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RI Gen L § 30-7-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members|Section 30-7-8 - Bounds of parade and camp grounds.

§ 30-7-8. Bounds of parade and camp grounds.Every commanding officer when on duty may ascertain and fix necessary bounds and limits to his or her parade or campground, not including any road on which people travel, so as to obstruct the parade or camp ground or prevent their passing for more than two (2) consecutive hours, within which no person shall have a right to pass or enter without leave from the commanding officer.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 207; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-8.
RI Gen L § 30-7-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members|Section 30-7-9 - Exemption of pay and allowances from process.

§ 30-7-9. Exemption of pay and allowances from process.The pay and allowances due, or to become due, to any member of the militia for active service, and any compensation that may be awarded for injuries or death sustained therein, shall be exempt from attachment, execution, or other legal process.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 208; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-9.
RI Gen L § 30-7-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members|Section 30-7-10 - Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

§ 30-7-10. Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.All national guard members on state active duty for a continuous period exceeding ninety (90) days shall be entitled to the rights, protections, privileges, and immunities afforded under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. § 3901 et seq. These rights, protections, privileges, and immunities shall include, but are not limited to, the following: maximum rate of interest not to exceed six percent (6%); continuation of insurance policies; protection from eviction as well as the right to terminate a lease due to military service; and continuance or stay of civil proceedings. Jurisdiction shall be exclusive to the superior court for any alleged violations of this section.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 1, § 11.
RI Gen L § 30-8-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-8 - Decorations|Section 30-8-1 - National guard service medal.

§ 30-8-1. National guard service medal.In recognition of honorable service in the Rhode Island national guard, the Rhode Island national guard service medal will be awarded to every commissioned officer, warrant officer, and enlisted person now, or hereafter, in the Rhode Island national guard, who has rendered seven (7) years continuous honorable service in the Rhode Island national guard; each commissioned officer, warrant officer, and enlisted person who shall have rendered honorable service in the Rhode Island national guard for a period of ten (10) years, at least seven (7) of which shall have been continuous, and for each additional five (5) years of honorable service, whether continuous or not, shall receive appropriate clasps to be worn on the ribbon of the medal; provided, that officers or enlisted persons of the Rhode Island national guard who were in federal service during World War I, World War II, or the Korean Emergency shall be given credit for this service as state service and those who were commissioned, warranted, or enlisted in the Rhode Island national guard upon its reorganization or within six (6) months from the time of discharge from federal service shall be entitled to have the intervening period counted as state service for the purposes of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 231; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-1; P.L. 1962, ch. 65, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-8-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-8 - Decorations|Section 30-8-2 - Bronze service medal.

§ 30-8-2. Bronze service medal.In recognition of honorable service in the militia of Rhode Island other than in the national guard, every commissioned officer, warrant officer, and enlisted person, now or hereafter in the militia of this state, who has rendered seven (7) years continuous honorable service, and any officer or enlisted person hereafter completing a like service, shall receive, upon application to the adjutant general, a bronze service medal; and for ten (10) years of honorable service, at least seven (7) of which shall have been continuous, and for each additional five (5) years of honorable service, whether continuous or not, the officer or enlisted person shall receive appropriate clasps to be worn on the ribbon of the medal; provided, that, officers and enlisted persons of the militia who were in federal service during World War I, World War II, and the Korean Emergency shall be given credit for this service as state service and those who were commissioned, warranted, or enlisted in the militia upon its reorganization or within six (6) months from the time of discharge from federal service shall be entitled to have the intervening period counted as state service for the purposes of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 230; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-2; P.L. 1974, ch. 83, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-8-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-8 - Decorations|Section 30-8-3 - Rhode Island cross.

§ 30-8-3. Rhode Island cross.The Rhode Island cross may be awarded, in the name of the governor, to each person who, while a commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the armed forces of the United States, including the reserve components thereof, or of the Rhode Island national guard, while on active state or federal service, distinguishes himself or herself conspicuously by extraordinary heroism. No more than one Rhode Island cross shall be awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding deed or act sufficient to justify the award of a Rhode Island cross, a bronze oak leaf cluster shall be awarded in lieu thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 232; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-3.
RI Gen L § 30-8-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-8 - Decorations|Section 30-8-4 - Rhode Island star.

§ 30-8-4. Rhode Island star.The Rhode Island star may be awarded, in the name of the governor, to each person who, while a commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the armed forces of the United States, including the reserve components thereof, or of the Rhode Island national guard, while on active state or federal service, distinguishes himself or herself conspicuously by exceptionally meritorious service to the state or federal government in a duty of responsibility. No more than one Rhode Island star shall be awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding service, sufficient to justify the award of a Rhode Island star, a bronze oak leaf cluster shall be awarded in lieu thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 233; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-4.
RI Gen L § 30-8-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-8 - Decorations|Section 30-8-5 - Marksmanship and attendance badges.

§ 30-8-5. Marksmanship and attendance badges.The adjutant general may issue appropriate badges or insignia for excellence in marksmanship, drill attendance, and other meritorious service.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 234; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-5, P.L. 1988, ch. 188, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-8-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-8 - Decorations|Section 30-8-6 - Design of decorations.

§ 30-8-6. Design of decorations.The adjutant general shall approve the quality and design of, and shall provide and procure appropriate emblematic devices for, each decoration, together with suitable ribbons and insignia to be worn therewith or in lieu thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 235; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-6.
RI Gen L § 30-8-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-8 - Decorations|Section 30-8-7 - Rules, regulations, and orders.

§ 30-8-7. Rules, regulations, and orders.The adjutant general shall make from time to time, rules, regulations, and orders, not inconsistent herewith, that he or she deems necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter; to establish awards not inconsistent with this chapter; and to establish the eligibility of persons to receive and the method of award of the decorations provided for under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 236; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-7; P.L. 1993, ch. 165, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 33.
RI Gen L § 30-8-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-8 - Decorations|Section 30-8-8 - Rhode Island national guard emergency service ribbon.

§ 30-8-8. Rhode Island national guard emergency service ribbon.(a) Whenever members of the national guard are ordered into state service pursuant to the provisions of § 30-2-5 or 30-2-6, then the Rhode Island national guard emergency service ribbon may be awarded for performance over and above the line of duty in the name of the governor, to any person who, while a commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the Rhode Island national guard, serves honorably during any part of that emergency. No more than one Rhode Island national guard emergency service ribbon shall be awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding service, sufficient to justify the award of a Rhode Island national guard emergency service ribbon, a bronze oak-leaf cluster shall be awarded in lieu thereof.(b) The adjutant general shall follow the provisions of §§ 30-8-6 and 30-8-7 with reference to the design and procurement of the ribbon and the rules, regulations, and orders with reference thereto.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-8-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-8 - Decorations|Section 30-8-9 - Rhode Island defense service medal.

§ 30-8-9. Rhode Island defense service medal.(a) Members of the national guard ordered, called, or drafted to active duty under the constitution and laws of the United States during the Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm call-up and all members of the National Guard who were part of the selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, through November 30, 1995; and from September 11, 2001, to a date to be determined or federal call-ups subsequent thereto, or those serving on full-time national guard training duty during the federal call-up may be awarded the Rhode Island defense service medal. No more than one Rhode Island defense service medal shall be awarded to any person, but for each succeeding service, a bronze oak-leaf cluster shall be awarded in lieu thereof.(b) The adjutant general shall follow the provisions of §§ 30-8-6 and 30-8-7 with reference to the design and procurement of the medal and the rules, regulations, and orders with reference thereto.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 311, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 403, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 83, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 33.
RI Gen L § 30-8-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-8 - Decorations|Section 30-8-10 - Rhode Island commendation medal.

§ 30-8-10. Rhode Island commendation medal.The Rhode Island commendation medal may be awarded in the name of the governor, to each person who, while a commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the armed forces of the United States, including reserve components thereof, or of the Rhode Island national guard, while on active, state, or federal services, distinguished himself or herself conspicuously by heroism, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service to the state or federal government in a duty of responsibility. The Rhode Island commendation medal may be awarded in the name of the governor to each member of the United States Naval Armed Guard who has received the award of the Asiatic-Pacific campaign medal, the European-African-Middle East campaign medal, or the American campaign medal. No more than one Rhode Island commendation medal shall be awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding service, sufficient to justify the award of a Rhode Island commendation medal, a bronze oak leaf cluster shall be awarded in lieu thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 283, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-9-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-1 - Organizational property provided by state.

§ 30-9-1. Organizational property provided by state.All organizations of the militia shall be provided by the state with arms, ammunition, equipment, uniforms, and supplies, not supplied by the United States, necessary for the proper performance of the functions and duties authorized or prescribed by the laws and regulations of the state and the United States.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 140; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-1.
RI Gen L § 30-9-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-2 - Annual allowance for maintenance of organizational property.

§ 30-9-2. Annual allowance for maintenance of organizational property.Each organization shall keep the property described in § 30-9-1 intact and in proper repair and in good condition; and the commanding officers of companies, batteries, or similar detachments of the national guard shall each be allowed to expend annually a sum not to exceed three dollars ($3.00) per member in keeping the property of their respective organizations in proper repair and good condition; the sums so allowed shall be based upon the average membership in these units for the year ending June 30th in each year, to be submitted by the adjutant general to each organization commander in July of each year, all of these moneys to be paid upon approval of the adjutant general after his or her receipt of proper vouchers; but the adjutant general shall not allow these sums, or any part thereof, unless the property has been kept in proper repair and in good condition, and unless duties have been properly performed.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 141; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-2.
RI Gen L § 30-9-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-3 - Issuance of property - Annual inventory.

§ 30-9-3. Issuance of property — Annual inventory.Commanding officers of organizations, or other officers requiring supplies, may draw from the adjutant general, upon requisitions duly signed and approved, such arms, ammunition, uniforms, equipment, or other supplies as may be necessary, to be held and accounted for as public property. The commanding officer or other officers shall be responsible for the proper care of this property, and, on or before the first day of December in each year, shall return a complete inventory of the property to the adjutant general, stating the exact condition of the property, and satisfactory accounting for any shortage.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 142; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-3.
RI Gen L § 30-9-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-4 - Bonds of accountable and responsible officers.

§ 30-9-4. Bonds of accountable and responsible officers.Any officer of the militia in whose possession or responsibility shall be placed public moneys or public property owned by the state, or for which the state is liable, if required by the governor, shall give bond for the protection of the state, conditioned to faithfully and properly perform the duties of his or her office and to account for all public moneys and public property in his or her possession or for which the officer is responsible. The bonds shall be in an amount, in a form, and with surety satisfactory to the adjutant general. The premium thereon shall be paid by the state.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 143; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-4.
RI Gen L § 30-9-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-5 - Liability of officer unaffected by change in status.

§ 30-9-5. Liability of officer unaffected by change in status.Until an officer, or his or her legal representative, shall have received from the adjutant general notice that the property accounts of the officer have been examined and found correct or that shortages have been adjusted, the liability of the officer, or of his or her estate, for public moneys or for public property for which he or she is or may have been responsible, shall be in no way affected by the officer's resignation, discharge, change in official position, or death.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 144; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-5.
RI Gen L § 30-9-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-6 - Unauthorized use.

§ 30-9-6. Unauthorized use.No enlisted person of the militia shall wear or use, except when on military duty, or by special permission of his or her commanding officer, any uniform or other article of military property belonging to the state or for which the state is responsible.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 145; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-6.
RI Gen L § 30-9-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-7 - Clothing issued to state guard reserve.

§ 30-9-7. Clothing issued to state guard reserve.Articles of clothing purchased by the state and issued to members of the provisional companies, Rhode Island state guard reserve, and worn by them in the service of the state, will become the property of these persons upon return of the companies to the unorganized militia after being disbanded and mustered out of active service by the governor.History of Section.P.L. 1946, ch. 1690, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-7.
RI Gen L § 30-9-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-8 - Responsibility of persons to whom property issued.

§ 30-9-8. Responsibility of persons to whom property issued.Every officer and enlisted person or other person to whom public funds or public property, belonging to the state or for which the state is responsible, has been, or may hereafter be, issued shall be financially and personally responsible to the state for its good condition, safekeeping, and return when called upon by competent authority. No one shall be relieved from this responsibility, except if it is shown to the satisfaction of the governor that the loss, damage, or destruction of, or the failure to return, the property or funds was unavoidable, and not the fault of the person responsible for them.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 146; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-8.
RI Gen L § 30-9-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-9 - Recovery of value of lost or damaged property.

§ 30-9-9. Recovery of value of lost or damaged property.Except as indicated in § 30-9-8, the value of the public funds or public property lost, damaged, destroyed, or unreturned, in an amount to be determined by a surveying officer, to be appointed by the governor, shall be charged against the person at fault and it shall be an indebtedness from that person to the state. If any person at fault, or his or her surety if any, shall fail to pay the full value of the lost, damaged, destroyed, or unreturned funds or property, the adjutant general may deduct the amount due from any pay or allowances due, or to become due, if any, to that person and the attorney general of the state, upon request of the adjutant general, shall bring such action or actions, in the name of the people of the state, in any court of competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary to recover from that person, or his or her surety, if any, the amount of the indebtedness or any balance remaining unpaid.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 147; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-9; P.L. 1992, ch. 324, § 7.
RI Gen L § 30-9-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-10 - Seizure of property in possession of unauthorized person.

§ 30-9-10. Seizure of property in possession of unauthorized person.The adjutant general, any commissioned officer authorized by the adjutant general, and any commanding officer of an organization, unit, or separate detachment of the national guard, may seize and hold any arms, ammunition, uniforms, equipment, supplies, or other military property of the state or for which the state is responsible, found in the possession of any person not entitled to the possession thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 148; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-10.
RI Gen L § 30-9-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-11 - Search warrant.

§ 30-9-11. Search warrant.Any court of the state empowered to issue search warrants, on complaint on oath made to it by the adjutant general, by any commissioned officer authorized by the adjutant general, or by any commanding officer of any organization, unit, or separate detachment of the national guard, that any arms, ammunition, uniforms, equipment, supplies, or other military property of the state, or for which the state is responsible, is unlawfully being withheld by any person within the jurisdiction of the court, and where the military property is believed to be in a particular place specified in the complaint, shall issue to any deputy sheriff, town sergeant, member of any municipal or state police, or town constable a warrant in the nature of a search warrant, commanding him or her, in the name of the state, diligently to search the house or place described therein, in the daytime and, upon the finding of the military property, the court issuing the warrant shall order the property to be delivered to the officer making the complaint.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 149; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-11; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 58; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 31; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 31.
RI Gen L § 30-9-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-9 - Military Property|Section 30-9-12 - Court order for delivery of property.

§ 30-9-12. Court order for delivery of property.When the adjutant general, or some commissioned officer authorized by the adjutant general, shall by petition, verified by his or her oath, represent to the superior court that the person named in the petition, resident or to be found in the state, detains any arms, ammunition, uniforms, equipment, supplies, or other military property of the state or for which the state is responsible, describing the military property generally, after demand is made for the military property by the petitioner, or someone duly authorized by the petitioner, the superior court shall, upon the filing of the petition, make an order requiring the person complained against to deliver up the military property to the petitioner by such day as the court shall fix, or show cause on that day, before the court, why the military property should not be delivered up. A copy of the order, certified by the clerk of the court, shall be served on the respondent personally, or if not served personally, shall be left at his or her residence or last and usual place of abode, or place of business or employment, with a person of full age at least four (4) days before the day set for the hearing.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 150; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-12.