion cause imminent peril to life or property. In that case, proceedings shall not be stayed other than by a restraining order, which may be granted by a court of competent jurisdiction on application and upon notice to the officer or agency from whom the appeal is taken on due cause shown.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-19-10 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-19 / Section 45-19-10
§ 45-19-10. Rate and duration of disability benefits.
Status: in_force

(a) All call fire fighters, volunteers, and all others eligible for the benefits of the fund who are injured in the line of fire duty or who suffer illness directly attributed to fire duty, are entitled to benefits as follows: At the rate of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day during which he or she is unable to attend to his or her ordinary duties by reason of the injuries or illness; provided, the benefits do not continue for longer than ninety (90) days from the date of the injury or illness; and further provided, that the board may extend the benefits if it deems it advisable so to do.

(b) The board shall furnish the forms to be sent in as proof of the disability or illness and shall make rules that are necessary for the proper functioning of the board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-21 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-3 / Section 45-3-21
§ 45-3-21. Majority required for action.
Status: in_force

All questions relating to town affairs, excepting elections, shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the electors present entitled to vote on the question.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-16-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-16 / Section 45-16-7
§ 45-16-7. Police officers.
Status: in_force

The town councils of the several towns may elect any number of police officers for their towns, that they deem expedient, who are not required to give bond, nor be authorized to serve process in civil actions, but in all other matters they have the same power and authority as other officers. These officers shall continue in office during the pleasure of the town council, and no longer; provided, that they shall not remain in office by virtue of the election by the town council for more than ten (10) days after the expiration of the term for which the town council was elected except that the town council of town of East Greenwich shall not elect, but may appoint, any number of police officers that it deems expedient, who are residents of Rhode Island and who shall not remain in office by virtue of the appointment by the town council for more than ten (10) days after the term for which the town council was elected and who are subject to all the other provisions of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-33-15 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-33 / Section 45-33-15
§ 45-33-15. Bonds as legal investments.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any restrictions on investments contained in any laws of this state, the state and all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and the public bodies, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, and all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds, belonging to them or within their control, in any bonds or other obligations issued by an agency, as herein defined, and those bonds and other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits; it being one of the purposes of chapters 31  33 of this title, to authorize all persons, firms, corporations, associations, political subdivisions, bodies, and officers, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them including, but not limited to, sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension, and trust funds, and any funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any bonds or other obligations; provided, that nothing contained in chapters 31  33 of this title, shall be construed as relieving any person, firm, or corporation from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-33-13 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-33 / Section 45-33-13
§ 45-33-13. Additional remedies conferrable on obligees.
Status: in_force

An agency has power, by its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, to confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, the right (in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred), upon the happening of an event or default as defined in the resolution or instrument, by suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction:

(1) To cause possession of any redevelopment project or any part of it to be surrendered to the obligee.

(2) To obtain the appointment of a receiver of any redevelopment project of the agency or any part of it and of the rents and profits from it. If a receiver is appointed, he or she may enter and take possession of the redevelopment project or any part of it, and operate and maintain the redevelopment project, and collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges thereafter arising from it, and keep those moneys in a separate account or accounts and apply the moneys in accordance with the obligation of the agency as the court directs.

(3) To require the agency and its members and employees to account as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-16-11 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-16 / Section 45-16-11
§ 45-16-11. Disqualification of sergeant or town constable from serving process.
Status: in_force

Whenever complaints, in writing, are made to the department of business regulation that any town sergeant, or town constable who has been certified in accordance with § 9-5-10.1, has been guilty of malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance, or misconduct in serving or attempting to serve or pretending to serve any writ or process returnable to the court, or has made a false return upon any writ or process, or has charged or exacted, for the service of any writ or process, fees greater than those allowed by law, or has been guilty of any malfeasance or misconduct in his or her office other than that previously mentioned, the town sergeant or town constable shall be subject to the provisions of § 9-5-10.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-19-13 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-19 / Section 45-19-13
§ 45-19-13. Appropriations taking place of funds.
Status: in_force

Wherever in §§ 45-19-3  45-19-14 reference is made to the police officers relief fund or to the fire fighters relief fund, in either instance, the word fund is construed to mean the appropriations made by the general assembly in accordance with §§ 45-19-3 and 45-19-7.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-29-14 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-29 / Section 45-29-14
§ 45-29-14. Resolutions of necessity for acquisition by city.
Status: in_force

Before any city exercises the power of eminent domain, the authority requesting it must first adopt a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the property described in the resolution is in the public interest and necessary for the public use, and that the property is included in an approved project under the housing authorities law, and after the adoption by the city of a like resolution.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-19-17 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-19 / Section 45-19-17
§ 45-19-17. Operation of emergency vehicles  Accidents.
Status: in_force

Whenever the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in § 31-1-3, or the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle for a nonprofit volunteer organization who is operating the vehicle in compliance with § 31-12-1 et seq., is involved in an accident while responding to an order from his or her department to render emergency assistance, or returning from an emergency or en route to or from official business his or her right to operate a motor vehicle shall not be affected by reason of any civil negligence attendant upon the operation of the emergency vehicle, in the scope of their duties nor shall the rate, chargeable to the operator for liability insurance coverage for the occurrence, be increased or the coverage cancelled because of the negligence.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-32-36 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-32 / Section 45-32-36
§ 45-32-36. Unknown owners.
Status: in_force

If any real property or any estate or interest in it is unclaimed or held by a person or persons whose whereabouts are unknown, after making inquiry satisfactory to the superior court for the county in which the real property lies, the agency, after the expiration of one year from the first publication of the copy of the resolution and declaration referred to in § 45-32-31, may petition the court that the value of the estate or interest of the unknown person or persons be determined. After notice by publication to those persons as ordered by the court, and after hearing on the petition, the court shall fix the value of the estate or interest, and order the agency to deposit the sum in the registry of the court in a special account to accumulate for the benefit of the person, if any, entitled to it. The agency making the deposit shall take the receipt of the clerk of the superior court, and be discharged from all liability. When the person entitled to the money deposited has satisfied the superior court of his or her right to receive it, the court shall cause it to be paid over to that person, with all accumulations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-67-14 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-67 / Section 45-67-14
§ 45-67-14. Alteration, amendment, repeal or severability.
Status: reserved

The right to alter, amend, or repeal this chapter is reserved to the state, but no such alteration, amendment, or repeal shall operate to retroactively impair the obligation of any contract made or assumed by the utility district under any power conferred by this chapter. If any section, clause, provision, or term of this chapter shall be declared unconstitutional, void, ultra vires, or otherwise ineffective in whole or in part, such determination of invalidity shall not otherwise affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-32-8 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-32 / Section 45-32-8
§ 45-32-8. Contents of redevelopment plan.
Status: in_force

The redevelopment plan shall include, without limitation, the following:

(1) A description of the boundaries and location of the project area;

(2) A description of the existing blighted and substandard conditions in the project area;

(3) A plan describing proposed land uses in the project area;

(4) Proposed standards of population densities, land coverage, and building intensities;

(5) A description of proposed changes in streets and utilities;

(6) A description of proposed changes in zoning or exceptions, variances, or modifications;

(7) A general statement showing that the proposed redevelopment plan conforms to the master or general community plan;

(8) A statement showing the lands in the project area to be acquired and buildings or structures to be demolished and removed;

(9) A general statement of proposed conditions, covenants, and other restrictions controlling the disposal and future use of land and buildings in the project area;

(10) A general statement of the extent of relocation resulting from the proposed redevelopment of the area and the proposed method for rehousing of displaced persons;

(11) A statement of the estimated cost of carrying out the redevelopment plan, and a description of the method of financing the proposed redevelopment project; and

(12) A general statement showing how the purposes of chapters 31  33 of this title would be attained by redevelopment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-31-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-31 / Section 45-31-7
§ 45-31-7. Purposes of chapters.
Status: in_force

It is declared that the purposes of chapters 31  33 of this title are the elimination and prevention of blighted and substandard areas and their replacement through redevelopment by well-planned, integrated, stable, safe, and healthful neighborhoods in the manner and by the means provided in these chapters, thereby carrying out the policy of this state, as declared in § 45-31-6.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-55-5.1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-55 / Section 45-55-5.1
§ 45-55-5.1. Business exempt.
Status: in_force

The North Kingstown Bus Contractors Association and the Scituate School Bus Owners Club are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-13-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-13 / Section 45-13-2
§ 45-13-2. Tax levy defined.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, tax levy means the total amount of taxes annually certified by the assessors of taxes of the cities and towns, as shown on the annual reports certified by the assessors to the director of revenue; provided, that whenever a city or town, incidental to changing its fiscal year, orders a tax levy to pay its expenses for a fiscal period other than twelve (12) months, tax levy means the tax levy of the city or town of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the change of fiscal year takes place.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-12-4.2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-12 / Section 45-12-4.2
§ 45-12-4.2. Borrowing in anticipation of federal or state grants.
Status: in_force

A city or town may contract for and accept grants of federal or state aid for any purpose for which it is authorized to appropriate money. A city or town, by resolution of its city council or town council, may authorize the issue of notes in anticipation of the receipt of federal or state aid; provided, that the aid has been previously approved by the appropriate federal or state agency. The proceeds of the notes may be used only for the purpose for which the aid is granted. The amount of original notes issued under the provisions of this section may not exceed the amount of available federal or state aid as estimated by the director of finance or treasurer and are payable within three (3) years from their dates, but the principal of and interest on notes issued for a shorter period may be refunded or paid from time to time by the issue of other notes under the provisions of this section; provided, that the period from the date of an original note to the maturity of any note issued to refund or pay the same debt or the interest on that debt does not exceed three (3) years. To the extent that the state or federal aid actually received is insufficient to pay the principal and interest on those notes, the city or town shall appropriate a sum sufficient to make the payments.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-18.3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-25 / Section 45-25-18.3
§ 45-25-18.3. Membership of board.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall consist of no fewer than eight (8) persons. One-half (Â½) of the members shall be elected from among the tenants occupying housing projects. Each housing project, if there is more than one, shall elect at least two (2) representatives. The remaining members of the board shall be appointed by the mayor in the case of a city or the council in the case of a town, from residents of the neighborhoods in which the projects are located. The member or members of the city or town council and the senator and representative representing the housing project shall be notified of and may attend all board meetings.

(b) The terms of all members shall be for two (2) years and no person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. All those members first appointed shall serve terms of one year, and all those members first elected shall serve terms of two (2) years. Thereafter, the term of office for all members, whether appointed or elected, shall be two (2) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-33 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-33
§ 45-21-33. Information furnished by municipalities.
Status: in_force

It is the duty of each participating municipality to furnish at the times and in the manner that the retirement board may direct, information concerning the names, ages, length of service, and pay of members employed by a municipality and any other data which the retirement board finds necessary for the proper execution of this chapter, and to give prompt notice of all appointments, removals, deaths, resignations, leaves of absence, and changes in pay of members.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-34-5 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-34 / Section 45-34-5
§ 45-34-5. Contributions.
Status: in_force

In the event two (2) or more municipalities jointly enter into an agreement or agreements, the proportion of the moneys to be paid by each of the municipalities shall be determined and stated in the agreement based, from time to time, upon the percentage of population of each municipality within the group in relation to the entire population to be served by the facilities, together with other factors that may be equitable; as, but not limited to, amounts of industrial and commercial wastes in any of the municipalities, and allowance to that municipality in which the disposal facilities may be located.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-60-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-60 / Section 45-60-7
§ 45-60-7. Collections of seasonal rental tax.
Status: in_force

(a) When receipt of consideration is by way of property other than money, the tax shall be levied and imposed on the fair market value of such nonmonetary consideration.

(b) The owner of the seasonal rental shall remit the tax to the town treasurer for deposit into the Block Island housing fund at the end of the rental season but no later than February 15th of the following year or at some other time as designated by the Block Island housing board.

(c) The town treasurer shall keep records showing the amount of taxes collected, which records shall disclose the taxes collected from each owner of such seasonal rental. The records of individual payments shall be kept confidential, as are sales and income tax records.

(d) The collections received by the town treasurer shall be deposited into the Block Island housing fund for use by the board as provided in this chapter.

(e) The board shall promulgate such rules and shall prescribe and publish such forms as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section including, but not limited to, procedures for collection, timing, due dates and mailing of tax notices. The board is authorized to establish audit procedures and to assess for delinquent taxes.

(f) Any tax levied pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other tax imposed pursuant to chapter 44-5-1 et seq., and in addition to all other taxes and fees and the consideration for the rental or lease.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-57-13 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-57 / Section 45-57-13
§ 45-57-13. Severability.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed in all respects so as to meet all constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, all steps shall be taken which are necessary to meet constitutional or other legal requirements whether or not these steps are expressly required by statute. If, after the application of the foregoing provisions of this section, any of the provisions of this chapter, or its application to any circumstances, shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, that decision shall not affect or impair the validity of the application of those provisions to other circumstances of the validity of any other provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-10-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-10 / Section 45-10-3
§ 45-10-3. Assistance in operation of system.
Status: in_force

Whenever a system of accounting has been installed under the provisions of this chapter, the town or city council of the municipality in which the system is installed may request the assistance of the state director of revenue in the operation of the system, and the state director of revenue shall furnish any temporary clerical assistance and other assistance as that in the directors judgment may be necessary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-6-10 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-6 / Section 45-6-10
§ 45-6-10. Registration of vending machines.
Status: in_force

(a) Every city or town, may, by ordinance require each person, corporation, partnership or other business operating a vending machine service for profit, prior to transacting or conducting business from any site within a city or town, to obtain without charge a registration certificate stating the name under which the person, corporation, partnership or other business organization is conducted or transacted and its business address.

(b) Any vending machine ordinance may require the person, corporation, partnership or other business organization on a quarterly basis to provide the city or town with a list of each site within the city or town where a vending machine operates and the number of machines operating on each site.

The list is confidential and not subject to disclosure. Any person who discloses the information contained in the list shall be fined the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(c) No ordinance passed under this section shall take effect until sixty (60) days after its final passage.

(d) Any person, corporation, partnership or other business organization carrying on, conducting, or transacting business as provided in this section who fails to comply with the provisions of any vending machine ordinance may be fined not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per machine in violation of subsection (b) or one thousand dollars ($1,000) in violation of subsection (a).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-65-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-65 / Section 45-65-7
§ 45-65-7. Failure to comply.
Status: in_force

(1) With respect to any municipality that fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter within the prescribed time, the general treasurer is authorized to withhold moneys due to the municipality from the state for any purpose other than education, including, but not limited to, municipal aid and other aid provided under §§ 45-13-5.1, 45-13-12, 44-34.1-2, 44-13-13, 44-18-18.1, 44-18-36.1(b) and 42-63.1-3.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-10-11 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-10 / Section 45-10-11
§ 45-10-11. Compelling attendance of witnesses and production of records.
Status: in_force

The director of revenue, at the request of the person or persons authorized by § 45-10-4 to make a post audit, may summon and compel the attendance of witnesses for examination under oath, and may compel the production of accounts and records described in § 45-10-9.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-61 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-61
§ 45-21-61. Purchase of credit while serving a prison sentence  Prohibited.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the retirement law or rulings of the retirement board in accordance with the powers vested in this chapter, no member is allowed to purchase service credits for time while incarcerated in prison, including but not limited to work release programs or home confinement programs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-13-10 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-13 / Section 45-13-10
§ 45-13-10. Exemptions from reimbursement.
Status: in_force

(a) State mandates not subject to reimbursement includes:

(1) The holding of elections;

(2) The assurance of due process;

(3) The notification and conduct of public meetings;

(4) The procedures for administrative and judicial review of actions taken by cities and towns;

(5) The protection of the public from malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance by local government officials;

(6) Financial administration, including the levy, assessment, and collection of taxes; and

(7) The preparation and submission of reports necessary for the efficient administration of state laws.

(b) All statutes having a fiscal impact on cities and towns shall include a provision stating whether these statutes conform to the definition and exemptions prescribed by §§ 45-13-7  45-13-10.

(c) Provided further that none of the provisions of §§ 45-13-7  45-13-10 are applied in a manner inconsistent with state law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-1
§ 45-2-1. Charters and special acts.
Status: repealed

Every town, city, and district has all the existing powers and privileges, and is subject to all existing duties and liabilities, conferred or imposed upon it by its charter, or by the several acts of the general assembly specially relating to it, until the charter or acts expire by their own limitation, or are revoked or repealed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-47-1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-47 / Section 45-47-1
§ 45-47-1. Lien on insurance proceeds.
Status: in_force

There is created a lien in favor of any taking jurisdiction in this state on the proceeds of any insurance policy based upon a claim made for damage or loss to a building or other structure caused by or arising out of any fire or explosion. The lien arises upon any unpaid tax, special ad valorem levy, special assessment, or other charge imposed upon real property by or on behalf of the state, a municipal corporation, or a special district which is an encumbrance on real property, whether or not evidenced by written instrument, that has remained undischarged for at least one year prior to the filing of a proof of loss. The lien also arises as a result of any costs incurred by a municipal corporation to secure, demolish, or render an unsafe building or structure or part of the structure safe, in accordance with chapter 27.3 of title 23.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-44-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-44 / Section 45-44-3
§ 45-44-3. Resolution required.
Status: in_force

The city or town shall by resolution approve the parcels cataloged under § 45-44-2 for disposition, for the public purpose of improving the quality of housing in accordance with the homestead program, and not as a sale of surplus land.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-52-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-52 / Section 45-52-7
§ 45-52-7. Notice of and place of district meetings.
Status: in_force

(a) A district meeting shall be held annually on the first Saturday of August in each year at nine oclock a.m. (9:00 a.m.), for the election of district officers and the transaction of all other business that may legally come before the meeting. The meeting shall be held within the town of Charlestown.

(b) District meetings other than the annual district meeting may be called in the manner provided in this section.

(c) The district clerk shall give notice of every annual meeting of the district by mailing notice of the meeting to all of the persons named in the list of voters, corrected and filed as provided in § 45-52-4.

(d) Notice of an annual district meeting shall be given by mailing a written or printed notice of the time when and the place where the meeting is to be held not less than seven (7) and not more than ten (10) days prior to the day appointed for the meeting.

(e) Whenever the district council and/or one-third ( ) of the qualified voters makes a request, in writing, for the calling of a special district meeting to transact any business relating to the district, in respect of which they have a right to vote, and direct the request to the district clerk, the district clerk shall cause the voters to be duly notified of the time when and the place where the meeting is to be held and of the business proposed to be transacted at the meeting.

(f) Notice of special district meetings shall be given in the manner provided for annual district meetings. At all special district meetings no business shall be transacted other than that stated in the call.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-32-16 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-32 / Section 45-32-16
§ 45-32-16. Provision for payment for property condemned.
Status: in_force

If the plan provides for the condemnation of any real property, the legislative body shall not adopt the plan unless it contains adequate provisions for payment for property so acquired as provided by law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-14-4 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-14 / Section 45-14-4
§ 45-14-4. Providence school appropriation law inapplicable.
Status: in_force

The provisions of § 9 of chapter 680 of the Public Laws of 1925, entitled An Act Relating to the Management and Support of the Public Schools of the City of Providence, does not apply to any revenue collected under the terms of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-56 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-56
§ 45-2-56. Town of Hopkinton  Municipal Court.
Status: in_force

(a) The town council of the town of Hopkinton may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including, but not limited to, municipal code violations, animal regulation violations, minimum housing ordinances of the town and any violation of the provisions of chapter 24.3 of this title, entitled the Rhode Island Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code; and, if but only if, jurisdiction is specifically conferred by a vote of the town council, traffic and parking violations; provided, however, that any defendant found guilty of any offense, excluding violations of the minimum housing ordinances or chapter 24.3 within the jurisdiction of the court, may within seven (7) days of the conviction, file an appeal from the conviction to the superior court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo; and provided further, however, that any defendant found guilty of any violation of a minimum housing ordinance or of chapter 24.3, may within seven (7) days of conviction, file an appeal from the conviction to the fourth division of the district court and be entitled to a trial de novo in accordance with subdivision 8-8-3(a)(4) and § 8-8-3.2.

(b) With respect to violations of either municipal ordinances dealing with minimum housing or chapter 24.3 et seq., of this title dealing with housing maintenance and occupancy, the town council may also confer upon the municipal court, in furtherance of the courts jurisdiction, the power to proceed according to equity:

(1) To restrain, prevent, enjoin, abate, or correct a violation;

(2) To order the repair, vacation, or demolition of any dwelling existing in violation; or

(3) To otherwise compel compliance with all of the provisions of those ordinances and statutes.

(c) The town council of the town of Hopkinton is authorized and empowered to appoint a judge of the municipal court. The judge shall serve for a term of two (2) years, or concurrent with the term of each appointing council. The town council of the town is authorized and empowered to enact ordinances governing the personnel, operation, and procedure to be followed in the court and to establish a schedule of fees and costs, and to otherwise provide for the operation and management of the court. The municipal court may impose sentences not to exceed thirty (30) days in jail and impose fines not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500), or both. The court is empowered to administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses, and punish persons for contempt, and to authorize and execute search warrants to the extent the warrants could be authorized and executed by a justice of the district court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-63 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-24 / Section 45-24-63
§ 45-24-63. Appeals  Right of appeal.
Status: in_force

(a) A zoning ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall provide that an appeal from any decision of an administrative officer or agency charged in the ordinance with the enforcement of any of its provisions may be taken to the zoning board of review by an aggrieved party.

(b) A zoning ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall provide that an appeal from a decision of the zoning board of review may be taken by an aggrieved party to the superior court for the county in which the city or town is situated.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-11 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-25 / Section 45-25-11
§ 45-25-11. Validation of prior proceedings.
Status: in_force

All procedures by governing bodies of cities of this state and by housing authorities dealing with the creation and establishment of housing authorities undertaken before April 15, 1940, pursuant to this chapter, are hereby validated, ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared legal in all respects, notwithstanding any legal defect in those procedures.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-55 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-55
§ 45-21-55. Retired members of the town of Warren.
Status: in_force

Every person, who was an employee of the town of Warren receiving retirement benefits prior to July 1, 1974, shall be paid benefits at a rate equivalent to that in effect for retirees on and after July 1, 1974; provided, that the town of Warren shall annually contribute to the system those sums in accordance with the provisions of § 45-21-42 that are deemed necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-5 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-5
§ 45-2-5. Power to use, lease, or dispose of property no longer needed.
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers previously granted by charter or the public laws of the state with respect to the purchase and sale of land, the city council of any city and the town council of any town, if it sees fit so to do, is hereby authorized, from time to time, to sell, lease, convey, or use for any other public or municipal purpose or purposes, or for any purpose whatsoever, any lands or properties owned by the city or town, which have been purchased, acquired, used, or dedicated in any manner for municipal or other public purposes, whenever, in the opinion of the city council or town council, the lands or properties have become unsuitable or have ceased to be used for those purposes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-12-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-12 / Section 45-12-2
§ 45-12-2. Maximum aggregate indebtedness.
Status: repealed

Except as provided in § 45-12-11, no city or town shall, without special statutory authority, or ministerial approval as provided for in § 45-12-2.1 incur any debt for money borrowed which would increase its aggregate outstanding principal indebtedness not excepted by law from the provisions of this section to an amount greater than three percent (3%) of the full assessed value of the taxable property within the city or town, but the amount of any borrowing in anticipation of taxes which is authorized or validated by § 45-12-4, and the amount of any fund held on account to pay such outstanding indebtedness shall be deducted in computing that indebtedness. In computing the value of taxable property for purposes of this section motor vehicles and trailers shall be valued at full value and without regard to the assessed value reductions provided for in § 44-34.1-1 [repealed]. Any city or town may, without special statutory authority, incur debt to an aggregate amount, as with the other outstanding indebtedness of the city or town not deductible under the foregoing provisions, which shall not exceed the limitation contained in this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-15.1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-25 / Section 45-25-15.1
§ 45-25-15.1. Section 8 tenant based certificate and Section 8 rental voucher programs.
Status: in_force

The authority has exclusive jurisdiction to administer and manage Section 8 tenant based certificate programs and Section 8 voucher programs within its geographical area of operation inclusive of any certificate or voucher issued by the Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation which results in a tenant moving into the authoritys geographical area of operation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-5-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-5 / Section 45-5-2
§ 45-5-2. Probate meetings.
Status: in_force

Town councils in towns where the council has probate jurisdiction shall hold regular meetings for the transaction of council and probate business as often as once in each month, at a time in the month and at a place within the town that the council shall by general order fix and determine.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-12 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-3 / Section 45-3-12
§ 45-3-12. Notice of meeting to dispose of land or make tax.
Status: in_force

No vote shall be passed in any town meeting concerning the disposing of the towns land or making a tax, unless special mention is made, and notice of the meeting given, in the warrant issued for the warning of the meeting; and the town clerk of every town shall grant the warrant, except in cases where the law otherwise directs, which warrant shall be directed to the town sergeant, or to one of the constables of the town, or in the event that the town sergeant or a constable is not available, to any elector of that city or town designated by the town or city clerk. The notice for the making of a tax as provided in this section shall be in substantially the following form:
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-3.2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-3 / Section 45-3-3.2
§ 45-3-3.2. Town of Foster financial town meeting  Scheduling outside of town.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event that in the judgment of the town moderator there is no facility in the town of Foster large enough to accommodate the electors reasonably expected at the annual financial town meeting, then the moderator may make arrangements to schedule the financial town meeting at a facility in either the town of Scituate or the town of Glocester large enough to accommodate the financial town meeting. The moderator shall make this determination in writing and shall transmit it to the town council of the town of Foster on or before the regularly scheduled town council meeting on the first Thursday after the first Monday in the month of April.

(b) Notice of the meeting shall be given pursuant to § 45-3-8.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-23-42 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-23 / Section 45-23-42
§ 45-23-42. General provisions  Major land development and major subdivision  Public hearing and notice.
Status: in_force

Where a public hearing is required pursuant to this chapter, the following requirements shall apply:

(1) Notice requirements. Public notice of the hearing shall be given at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the hearing in a newspaper of local circulation within the municipality following the municipalitys usual and customary practices for this kind of advertising. The same notice shall be posted in the town or city clerks office and one other municipal building in the municipality and the municipality must make the notice accessible on the municipal home page of its website at least fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing. Notice shall be sent to the applicant and to each owner within the notice area, by first class mail, of the time and place of the hearing not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. Notice shall also be sent to any individual or entity holding a recorded conservation or preservation restriction on the property that is the subject of the application at least fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing. The notice shall also include the street address of the subject property, or if no street address is available, the distance from the nearest existing intersection in tenths (1/10s) of a mile. Local regulations may require a supplemental notice that an application for development approval is under consideration be posted at the location in question. The posting is for informational purposes only and does not constitute required notice of a public hearing. For any notice sent by first-class mail, the sender of the notice shall submit a notarized affidavit to attest to such mailing.

(2) Notice area.

(i) The distance(s) for notice of the public hearing shall be specified in the local regulations. The distance may differ by zoning district and scale of development. At a minimum, all abutting property owners to the proposed developments property boundary shall receive notice.

(ii) Watersheds. Additional notice within watersheds shall also be sent as required in § 45-23-53(b) and (c).

(iii) Adjacent municipalities. Notice of the public hearing shall be sent by the administrative officer to the administrative officer of an adjacent municipality if: (1) The notice area extends into the adjacent municipality; or (2) The development site extends into the adjacent municipality; or (3) There is a potential for significant negative impact on the adjacent municipality.

(3) Notice cost. The cost of all newspaper and mailing notices shall be borne by the applicant.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-50-20 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-50 / Section 45-50-20
§ 45-50-20. Bonds eligible for investment.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this chapter are made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, credit unions, building and loan associations, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. The bonds are made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-44-13 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-44 / Section 45-44-13
§ 45-44-13. Severability.
Status: in_force

The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this chapter are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-3.4 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-3.4
§ 45-2-3.4. Background checks.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person seeking employment as a firefighter with any city or town in Rhode Island shall undergo a national and state criminal background check to be initiated prior to, or within one week of, employment after receiving a conditional offer of employment.

(b) The applicant shall apply to the bureau of criminal identification (BCI), department of attorney general, state police, or the local police department where he or she resides, for a national and state criminal records check. Fingerprinting shall be required. The applicant shall be responsible for the cost of conducting the national and state criminal records check.

(c) At the completion of the criminal background check required by this section, the attorney general, state police, or the local police department shall promptly destroy the fingerprint record of the applicant.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-27-1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-27 / Section 45-27-1
§ 45-27-1. Types of bonds issuable  Pledge of revenues  Mortgages.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority has power to issue bonds, from time to time in its discretion, for any of its corporate purposes. The authority also has power to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds previously issued by it. The authority may issue types of bonds that it may determine, including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing), bonds on which the principal and interest are payable from income and revenues of the authority and from grants or contributions from the federal government or another source. The income and revenues securing the bonds may be:

(1) Exclusively the income and revenues of the housing project financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of the bonds;

(2) Exclusively the income and revenues of certain designated housing projects, whether or not they are financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of the bonds; or

(3) The income and revenues of the authority generally.

(b) The bonds may be additionally secured by a pledge of any income or revenues of the authority or, in certain instances, a mortgage of any housing project, projects, or other property of the authority.