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RI Gen L § 42-28-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-26 - [Repealed.]

§ 42-28-26. [Repealed.]History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 22; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-26; Repealed by P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 10, effective June 22, 2018.
RI Gen L § 42-28-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-27 - Supervision of school.

§ 42-28-27. Supervision of school.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.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 23; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-27.
RI Gen L § 42-28-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-28 - Persons admissible to school.

§ 42-28-28. Persons admissible to school.No person shall be admitted as a candidate to the municipal police training school unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state of Rhode Island and shall have reached the age of eighteen (18) years; nor shall any person be admitted who shall not have first been certified by a physician as being physically and mentally sound on an examination made within one month prior to the acceptance of his or her candidacy.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 24; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-28; P.L. 1960, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 81, § 23.
RI Gen L § 42-28-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-29 - Sponsorship of school candidates by city or town.

§ 42-28-29. Sponsorship of school candidates by city or town.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 him or her; 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.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 25; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; P.L. 1958, ch. 157, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-29; P.L. 1960, ch. 122, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-30 - Certificate of completion of training course.

§ 42-28-30. Certificate of completion of training course.Upon the satisfactory completion of the prescribed course of training, the superintendent shall issue to each candidate a certificate of merit and shall forward to the appointing authority certification of the candidate's qualifications for appointment.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 26; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-30.
RI Gen L § 42-28-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-31 - Expenses of school - Compensation of candidates.

§ 42-28-31. Expenses of school — Compensation of candidates.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 his or her 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 he or she is a resident.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 27; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-31.
RI Gen L § 42-28-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-32 - Annual appropriations.

§ 42-28-32. Annual appropriations.The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for the purpose of suitable equipment and for operating expenses, maintenance, and supplies.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 17; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-32.
RI Gen L § 42-28-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-33 - Exceeding appropriations.

§ 42-28-33. Exceeding appropriations.It shall be unlawful for the superintendent or anyone acting for him or her or on behalf of the division to incur in behalf of the state any obligation or make any expenditure for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated therefor.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-33.
RI Gen L § 42-28-34 - 42-28-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-34 - 42-28-36 - Repealed.

§ 42-28-34 — 42-28-36. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-28-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-37 - Accident reports - Fee.

§ 42-28-37. Accident reports — Fee.The state police, upon written request, shall furnish to any person involved in an accident or his or her legal representative a copy of the official state police report of the investigation of the accident. A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall accompany each written request. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 44, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 134; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 27; P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 9, § 8.
RI Gen L § 42-28-38 - 42-28-44 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-38 - 42-28-44 - Repealed.

§ 42-28-38 — 42-28-44. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-28-45 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-45 - Solicitation in name of state police.

§ 42-28-45. Solicitation in name of state police.No person shall solicit money from any individual or business in the name of the Rhode Island state police or any organization which would reasonably appear to be affiliated in any way with the Rhode Island state police or personnel thereof without advance written approval by the superintendent. Any person violating this section shall be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months and/or fined in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 125, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28-46 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-46 - Development of system monitoring crimes motivated by bigotry and bias.

§ 42-28-46. Development of system monitoring crimes motivated by bigotry and bias.(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:(1) "Police department" — means all state, municipal and campus police departments within the state of Rhode Island;(2) "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;(3) "Hate crime data" — means information, incident reports, records and statistics relating to hate crimes, collected by the state police unit pursuant to this section;(4) "Incident report" — means account of any individual occurrence of hate crime received or collected by the crime reporting unit pursuant to this section.(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.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 348, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 352, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 343, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28-47 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-47 - Stolen or fire damaged vehicle report forms.

§ 42-28-47. Stolen or fire damaged vehicle report forms.(a) The state police shall draft a uniform statewide report form to be utilized by all the police departments in the state when a motor vehicle is reported stolen or is damaged by fire. Once drafted, the report shall be made available to the several police departments within the state. Every owner of a motor vehicle which is stolen or damaged by fire shall be required to complete the standardized report form according to the instructions contained therein upon the request of any police department within the state. Any person willfully failing to complete and submit a report form as required by this section may be fined one hundred dollars ($100).(b) No payment shall be made by an insurer for loss or damage to an insured's vehicle until the insured has filed a report in conformity with the provisions of this section and the insurer has within thirty (30) days received said report and determined that there is no fraud involved.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 332, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 27.
RI Gen L § 42-28-48 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-48 - Repealed.

§ 42-28-48. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-28-49 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-49 - Acceptance of gifts and bequests.

§ 42-28-49. Acceptance of gifts and bequests.The general treasurer is authorized and empowered, with the approval of the director of administration, to accept on behalf of the state police any gift or bequest of personal property, funds, securities, or other similar gift or bequest, given to the state police absolutely by any person or organization; provided, that no acceptance by the state shall make the state in any manner legally or equitably liable to any person, or organization relative to the care, preservation, or use of the gift, bequest, or property; provided further, that the right shall be reserved by the general treasurer, and/or the director of administration, to refuse any gift or bequest so offered to the state; and provided further, that to the extent any such gift or bequest is placed in a restricted receipt account, the gift and any identifiable earnings thereon shall remain in that account in the event that any existing and/or future funds in the account are diverted or otherwise transferred or withdrawn to the general fund or used for any other use whatsoever.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 10, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-28-49.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-49.1 - Non-state agency reimbursements.

§ 42-28-49.1. Non-state agency reimbursements.There is hereby established within the general fund a restricted-receipt account to be known as the "state police non-state-agency reimbursements" account. All revenues deposited into the account from non-state agencies shall be used to reimburse the state police for costs incurred in support of non-state agency programs and activities. All funds deposited into the account shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 7, § 5.
RI Gen L § 42-28-50 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-50 - Severability.

§ 42-28-50. Severability.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.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 14; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 14.
RI Gen L § 42-28.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.1-1 - Incentive pay plan.

§ 42-28.1-1. Incentive pay plan.There is hereby established an incentive pay program in accordance with the provisions hereof, offering financial compensation to members of the state, city, town police departments, deputy sheriffs, Rhode Island capitol police and the state fire marshal and deputy fire marshals of the Rhode Island division of fire safety for college education credits in the field of police work.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 295, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 28, § 11; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 75.
RI Gen L § 42-28.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.1-2 - Eligibility for plan.

§ 42-28.1-2. Eligibility for plan.Any full-time member of any state, city, town police force, the sheriffs unit, the Rhode Island marshals' unit, the Rhode Island capitol police force, park police and conservation officer units of the division of enforcement of the department of environmental management and the state fire marshal and deputy state fire marshals of the Rhode Island division of fire safety shall be eligible for the plan established in this chapter provided he or she accumulates the requisite number of points under the schedule set forth in § 42-28.1-3.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 165, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 295, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 276, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 28, § 11.
RI Gen L § 42-28.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.1-3 - Incentive steps.

§ 42-28.1-3. Incentive steps.(a) Advancement to each of the incentive salary steps shall be based on a point system as set forth in § 42-28.1-4 and shall be accomplished as follows:  Incentive Increase above Points   Step Basic Salary  Acquired    1 $1,000  30    2 $2,000 Associate Degree     in Law     Enforcement       3 $3,000 Bachelor's Degree     in Law Enforcement     or     Criminal Justice      4 $3,500 Juris Doctor, Masters     Degree     in Law Enforcement     provided the     participant has     achieved a     Bachelor's     Degree in Law     Enforcement,     criminal justice,     or law  (b) Except that the state fire marshal and the deputy state fire marshals may be granted credit for a degree with a concentration in fire science.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.1-3; P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 165, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 338, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.1-4 - Point system.

§ 42-28.1-4. Point system.The points needed to be acquired in order to achieve the various incentive steps as set forth in § 42-28.1-3 shall be earned as follows:(1) One hundred twenty (120) points for a baccalaureate degree in a university, college, technical institute, or other institution approved by the regional accrediting association of colleges and secondary schools.(2) Sixty (60) points for an associate degree awarded by any institution approved by the regional accrediting association of colleges and secondary schools.(3) One point for each semester hour credit obtained in a university, college, technical institute, or other institute of learning approved by the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, with a concentration in police and legal studies and including studies in the field of behavioral sciences, provided that the member is continuously enrolled in a law enforcement degree program and is taking a minimum of nine (9) credit courses per year in said program; and that a degree is obtained by the member within six (6) years from the time that he or she receives his or her first credit under this program; provided, further, that upon disability or hardship of a member, the chief of training, division of personnel, may exempt that member from the above requirements.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.1-4; P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 91, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 165, § 3; P.L. 1976, ch. 67, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.1-5 - Eligible expenses.

§ 42-28.1-5. Eligible expenses.(a) Upon presentation of evidence of successful completion of any course or courses as mentioned in § 42-28.1-4 to the chief of the department in which any police officer is a member, then the respective town or city in which the officer is employed shall reimburse him or her all his or her eligible expenses incurred by taking the courses within a period of ninety (90) days from the submission. For the purposes of this section, the words "eligible expenses" shall include the cost of tuition, books, and supplies but shall not include any expenses related to courses in a program leading to a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or a Juris Doctor (JD) degree.(b) Any city or town may enter into an agreement with any police officer upon acceptance to law school while in the employ of said city or town.Said agreement may require the police officer to remain employed one month for each month the officer received reimbursement for law school.Failure to meet said employment shall mandate the officer reimburse the city or town the full amount paid by the city or town for law school.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 165, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 28.
RI Gen L § 42-28.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.1-6 - Payments.

§ 42-28.1-6. Payments.(a) Each of the chiefs of the various agencies shall supply to the chief of training, division of personnel, on or before the first day of September of each year, a list of all members of their respective agencies who have received incentive credits. The chief shall certify the amount of incentive pay for each city and town, and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the general treasurer for payment to the chief of the sums to be certified to be distributed by him or her to the several city and town treasurers for payment to the eligible police officers; provided, however, that if the appropriation in any fiscal year is not sufficient to pay in full the total amount which is eligible to be distributed during the fiscal year, the maximum amounts which the eligible police officers are eligible to receive shall be ratably reduced to the level of the appropriation. The state shall not be responsible for payment of any of the "eligible expenses" as defined in § 42-28.1-5 except for payment of the eligible expenses of deputy sheriffs. Payment of all other expenses shall be the exclusive responsibility of the respective city or town.(b) Individual incentive payments shall remain fixed at the dollar amount obtained by the incentive point score attained as of September 1, 1978, and will not increase until the additional required incentive points have been earned.(c) No participant in this program shall receive an incentive award in an amount less than the amount he or she received in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1979.(d) Those who are participants in this program as of September 1, 1978, and who do not have a degree nor are enrolled in a degree program, must enroll in a degree program by January 1, 1980, in order to be eligible for the incentive award payments.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 91, § 2; P.L. 1976, ch. 67, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. 15, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. VIII, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 88; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 82, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 21, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 29, § 7.
RI Gen L § 42-28.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.1-7 - Appropriation.

§ 42-28.1-7. Appropriation.The state of Rhode Island shall bear the expense for incentive payments. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and the controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum or so much thereof as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by him or her of duly authenticated vouchers.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.1-7; P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1.