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RI Gen L § 42-28.8-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.8 - Protection of Children|Section 42-28.8-3 - Reporting and distribution of information.

§ 42-28.8-3. Reporting and distribution of information.The police departments of the various towns and cities of the state shall immediately enter the information on the missing person into the National Crime Information Center computer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and inform the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Police departments shall provide to the parents or guardians of the missing child information release forms from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and advise them of the services of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The missing children's information center shall send a report to the missing children's information center of the state police. The missing children's information center shall distribute the names of and other descriptive information about these children to the state registrar of vital statistics in the department of health, the commissioner of education, the school districts of the state, all branches of the United States Postal Service in the state, and all law enforcement agencies in the state.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 335, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 302, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.8-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.8 - Protection of Children|Section 42-28.8-4 - Hotline.

§ 42-28.8-4. Hotline.The division of the state police shall establish a statewide 1-800 telephone line to receive reports on missing children.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 335, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.8-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.8 - Protection of Children|Section 42-28.8-5 - Contents of report on a missing child.

§ 42-28.8-5. Contents of report on a missing child.A law enforcement agency in which a complaint of a missing child has been filed shall prepare a report on a missing person. That report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:(1) All information contained in the complaint on a missing person on forms prescribed by the superintendent of the Rhode Island state police.(2) All information or evidence which shall be gathered by an immediate preliminary investigation.(3) A statement by the law enforcement officer in charge, setting forth that officer's assessment of the case based upon all evidence and information received.(4) An explanation of the next steps to be taken by the law enforcement agency filing the report.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 335, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 260, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.8-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.8 - Protection of Children|Section 42-28.8-6 - Public education and information.

§ 42-28.8-6. Public education and information.The director of the department of children, youth, and families shall provide statewide educational and public informational seminars for the purpose of developing public awareness of the problems regarding missing children and encourage the development of community programs to aid law enforcement agencies to locate missing children.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 335, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.8-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.8 - Protection of Children|Section 42-28.8-7 - School records - Flagging required.

§ 42-28.8-7. School records — Flagging required.(a) Upon notification by the missing children's information center of a person's disappearance, the commissioner of education shall cause any school in which the person is currently or was previously enrolled to flag the record of that person in such a manner that whenever a copy of or information regarding the record is requested, the school shall be alerted to the fact that the record is that of a missing person.(b) In response to any inquiry, the school shall not provide a copy of the school records or other information concerning the person whose record is flagged pursuant to this section except as approved by the missing children's information center.(c) When a copy of the school record of a person whose record has been flagged is requested in person, the school personnel accepting the request shall immediately notify his or her supervisor. The person making the request shall complete a form supplying his or her name, address, telephone number, social security number, and relationship to the missing person and the name, address, and birth date of the missing person. The driver's license of the person making the request, if available, shall be photocopied and returned to him or her. He or she shall be informed that a copy of the records shall be mailed to him or her. The school personnel shall note the physical description of the person making the request, and, upon the latter's departure from the school's office, his or her supervisor shall immediately notify the missing children's information center as to the request and the information obtained pursuant to this section. The school shall retain the form completed by the person making the request unless the missing children's information center requests otherwise.(d) When a copy of the school records of a person whose record has been flagged is requested in writing, the school personnel receiving the request shall immediately notify his or her supervisor. The supervisor shall immediately notify the local law enforcement authority or the missing children's information center as to the request and shall provide a copy of the written request. The school shall retain the original written request unless otherwise requested by the missing children's information center.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 252, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-28.8-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.8 - Protection of Children|Section 42-28.8-8 - Birth certificates - Flagging required.

§ 42-28.8-8. Birth certificates — Flagging required.(a) Upon receipt of information by the missing children's information center that a person born in this state is missing, the state registrar of vital statistics shall transmit such information to the local registrar. Both the state registrar and the local registrars shall flag the birth certificate records of the missing person in such a manner that whenever a copy of the birth certificate or information regarding the birth record is requested, the registrars shall be alerted to the fact that the certificate is that of a missing person. Upon notification by the missing children's information center that the missing person has been recovered, the state registrar shall remove the flag from the person's birth certificate record and shall notify any other previously notified local registrar to remove the flag from his or her records.(b) In response to any inquiry, a registrar or his or her employees shall not provide a copy of a birth certificate or information concerning the birth record of any person whose record is flagged pursuant to this section except as approved by the missing children's information center.(c) When a copy of the birth certificate of a person whose record has been flagged is requested in person, the registrar's personnel accepting the request shall immediately notify his or her supervisor. The supervisor shall inform the person making the request that the birth record is not available at that time but that the copy will be mailed to the requestor's address. The supervisor shall immediately notify the missing children's information center as to the request and the address given by the person making the request.(d) When a copy of the birth certificate of a person whose record has been flagged is requested in writing, the registrar's personnel receiving the request shall immediately notify his or her supervisor. The supervisor shall immediately notify the missing children's information center as to the request and shall provide a copy of the written request. The custodian shall retain the original written request unless the missing children's information center requests otherwise.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 252, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-28.9-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.9 - Mounted Video/Audio Surveillance Cameras|Section 42-28.9-1 - Declaration of policy.

§ 42-28.9-1. Declaration of policy.The general assembly recognizes alcohol related traffic fatalities require special legislative initiatives. Over one million (1,000,000) people are either killed or injured every year due to alcohol related crashes. About three (3) out of five (5) Americans will be affected by an alcohol related crash at some time in their lives. Economic costs of alcohol related crashes are estimated to be forty-five billion dollars ($45,000,000,000) yearly. Based on these statistics and projections, it will be the state legislature's policy to provide more resources to state law enforcement to reduce alcohol related vehicular crashes and fatalities.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 205, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.9-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.9 - Mounted Video/Audio Surveillance Cameras|Section 42-28.9-2 - Purpose and intent.

§ 42-28.9-2. Purpose and intent.The purpose of this chapter is to provide greater access to state law enforcement to video surveillance cameras to reduce alcohol related traffic fatalities.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 205, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.9-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.9 - Mounted Video/Audio Surveillance Cameras|Section 42-28.9-3 - State to provide video/audio surveillance devices.

§ 42-28.9-3. State to provide video/audio surveillance devices.The state shall provide ten (10) mounted video/audio surveillance cameras annually to the Rhode Island state police for each of the next five (5) years and those devices shall be utilized by the state police consistent with the intent of this chapter. Should other funding become available, the state will purchase the cameras with these other funds in lieu of general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 20, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-29-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-1 - Appointment - Powers and duties - Removal.

§ 42-29-1. Appointment — Powers and duties — Removal.(a) The director of the department of public safety shall appoint deputy sheriffs and other necessary classifications pursuant to rank structure, subject to the appropriations process. Deputy sheriffs and other employees of the sheriff's division shall be subject to the supervision of the chief/sheriff appointed by the director of the department of public safety who may assign tasks and functions in order to ensure the proper management of the sheriffs' division. Any deputy sheriff hired after July 1, 2001, must successfully complete the sheriff academy and any courses deemed necessary at the municipal police training academy prior to assuming the duties of a deputy sheriff. Furthermore, the director of the department of public safety in conjunction with the personnel administrator shall be responsible for promulgating written class specifications with necessary minimum qualifications defined in them. Deputy sheriffs can be removed for just cause by their appointing authority.(b) All deputy sheriffs, and the deputy sheriffs shall perform all the duties required and exercise all the powers prescribed in this chapter; chapter 15 of title 5; chapters 5 and 10 of title 9; chapters 5, 10 and 14 of title 10; chapters 8, 31, 34, 36 and 44 of title 11; chapters 4, 5 and 6 of title 12; chapter 22 of title 17; chapters 4 and 6 of title 22; chapter 2 of title 28; chapter 6 of title 35; chapter 8 of title 37; and all other provisions of the general laws and public laws insofar as those powers and duties relate to the deputy sheriffs and as required and prescribed in all other provisions of the general laws and public laws relating to the powers and duties of the sheriffs.(c) All resources of the sheriffs shall be transferred to the division of sheriffs within the department of public safety. These resources include, but are not limited to, all positions, property, accounts and other funding pertinent to sheriffs.(d) (1) Any reference in the general laws to a chief/sheriff within the division of sheriffs shall be deemed to mean a sworn member of the division of sheriffs.(2) Any reference in the general laws to a member of the division of sheriffs shall be deemed to mean a sworn deputy sheriff within the division of sheriffs.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 16; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-1; P.L. 1978, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 422, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 29, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 20; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-29-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-2 - Repealed.

§ 42-29-2. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-29-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-3 - Repealed.

§ 42-29-3. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 189; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-3; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 2, effective June 20, 2012.
RI Gen L § 42-29-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-4 - Repealed.

§ 42-29-4. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-29-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-5 - Record of appointment of deputies.

§ 42-29-5. Record of appointment of deputies.The appointment of every deputy shall be in writing under the hand and seal of the director of the department of public safety.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 192; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-5; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-29-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-6 - Repealed.

§ 42-29-6. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 194; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-6; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 2, effective June 20, 2012.
RI Gen L § 42-29-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-7 - Repealed.

§ 42-29-7. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 34; P.L. 1944, ch. 1519, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-7; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 2, effective June 20, 2012.
RI Gen L § 42-29-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-8 - Repealed.

§ 42-29-8. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 195; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-8; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 2, effective June 20, 2012.
RI Gen L § 42-29-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-9 - Repealed.

§ 42-29-9. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 196; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-9; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 2, effective June 20, 2012.
RI Gen L § 42-29-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-10 - Removal of deputies by court.

§ 42-29-10. Removal of deputies by court.Any deputy sheriff may be removed for misdemeanor in office by the Rhode Island supreme court or by the superior court sitting for the county to which the officer belongs, upon complaint made.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 220; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 35; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 35; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 33; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-10; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 32.
RI Gen L § 42-29-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-11 - Bond of deputies.

§ 42-29-11. Bond of deputies.Every deputy shall give bond with sufficient surety or sureties to the director of the department of public safety, in a sum satisfactory to the director, not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), for the faithful execution of his or her office according to law.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 193; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-11; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-29-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-12 - Action on sheriff's bond.

§ 42-29-12. Action on sheriff's bond.Any person injured by the breach of the bond of any deputy sheriff may, after recovering judgment against the deputy sheriff, his or her executors, or administrators, in an action brought for the default, misfeasance, or nonfeasance of such deputy sheriff, cause a suit to be instituted upon the bond, as set out in § 42-29-11, at his or her own cost, in the name of the general treasurer, to his or her own use.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 197; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-12; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-29-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-13 - Repealed.

§ 42-29-13. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 198; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-13; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 2, effective June 20, 2012.
RI Gen L § 42-29-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-14 - Copies of bonds as evidence.

§ 42-29-14. Copies of bonds as evidence.The general treasurer shall deliver an attested copy of the bond of any deputy sheriff to the director of the department of public safety and deliver a copy of the bond of any deputy sheriff, filed in his or her office, to any person applying and paying the sum of one dollar ($1.00) for the same, and the copy shall be received as evidence in any case, but if the execution of the bond shall be disputed, the court may order the original to be brought into court by a proper subpoena for that purpose, to be served on the general treasurer or deputy sheriff.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 199; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-14; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-29-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-15 - Pleadings and effect of judgment on bond.

§ 42-29-15. Pleadings and effect of judgment on bond.In every suit on such bond, the declaration shall set forth the condition of the bond and assign the breach or breaches relied upon in the action, and judgment in the suit shall not be a bar to any other action on the bond assigning other breaches.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 200; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-15.
RI Gen L § 42-29-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-16 - Form of judgment for plaintiff on bond.

§ 42-29-16. Form of judgment for plaintiff on bond.In a suit brought under § 42-29-13, if the plaintiff shall recover, judgment shall be rendered in favor of the general treasurer or sheriff, as the case may be, for the use of the person alleged in the writ and declaration to be injured by the breach or breaches assigned, and that person shall be deemed and taken, for all purposes whatsoever, to be the plaintiff in the suit.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 201; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 332; § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-16; P.L. 1993, ch. 422, § 11.
RI Gen L § 42-29-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-17 - Judgment for costs against defendant.

§ 42-29-17. Judgment for costs against defendant.If the defendant shall recover judgment for costs, execution shall issue therefor against the person for whose use the suit is brought, and not against the general treasurer or sheriff, and the surety for costs of such person, if any there be, shall be liable for such costs as such sureties are in other cases.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 202; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-17.
RI Gen L § 42-29-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-18 - Power to investigate and prosecute offenses.

§ 42-29-18. Power to investigate and prosecute offenses.Any member of the division of sheriffs may investigate the same and apprehend and bring to justice the person or persons committing such offense, and may make complaint in behalf of the state against such person or persons and may prosecute said complaint to final conviction.History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1218, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-18; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-29-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-19 - Attendance on general assembly and courts.

§ 42-29-19. Attendance on general assembly and courts.The director of the department of public safety or his or her designees shall assign deputy sheriffs to attend the general assembly when in session. The director of the department of public safety or his or her designee shall designate such number of deputy sheriffs to attend the session of the supreme court as the chief justice or presiding justice of the superior, district, family and workers' compensation courts may request and any such deputy sheriff shall be relieved of attendance at the request of the chief justice or the presiding justice of the applicable court.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 203; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-19; P.L. 1952, ch. 3030, § 4; P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 13; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-29-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-20 - Repealed.

§ 42-29-20. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 1005, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-20; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 56; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 2, effective June 20, 2012.
RI Gen L § 42-29-20.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-20.1 - Repealed.

§ 42-29-20.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 105, § 6; P.L. 1998, ch. 404, § 6; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 2, effective June 20, 2012.
RI Gen L § 42-29-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-29 - Sheriffs|Section 42-29-21 - Repealed.

§ 42-29-21. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 206; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-21; P.L. 1958, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 2, effective June 20, 2012.