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RI Gen L § 42-21-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-21 - Effect of Transfer of Functions Between Departments|Section 42-21-3 - Construction of laws and records.

§ 42-21-3. Construction of laws and records.Whenever in any other general law, public law, or resolution of the general assembly, or in any document, record, or proceeding authorized by the general assembly, any word or phrase is used in reference to or descriptive of any department, agency, or officer, or employee thereof, or to its or their respective activities, whose powers, duties, or activities were assigned or transferred by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939, the word, phrase, or reference shall hereafter, unless the context or provisions of this title otherwise require, be deemed to refer to, include and describe such department, agency, officer, or employee as by chapter 660 was charged with carrying out powers, duties, and activities, as the context and provisions of chapter 660 may require.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 238; G.L. 1956, § 42-21-3.
RI Gen L § 42-21-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-21 - Effect of Transfer of Functions Between Departments|Section 42-21-4 - New department as continuation of former department.

§ 42-21-4. New department as continuation of former department.Any department or other administrative agency to which the functions, powers, and duties of a previously existing department or other agency were assigned and transferred by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939 shall be deemed and held to constitute a continuation of the former department or agency as to matters within the jurisdiction of the former department or agency, and not a new authority, for the purpose of succession to all rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the former department or agency as constituted at the time of the assignment or transfer, except as otherwise provided by this title, with the same force and effect as if those functions, powers, and duties had not been assigned or transferred.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 245; G.L. 1956, § 42-21-4.
RI Gen L § 42-21-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-21 - Effect of Transfer of Functions Between Departments|Section 42-21-5 - Delivery of records and property.

§ 42-21-5. Delivery of records and property.Unless otherwise expressly provided by this title, the head of a department, division, or other administrative agency whose functions, powers, and duties were assigned and transferred to another department or agency by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939, shall deliver to the department or subdivision thereof to which the assignment or transfer is made, all contracts, books, maps, plans, papers, records, and property of every description which is within the jurisdiction or control of the head of a department, division, or other administrative agency. The head of the department to which the assignment or transfer is made is hereby authorized to take possession thereof; provided, however, that all furniture, fixtures, furnishings, and other movable property in the state house and state office building shall be in the care and custody of the department of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 254; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, §§ 2, 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-21-5.
RI Gen L § 42-21-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-21 - Effect of Transfer of Functions Between Departments|Section 42-21-6 - Continuation of rules and regulations.

§ 42-21-6. Continuation of rules and regulations.Rules and regulations prepared by any department, division, board, commission, or other agency existing on February 7, 1939 which are not in conflict with this title or with any general law or public law, shall continue to be in force until such time as the director or head of the appropriate department created by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939 shall issue or promulgate new rules and regulations governing such activity; provided, however, that the governor in his or her judgment may suspend any existing rules or regulations which in his or her opinion are inadvisable.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 231; G.L. 1956, § 42-21-6.
RI Gen L § 42-21-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-21 - Effect of Transfer of Functions Between Departments|Section 42-21-7 - Transfer of seals.

§ 42-21-7. Transfer of seals.All powers and authority heretofore vested by law in any administrative department or other agency to use a seal or seals shall hereafter be transferred to the proper department or agency in accordance with the transfer of other powers and duties by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939, and the seals themselves may be changed accordingly.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 233; G.L. 1956, § 42-21-7.
RI Gen L § 42-21-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-21 - Effect of Transfer of Functions Between Departments|Section 42-21-8 - Pending proceedings.

§ 42-21-8. Pending proceedings.Any proceeding or other business or matter undertaken or commenced, prior to the passage of chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939, by a department, division, or other administrative agency, the functions, powers, and duties whereof were assigned and transferred to a new department, and still pending at the time of the passage of chapter 660, may be conducted and completed by the head of the new department, or by a subordinate under his or her direction, in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions and with the same effect as though it were undertaken or commenced and were conducted or completed by the department, division, or other administrative agency prior to the transfer.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 246; G.L. 1956, § 42-21-8.
RI Gen L § 42-21-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-21 - Effect of Transfer of Functions Between Departments|Section 42-21-9 - Existing rights and remedies.

§ 42-21-9. Existing rights and remedies.The passage of chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939 shall not affect any acts done, or any right accruing or accrued, or acquired or established, or any remedy for any injury thereto or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil or criminal case before the time when chapter 660 took effect, but the proceedings in every such case shall be made to conform, whenever the text of this title requires, to the provisions of chapter 660.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 250; G.L. 1956, § 42-21-9.
RI Gen L § 42-21-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-21 - Effect of Transfer of Functions Between Departments|Section 42-21-10 - Offenses and penalties prior to transfer.

§ 42-21-10. Offenses and penalties prior to transfer.No offense committed and no penalty or forfeiture incurred under any of the acts repealed by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939, and before the time when chapter 660 took effect, shall be affected by chapter 660, except that whenever any punishment, penalty, or forfeiture shall have been mitigated by the provisions of chapter 660, that provision may be extended and applied to any judgment pronounced after February 7, 1939.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 251; G.L. 1956, § 42-21-10.
RI Gen L § 42-21-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-21 - Effect of Transfer of Functions Between Departments|Section 42-21-11 - Suits and prosecutions pending.

§ 42-21-11. Suits and prosecutions pending.No suit or prosecution pending at the time of the repeal by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939 of any general law, public law, or amendment thereto, for any offense committed or for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture incurred, under any law thereby repealed, shall be affected by the repeal, except that the proceedings in the suit or prosecution shall be made to conform whenever necessary to the provisions of chapter 660.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 252; G.L. 1956, § 42-21-11.
RI Gen L § 42-22-1 - 42-22-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-22 - Committee on Accounts and Records|Section 42-22-1 - 42-22-6 - [Obsolete.]

§ 42-22-1 — 42-22-6. [Obsolete.]
RI Gen L § 42-23-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-23 - Commission on Interstate Cooperation|Section 42-23-1 - Establishment of commission - Functions.

§ 42-23-1. Establishment of commission — Functions.There shall be a commission on interstate cooperation whose duties and functions shall be as follows:(1) To assist and promote foreign and domestic commerce in this state and to cooperate with commissions or officials in other states in any movement to develop or increase such commerce;(2) To arrange and participate in conference with officials of other states and of other units of government and to formulate proposals for cooperation between this state and other states;(3) To carry forward the participation of this state as a member of the council of state governments;(4) To carry on negotiations with the purpose of adopting interstate compacts with other states on matters relating to labor and industry or to other subjects;(5) To exercise such powers and duties in connection with the foregoing as may be set forth by the governor or by action of the general assembly;(6) To promulgate an agenda on legislative matters;(7) To establish on an annual basis a priority for projects which would be of assistance to Rhode Island legislators in carrying out their legislative functions; and(8) To issue an annual report on their work and activities.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 201; G.L. 1956, § 42-23-1; P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 5.
RI Gen L § 42-23-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-23 - Commission on Interstate Cooperation|Section 42-23-2 - Composition - Tenure of members.

§ 42-23-2. Composition — Tenure of members.(a) The commission on interstate cooperation shall consist of:(1) The governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the senate president, ex officio;(2) Four (4) members of the senate to be appointed by the president of the senate, not more than three (3) of whom shall be members of the same political party;(3) Four (4) members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker, not more than three (3) of whom shall be members of the same political party; and(4) Five (5) qualified electors of the state, not more than four (4) of whom shall be members of the same political party, to be appointed by the governor.(b) Each member of the commission who holds public office shall serve during his or her term of office and the other members shall serve during the pleasure of the governor.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 201; P.L. 1939, ch. 673, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2283, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-23-2; P.L. 1999, ch. 105, § 6; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 99; P.L. 2017, ch. 168, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 172, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-23-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-23 - Commission on Interstate Cooperation|Section 42-23-3 - Appointment of chairperson and elector members.

§ 42-23-3. Appointment of chairperson and elector members.At the January session in each odd-numbered year, the governor shall appoint five (5) qualified electors as members of the commission on interstate cooperation to hold office until the first day of February in the second year after their appointment, and he or she may designate the member who shall serve as chairperson.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 201; P.L. 1939, ch. 673, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2283, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-23-3.
RI Gen L § 42-23-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-23 - Commission on Interstate Cooperation|Section 42-23-4 - Secretary of commission.

§ 42-23-4. Secretary of commission.The commission on interstate cooperation may elect one of its own members as secretary who, notwithstanding any other provisions in this chapter contained, shall receive such compensation as the commission shall determine and who shall hold office at the discretion of the commission. In case of a vacancy in the office of secretary, the vacancy shall be filled by the commission. The secretary shall keep minutes of all commission meetings.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 201; P.L. 1939, ch. 673, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2283, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-23-4; P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 5.
RI Gen L § 42-23-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-23 - Commission on Interstate Cooperation|Section 42-23-5 - Succession to previous commissions - Reports - Expenses.

§ 42-23-5. Succession to previous commissions — Reports — Expenses.The commission on interstate cooperation shall exercise all powers and duties formerly vested by law upon the commission on foreign and domestic commerce, the commission on interstate cooperation, and the commission on interstate compacts affecting labor and industry, which commissions were abolished by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939. The commission on interstate cooperation may report its proceedings and recommendations either to the governor or to the general assembly or both, at such times as it may deem advisable. Members of the commission shall receive the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) each per meeting and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses of travel related to their participation in commission activities.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 201; G.L. 1956, § 42-23-5; P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 5; P.L. 1982, ch. 414, § 11.
RI Gen L § 42-24-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-24 - Commission on Uniform State Laws|Section 42-24-1 - Composition of commission - Expenses.

§ 42-24-1. Composition of commission — Expenses.(a) Membership. There shall be a commission on uniform state laws consisting of:(i) Seven (7) qualified electors, including three (3) members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party;(ii) Three (3) members appointed by the president of the senate, not more than two (2) from the same political party; and(iii) The director of legislative council or his or her designee.(b) Qualifications. Members of the commission must be attorneys who are members of a state bar, qualified to practice law. The general assembly members of the commission shall be ex officio members with full voting powers. The commission shall also consist of any qualified electors who, because of long service in the case of uniformity of state legislation, shall have been elected life members of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.(c) Terms. Beginning on January 1, 2006 the speaker and the president shall each appoint one member to serve a term of one year, one member to serve a term of two (2) years, one member to serve a term of three (3) years. Terms shall commence with the date of appointment and expire on the 30th day of June thereafter corresponding with the number of years of the term to which appointed. Thereafter appointments shall be made for terms of three (3) years commencing on July 1st in the year of appointment and end on June 30th of the third year thereafter.(d) Vacancies. Any vacancy in the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. Appointed members of the commission shall continue to assume the duties now performed by this commission in accordance with this chapter and such other duties as may be set forth by the governor or by act of the general assembly.(e) Compensation. The commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their travel and necessary expenses in accordance with the rates from time to time established by the legislative department in its rules and regulations and may expend such sums of money as may be appropriated from time to time by the general assembly. Elected life members of the commission may be reimbursed for travel and necessary expenses subject to funding availability and the approval of the joint committee on legislative services.(f) Expiration of term. Terms of current members of the commission appointed by the governor shall expire December 31, 2005.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 202; G.L. 1956, § 42-24-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 351, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 342, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 11, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 100; P.L. 2005, ch. 241, § 9; P.L. 2005, ch. 319, § 9; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 25.
RI Gen L § 42-24-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-24 - Commission on Uniform State Laws|Section 42-24-2 - Duties of commission.

§ 42-24-2. Duties of commission.It shall be the duty of the commission on uniform state laws to examine the subjects of marriage and divorce, insolvency, the form of notarial certificates, the descent and distribution of property, acknowledgment of deeds, the execution and probate of wills, bills of lading, the conservation of natural resources, the regulation and increase of fish and game, the protection of agriculture, horticulture, and forests, the bringing of the social and commercial laws of the various states of the United States, and especially of the New England states, into more perfect accord, and other subjects upon which uniformity is desirable; to confer upon these matters with the commissioners appointed for the same purpose by any other states or with any department or official of the United States; to consider and draft uniform laws to be submitted for approval and adoption to the several states, and generally to devise and recommend from time to time such other or further course of action as shall best accomplish the purposes of this section and chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1896, ch. 352, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 33, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 33, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 15, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-24-2.
RI Gen L § 42-24-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-24 - Commission on Uniform State Laws|Section 42-24-3 - Record - Reports.

§ 42-24-3. Record — Reports.The commission on uniform state laws shall keep a record of all its transactions and shall, at the January session in each year, and may at any other time, make a report of its doings and of its recommendations to the general assembly. The reports shall state in detail the nature and extent of the commission's investigations of the previous year and an outline of its proposed goals and projects for the forthcoming year.History of Section.P.L. 1896, ch. 352, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 33, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 33, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 15, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-24-3; P.L. 1979, ch. 351, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-24-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-24 - Commission on Uniform State Laws|Section 42-24-4 - Repealed.

§ 42-24-4. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-25-1 - 42-25-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-25 - State Census|Section 42-25-1 - 42-25-8 - Repealed.

§ 42-25-1 — 42-25-8. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-26-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-26 - Public Safety Grant Administration Office|Section 42-26-1 - Short title.

§ 42-26-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Rhode Island Justice Commission Act".History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 31, art. 11, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-26-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-26 - Public Safety Grant Administration Office|Section 42-26-1.1 - Name change.

§ 42-26-1.1. Name change.Wherever in the general or public laws, there appears the words, "Rhode Island Justice Commission," it should now read, "public safety grant administration office."History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 13.
RI Gen L § 42-26-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-26 - Public Safety Grant Administration Office|Section 42-26-2 - Legislative findings and purpose.

§ 42-26-2. Legislative findings and purpose.The general assembly recognizes and declares that: crime and delinquency are essentially state and local problems; crime and delinquency are complex social phenomena requiring the attention and efforts of the criminal justice system, state, and local governments, and private citizens alike; the establishment of appropriate goals, objectives, and standards for the reduction of crime and delinquency and for the administration of justice must be a priority concern; the functions of the criminal justice system must be coordinated more efficiently and effectively; the full and effective use of resources affecting state and local criminal justice systems requires the complete cooperation of state and local government agencies; and training research, evaluation, technical assistance, and public education activities must be encouraged and focused on the improvement of the criminal justice system and the generation of new methods for the prevention and reduction of crime and delinquency.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 189, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-26-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-26 - Public Safety Grant Administration Office|Section 42-26-3 - Public safety grant administration office created - Composition.

§ 42-26-3. Public safety grant administration office created — Composition.(a) There is hereby created within the department of public safety a public safety grant administration office which shall be under the jurisdiction of the governor.(b) The public safety grant administration office shall consist of: (1) a criminal justice policy board, and (2) such permanent and ad hoc committees and task forces as the board deems necessary.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 34, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 31, art. 11, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 26; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 12.
RI Gen L § 42-26-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-26 - Public Safety Grant Administration Office|Section 42-26-5 - Chairperson and vice chairperson.

§ 42-26-5. Chairperson and vice chairperson.The chairperson and vice chairperson of the commission shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 360, § 1.