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RI Gen L § 17-27-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-27 - Reporting of Political Contributions by State Vendors|Section 17-27-3 - Filing of affidavits.

§ 17-27-3. Filing of affidavits.(a) The affidavit required by § 17-27-2 shall be filed, together with a copy of the contract or a written summary of the principal terms of the contract, with the board of elections. If the contract is in writing, then the affidavit shall be filed within sixty (60) days of the execution of the contract; if the contract is not in writing, then the affidavit shall be filed within sixty (60) days of the date when the state vendor first is notified that they have reached the five thousand dollar ($5,000) threshold established by § 17-27-2.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any state vendor who has a reasonable belief that it would be required to make two (2) or more filings in any calendar year pursuant to this section will be deemed to have satisfied its obligations under this section if it files a notice certifying that belief with the board of elections and subsequently files an affidavit meeting the requirements of this section on or before July 31 with respect to the preceding six (6) months ending on June 30 and on or before January 31 for the six (6) month period of the preceding year ending December 31.(c) Parent, affiliate, or subsidiary entities of a state vendor which are required to report pursuant to this chapter may do so in the form of a consolidated report which contains the required information for both the vendor, its parent, subsidiary, or affiliated entity. All affidavits filed by state vendors pursuant to this chapter shall be public documents.(d) The board of elections shall maintain on its website a report of all vendors submitting affidavits as required under this chapter which report shall include: the name of the vendor, a summary description of the vendor contract, if written, or the services performed or goods purchased and their cost, and the amount of reportable contributions pursuant to chapter 25 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 428, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 429, § 3.
RI Gen L § 17-27-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-27 - Reporting of Political Contributions by State Vendors|Section 17-27-4 - Notification and enforcement.

§ 17-27-4. Notification and enforcement.(a) The board of elections shall prepare a form affidavit for use by state vendors in compliance with the requirements of § 17-27-2.(b) Each state agency which solicits or contracts with state vendors shall establish procedures for informing state vendors and potential state vendors of the requirements of this chapter.(c) The board of elections shall be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-27-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-27 - Reporting of Political Contributions by State Vendors|Section 17-27-5 - Civil penalties.

§ 17-27-5. Civil penalties.(a) Any state vendor found by the board of elections to have willfully and knowingly violated the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per offense.(b) Any state vendor found by the board of elections to have willfully and knowingly violated the provisions of this chapter: (1) in connection with the commission of or in an attempt to commit fraud or bribery, (2) to conceal any political contribution unlawful under the provisions of chapter 25 of this title or any conduct prohibited by § 36-14.1-2, or (3) in an effort to induce any public official to violate any provision of chapter 14 of title 36, may be declared ineligible for the award of any additional state contracts for a period of time that the board of elections reasonably deems proportionate to the severity of the subject violation.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-28-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence|Section 17-28-1 - Purpose.

§ 17-28-1. Purpose.The general assembly finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence frequently establish new addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probable assailants from finding them. The purpose of this chapter is to enable victims of domestic violence and members of their household to participate in the electoral process by providing address confidentiality.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 106, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 109, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-28-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence|Section 17-28-2 - Definitions.

§ 17-28-2. Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(a) "Address" means a residential street address, of an individual, as specified on the individual's application to be a program participant under this chapter.(b) "Program participant" means a person certified as a program participant under § 17-28-3.(c) "Victim of domestic violence" means an individual who has a restraining order issued by the family, superior, or district court pursuant to §§ 15-15-1, 15-15-9, or 8-8.1-3 or a domestic violence no contact order issued by the superior or district court pursuant to § 12-29-4 or a restraining order or no contact order issued by a court in another state for their protection and any individual living within the same household as the recipient of the restraining order or no contact order.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 106, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 109, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 316, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-28-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence|Section 17-28-3 - Address confidentiality program - Application - Certification.

§ 17-28-3. Address confidentiality program — Application — Certification.(a) An adult person who is a victim of domestic violence and any member of his/her household may apply to the secretary of state to have an address designated by the secretary of state serve as the person's address. The secretary of state shall approve an application if it is filed in the manner and on the form prescribed by the secretary of state and if it contains:(1) A sworn statement by the applicant:(i) That the applicant is a victim of domestic violence, as defined in § 17-28-2(c) of this chapter;(ii) That the applicant fears for his or her safety or his or her children's safety, or;(iii) That the applicant resides in the same household as a victim of domestic violence, as defined in subsection 17-28-2(c); and(iv) That the individual who committed the domestic violence has knowledge that the applicant lives in the same household as the victim of domestic violence, as defined in subsection 17-28-2(c).(2) The mailing address where the applicant can be contacted by the secretary of state, and the phone number or numbers where the applicant can be called by the secretary of state;(3) The new address or addresses that the applicant requests not be disclosed for the reason that disclosure will increase the risk of domestic violence;(4) The signature of the applicant, and of any individual or representative of any office designated in writing under § 17-28-6 who assisted in the preparation of the application, and the date on which the applicant signed the application.(b) Applications shall be filed with the office of the secretary of state.(c) Upon filing a properly completed application, the secretary of state shall certify the applicant as a program participant. Applicants shall be certified for four (4) years following the date of filing unless the certification is withdrawn or invalidated before that date. The secretary of state shall establish by rule a renewal procedure.(d) A person who falsely attests in an application that disclosure of the applicant's address would endanger the applicant's safety or the safety of the applicant's children, or who knowingly provides false or incorrect information upon making an application, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 106, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 109, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 316, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-28-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence|Section 17-28-4 - Certification cancellation.

§ 17-28-4. Certification cancellation.(a) If the program participant obtains a name change, he or she shall lose certification as a program participant.(b) The secretary of state may cancel a program participant's certification if there is a change in the residential address from the one listed on the application, unless the program participant provides the secretary of state with seven (7) days' prior notice of the change of address.(c) The secretary of state may cancel certification of a program participant if mail forwarded by the secretary to the program participant's address is returned as non-deliverable.(d) The secretary of state shall cancel certification of a program participant who applies using false information.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-28-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence|Section 17-28-5 - Voting by program participant - Use of designated address by board of canvassers.

§ 17-28-5. Voting by program participant — Use of designated address by board of canvassers.(a) A program participant qualified to vote may apply for a mail ballot for all elections in the city or town in which that individual resides in the same manner as mail ballot voters who qualify under § 17-20-1 et seq. The program participant may use his or her designated address on the mail ballot application. The board of canvassers shall transmit the ballot to the program participant at the address designated in the application. Neither the name nor the address of a program participant shall be included in any list of registered voters available to the public.(b) The board of canvassers may not make the participant's address contained in voter registration records available for public inspection or copying except under the following circumstances:(1) If requested by a law enforcement agency, to the law enforcement agency; and(2) If directed by a court order, to a person identified in the order.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-28-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence|Section 17-28-6 - Disclosure of address prohibited - Exceptions.

§ 17-28-6. Disclosure of address prohibited — Exceptions.The secretary of state may not make a program participant's address, other than the address designated by the secretary of state, available for inspection or copying, except under the following circumstances:(1) If requested by a law enforcement agency, to the law enforcement agency;(2) If directed by a court order, to a person identified in the order; and(3) If certification has been canceled.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 501, § 99.
RI Gen L § 17-28-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence|Section 17-28-7 - Assistance for program applicants.

§ 17-28-7. Assistance for program applicants.The secretary of state shall designate state and local agencies and nonprofit agencies that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence to assist persons applying to be program participants. Any assistance and counseling rendered by the office of the secretary of state or its designee to applicants shall in no way be construed as legal advice.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-28-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-28 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence|Section 17-28-8 - Adoption of rules.

§ 17-28-8. Adoption of rules.The secretary of state and board of elections shall adopt rules to facilitate the administration of this chapter by state and local agencies and boards of canvassers.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-29-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-29 - Voter Choice Act|Section 17-29-1 - Short title.

§ 17-29-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Voter Choice Act."History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 386, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-29-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-29 - Voter Choice Act|Section 17-29-2 - Legislative declaration.

§ 17-29-2. Legislative declaration.(a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:(1) Majority rule is a fundamental principle of representative democracy, and the state's election laws should uphold and facilitate this principle.(2) In an election where more than two (2) candidates are running for an office, the candidate who receives a plurality of the votes may actually be opposed by the majority of voters.(3) The state's current voting method limits voters' choices and contributes to lower voter participation.(4) It is in the public interest to examine Rhode Island's voting method and consider comprehensive reforms that would expand the choices realistically available to voters, increase participation, address the concerns of the major political parties, save money, and increase accountability.(b) The general assembly further finds and declares that instant runoff voting and other advanced voting methods have the potential to:(1) Expand the range of choices available to voters by allowing them to vote for candidates of minor political parties or unaffiliated candidates without fear of giving an advantage to the candidate they least prefer;(2) Reduce both election administration costs and campaign expenditures by combining primary and general elections; and(3) Promote campaigns that are more positive and focused on issues because candidates will seek to appeal to opponents' supporters as a second choice.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 386, § 1.
RI Gen L § 18-1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-1 - Application of Laws to Trusts|Section 18-1-1 - Law expressly applicable when property is within state.

§ 18-1-1. Law expressly applicable when property is within state.Whenever a person, whether or not a resident of this state and whether or not a citizen of the United States, subsequently creates a trust of personal property by deed, agreement, will, or otherwise, and: (1) the instrument creating the trust provides in substance that it shall be construed and regulated by the law of this state, (2) the trust is to be or is in fact administered in this state, and (3) the property, or the instruments or securities representing or evidencing the property, or the major part in value of the property, is or are situated within this state at the time of the creation of the trust, the validity, construction, effect, and administration of the trust shall be determined and governed by the law of this state without reference to the law of any other state.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 22; P.L. 1941, ch. 977, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-1-1.
RI Gen L § 18-1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-1 - Application of Laws to Trusts|Section 18-1-2 - Law expressly applicable when trustees are within state.

§ 18-1-2. Law expressly applicable when trustees are within state.Whenever a person, whether or not a resident of this state and whether or not a citizen of the United States, subsequently creates a trust of personal property by deed, agreement, will, or otherwise, and: (1) the instrument creating the trust provides in substance that it shall be construed and regulated by the law of this state, (2) the trust is to be or is in fact administered in this state, and (3) the trustee, or if more than one at least one of them, is a resident of this state or a domestic corporation or national bank located within this state duly authorized by law to act as trustee, the validity, construction, effect, and administration of the trust shall be determined and governed by the law of this state without reference to the law of any other state.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 23; P.L. 1941, ch. 977, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-1-2.
RI Gen L § 18-1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-1 - Application of Laws to Trusts|Section 18-1-3 - Law expressly applicable to trusts created by residents.

§ 18-1-3. Law expressly applicable to trusts created by residents.Whenever a person, who is at the time a resident of this state, subsequently creates a trust of personal property by deed, agreement, will, or otherwise, and the instrument creating the trust provides in substance that it shall be wholly or partially construed and regulated by the law of this state, the validity, construction, effect, and administration of the trust shall in whole, or to the extent provided in the instrument, be determined and governed by the law of this state without reference to the law of any other state.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 24; P.L. 1941, ch. 977, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-1-3.
RI Gen L § 18-1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-1 - Application of Laws to Trusts|Section 18-1-4 - Prior trusts unaffected.

§ 18-1-4. Prior trusts unaffected.Nothing in this chapter shall, by implication or otherwise, in any manner affect any trust created before January 28, 1941.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 977, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-1-4.
RI Gen L § 18-2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries|Section 18-2-1 - Appointment of trustees by superior court.

§ 18-2-1. Appointment of trustees by superior court.If no trustee is named in any instrument creating a trust, or the trustee named in the instrument renounces or declines to accept the trust, or whenever a trustee, either original or substituted, and whether appointed by a court or otherwise, is dead, or desires to be discharged from the trust or powers reposed in or conferred on the trustee, or refuses to act or is incapable of acting as trustee, then any person interested under the trust, or the surviving or continuing trustees or trustee for the time being, or the personal representatives of the last surviving or continuing trustee, may apply to the superior court and the court may at that time, after due notice to the parties in interest, or to any of them that the court shall adjudge to be necessary parties, appoint some suitable person or persons to be trustee or trustees, or new trustee or trustees, as the case may be, under the trust.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 1896, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 1899, ch. 680, § 1; C.P.A. 1905, § 1143; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-1.
RI Gen L § 18-2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries|Section 18-2-2 - Change in number of trustees.

§ 18-2-2. Change in number of trustees.On application for the appointment of a new trustee, the number of trustees may be increased or decreased; but this action is, upon petition, subject to review by the supreme court.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 2; C.P.A. 1905, § 1144; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-2.
RI Gen L § 18-2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries|Section 18-2-3 - Filling of vacancies not obligatory with court.

§ 18-2-3. Filling of vacancies not obligatory with court.On application for the appointment of a new trustee, it shall not be obligatory to appoint more than one new trustee where only one trustee was originally appointed, nor to fill up the original number of trustees where two (2) or more than two (2) trustees were originally appointed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-3.
RI Gen L § 18-2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries|Section 18-2-4 - Title in judicially appointed trustees.

§ 18-2-4. Title in judicially appointed trustees.In all cases where a trustee or trustees shall be or shall have been appointed under any instrument creating a trust by the order or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, either within or without the state of Rhode Island, the order or decree shall vest in the appointed trustee or trustees, either solely or jointly with the then surviving or other trustee or trustees, as the case may be, the title of all the trust estate and property, in the same manner as though they had been named as original trustee or trustees in the instrument creating the trust. However, the court, in its discretion, may order the conveyance or other assurance of the trust estate or of any part of the trust estate that it may deem necessary or proper for more effectually vesting the trust estate.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 4; P.L. 1899, ch. 680, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 4; P.L. 1947, ch. 1954, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-4.
RI Gen L § 18-2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries|Section 18-2-5 - Powers of judicially appointed trustees.

§ 18-2-5. Powers of judicially appointed trustees.Every trustee appointed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall have the same powers, authorities, and discretions, and may in all respects act as if the trustee had been originally appointed a trustee by the instrument, if any, creating the trust.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-5.
RI Gen L § 18-2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries|Section 18-2-6 - Applicability to deceased and continuing trustees.

§ 18-2-6. Applicability to deceased and continuing trustees.The provisions of §§ 18-2-1 — 18-2-8, as far as they relate to a trustee who is dead, shall include the case of a person nominated trustee in a will but dying before the testator; and these provisions, as far as they relate to a continuing trustee, shall include a refusing or retiring trustee, if willing to act in the execution of the provisions of §§ 18-2-1 — 18-2-8.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-6.
RI Gen L § 18-2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-2 - Appointment of Fiduciaries|Section 18-2-7 - Provisions of instrument controlling.

§ 18-2-7. Provisions of instrument controlling.Sections 18-2-1 — 18-2-6 apply only if, and as far as, a contrary intention is not expressed in the instrument, if any, creating the trust, and shall have effect subject to the terms of that instrument, and to any provisions contained in the instrument.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-7.