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RI Gen L § 42-28-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-9 - Offices of superintendent.

§ 42-28-9. Offices of superintendent.The superintendent shall have suitable offices furnished and assigned to him or her by the department of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-9.
RI Gen L § 42-28-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-10 - Appointment and removal of members.

§ 42-28-10. Appointment and removal of members.The superintendent shall appoint the other members of the division authorized by this chapter for terms of three (3) years each, and may remove any member after a hearing, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the division, and no member so removed shall be eligible to reappointment. No person shall be eligible for appointment for the first time by the superintendent unless he or she shall be a citizen of the United States between the ages of eighteen (18) and thirty-five (35) years and shall have passed a physical and mental examination in accordance with the rules of the division.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 6; P.L. 1949, ch. 2346, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-10; P.L. 1984, ch. 81, § 23; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 14.
RI Gen L § 42-28-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-11 - Powers of superintendent - Rules and regulations.

§ 42-28-11. Powers of superintendent — Rules and regulations.The superintendent shall be the executive and administrative head of the state police, and he or she is hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the governor, to make rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the examination and qualifications of applicants for appointment to the state police, for the discipline, control, and removal of the other members and relating to reimbursement for expenses properly incurred in the performance of their official duties, including an allowance for subsistence in an amount not less than six hundred dollars ($600) per annum for members of the state police below the rank of lieutenant and in an amount not less than nine hundred dollars ($900) per annum for members of the state police with the rank of lieutenant or higher than the rank of lieutenant.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 7; P.L. 1952, ch. 2906, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 3015, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-11; P.L. 1984, ch. 81, § 23.
RI Gen L § 42-28-11.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-11.1 - Local police officers assigned to state police.

§ 42-28-11.1. Local police officers assigned to state police.Local police officers assigned to the state police for the purposes of assignment on a statewide task force shall exercise the same powers of arrest exercised by a sworn member of the state police only when working on an investigation authorized under the authority of the superintendent of the state police and only when said arrest power is exercised in the local police officer's capacity as a member of the statewide task force. If a local police officer is assigned to a statewide task force for the purpose of investigation into criminal matters, generally, he or she shall exercise the same powers of arrest exercised by a sworn member of the state police only when working on an investigation authorized under the authority of the superintendent of the state police. The authorization for such local police officers acting under the authority of this statute shall be on file with the Rhode Island state police, and the police officer's local department. A local police officer's power of arrest obtained pursuant to this section shall be authorized only for as long as he or she is under the direct supervision of the superintendent of the state police. The officer's assignment shall be for the duration of the statewide task force or unless the superintendent of the state police terminates the statewide task force prior to one year. The superintendent of the state police shall have the authority to reappoint a local police officer to an additional one year term.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 133, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-12 - Members assigned to towns.

§ 42-28-12. Members assigned to towns.Upon the request of the town council of any town, duly presented to the superintendent, that a member or members of the division be assigned to duty in that town, the superintendent, in his or her discretion, may assign a member or members of the division to duty in that town and thereupon the superintendent, in his or her judgment, may appoint a member or members of the division in addition to the number of members hereinabove provided for; provided, however, that upon making the request, the town shall agree to pay the salary and expenses of the member or members of the division during the period of such duty in the manner hereinafter specified. Each such additional member of the division shall thereupon become a member of the division of state police, and each member so assigned to duty as aforesaid shall during the period of such duty continue to be a member of the division of state police, but his or her salary and expenses shall be paid by the town requesting that he or she be assigned to duty therein. The superintendent shall have full power at all times to withdraw any member assigned to duty in that town and assign another member to his or her place or to discontinue such duty and to make no assignment to replace.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 20; P.L. 1926, ch. 833, § 1; P.L. 1927, ch. 998, § 1; P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1369, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-12.
RI Gen L § 42-28-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-13 - Members assigned to department of environmental management.

§ 42-28-13. Members assigned to department of environmental management.Upon the request of the director of environmental management, duly presented to the superintendent, that a member or members of the division be assigned to duty with the department of environmental management, the superintendent, in his or her discretion, may assign a member or members of the division to duty with the department of environmental management, and thereupon the superintendent, in his or her judgment, may appoint a member or members of the division of state police in addition to the number of members hereinabove provided for; provided, however, that upon making the request, the director of environmental management shall agree to pay the salary and expenses of the member or members of the division of state police during the period of the duty in the manner hereinafter specified. Each such additional member of the division shall thereupon become a member of the division of state police, and each member so assigned to duty as aforesaid shall during the period of such duty continue to be a member of the division of state police, but his or her salary and expenses shall be paid by the director of environmental management. The superintendent shall have full power at all times to withdraw any member assigned to duty with the department of environmental management and assign another member to his or her place or to discontinue such duty and to make no assignment to replace.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 1; P.L. 1927, ch. 962, § 1; P.L. 1928, ch. 1140, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1369, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1512, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-13; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137.
RI Gen L § 42-28-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-14 - Salary limits preserved - Honorable discharges.

§ 42-28-14. Salary limits preserved — Honorable discharges.Nothing in §§ 42-28-12 and 42-28-13 shall be construed to make it lawful for the superintendent or anyone acting for him or her to incur in behalf of the state any obligation for salaries in excess of the amount appropriated therefor, and the superintendent shall have the power to honorably discharge any member of the division of state police, notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-28-10, and any member so discharged shall be eligible for reappointment.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 1; P.L. 1927, ch. 962, § 1; P.L. 1928, ch. 1140, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1369, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1512, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-14.
RI Gen L § 42-28-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-15 - Buildings, stations, garages, and barracks.

§ 42-28-15. Buildings, stations, garages, and barracks.The superintendent shall from time to time establish headquarters or substations in such localities as he or she shall deem most suitable for the protection of the rural and suburban portions of the state and for the efficient performance of police duty in all parts of the state, and for that purpose he or she may, with the approval of the governor, acquire the right to use lands and buildings for the accommodation of the division, but not for a period in excess of five (5) years. And the superintendent is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase land in the name and behalf of the state and to erect suitable buildings thereon for use as state police barracks and garages, whenever an appropriation shall become available for expenditure therefor.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 10; P.L. 1930, ch. 1579, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-15.
RI Gen L § 42-28-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-16 - Statewide police telecommunications system.

§ 42-28-16. Statewide police telecommunications system.The division of state police is hereby authorized and empowered to provide for the installation, operation, and maintenance of a computerized telecommunications system for the purpose of promptly collecting, exchanging, disseminating, and distributing information relating to police and divisional problems of the state and the several cities and towns. The system is to be installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with rules and regulations adopted from time to time by the superintendent of state police and units thereof located in such state departments and agencies and in such cities and towns as have organized police headquarters and are approved by the superintendent, and may connect directly or indirectly with similar systems in other states. The superintendent of state police is authorized to provide for the location of receiving system computer site and to employ the necessary personnel for its operation. The system shall be called the "Rhode Island Law Enforcement Telecommunications System" or "RILETS". The state departments and agencies and the cities and towns are authorized to provide at their own expense, within the appropriations provided by law, for the location of the terminal and telecommunications equipment and for the personnel and supplies for their proper operation. The character of communication sent and the time, place, and manner of sending messages and all matters in connection with the RILETS system shall be under the control and management of the superintendent of state police.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2197, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-16; P.L. 1993, ch. 207, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-17 - Vehicles, equipment, and supplies.

§ 42-28-17. Vehicles, equipment, and supplies.The superintendent shall provide the Rhode Island state police with necessary motor vehicles, and other suitable equipment, uniforms, and supplies, all of which shall be and remain the property of the state. When any equipment shall become unfit for use, he or she shall have power to sell that equipment and shall pay all moneys received therefor to the general treasurer for the use of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 11; P.L. 1944, ch. 1478, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-17.
RI Gen L § 42-28-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-18 - Use of jails and places of detention.

§ 42-28-18. Use of jails and places of detention.Any jail, lockup, or other place of detention in charge of any officer of the state or of any county, city, or town thereof, shall at all reasonable hours be accessible to any member of the division for detention of prisoners; and a keeper thereof refusing to any member of the division the use of the jail, lockup, or other place of detention shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-18.
RI Gen L § 42-28-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-19 - Police powers of members - Fees - Duties - Suppression of riots.

§ 42-28-19. Police powers of members — Fees — Duties — Suppression of riots.Members of the division shall have and may exercise in any part of the state, with regard to the enforcement of the criminal laws, all powers of deputy sheriffs, town sergeants, chiefs of police, police officers, and town constables. Any person authorized to issue criminal process may direct that process to any member of the division. All fees received by members of the division in connection with the performance of their duties shall be paid to the general treasurer for the use of the state. It shall be the duty of its members to prevent and detect crime; to apprehend and assist in the prosecution of offenders; and to assist in the investigation and prosecution of any criminal matters within the state. The governor may command their services in the suppression of riots, but they shall not exercise their powers within the limits of any city to suppress rioting except by direction of the governor and upon the request of the mayor or chief of police of any city.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-19; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 74; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 36; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 36.
RI Gen L § 42-28-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-20 - Attorney general as legal advisor.

§ 42-28-20. Attorney general as legal advisor.The attorney general shall act as the legal advisor of the members of the division in all matters pertaining to their official duties, and shall prosecute all suits and proceedings which they may be authorized to commence, and shall appear for and defend them in all suits and proceedings which may be brought against any one of them in his or her official capacity, except at a hearing upon removal.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-20.
RI Gen L § 42-28-22.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-22.2 - State contributions.

§ 42-28-22.2. State contributions.The state of Rhode Island shall make its contribution for the maintaining of the system established by § 42-28-22.1 and providing the annuities, benefits, and retirement allowances in accordance with the provisions of this chapter by (a) annually appropriating an amount that will pay a rate percent of the compensation paid after July 1, 1989, to members of the state police hired after July 1, 1987, and (b) appropriating an amount which will amortize the unfunded liability associated with the benefits payable to members of the state police hired on or before July 1, 1987. The dollar amount specified in subsection (b) above shall be computed on an actuarial basis using an eighteen-year (18) amortization schedule commencing on July 1, 2015, taking into account an initial supplemental contribution from the state, and certified in accordance with the procedures set forth in §§ 36-8-13 and 36-10-2 under rules and regulations promulgated by the retirement board pursuant to § 36-8-3. The contributions shall be transmitted on the date contributions are withheld but no later than three (3) business days following the pay period ending in which contributions were withheld.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 494, § 6; P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 10, § 5; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 7, § 11; P.L. 2010, ch. 9, § 4; P.L. 2010, ch. 10, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 13; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 13; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 12, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 205, § 8; P.L. 2019, ch. 271, § 8.
RI Gen L § 42-28-22.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-22.3 - Separate plan and trust for retirement program of state police.

§ 42-28-22.3. Separate plan and trust for retirement program of state police.(a) The retirement program established by § 42-28-22.1 shall constitute a separate retirement program known as the "State Police Retirement Program" which shall be deemed to be a separate plan for purposes of § 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. § 401(a)], as amended. The provisions of § 36-8-20(a) — (i) shall be applicable to such program, shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with maintaining the tax qualification of such program, and shall supercede any conflicting provision of law.(b) Any trust established for the purpose of providing retirement benefits under the state police retirement program, including the trust described in § 42-28-22.1, shall be maintained pursuant to a written document which expressly provides that it shall be impossible at any time prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to employees and their beneficiaries, for any part of the corpus or income of the trust to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than the payment of retirement allowances and other pension benefits to employees and their beneficiaries. However, this requirement shall not prohibit: (1) the return of a contribution made by a mistake of fact within six (6) months, or (2) the payment of expenses in accordance with applicable law; nor shall this provision restrict the collective investment of the funds of such trust with the funds of the state and municipal retirement systems or other retirement programs administered by the retirement board, as determined by the state investment commission.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 87, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 13; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 13.
RI Gen L § 42-28-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-23 - Military credit on retirement.

§ 42-28-23. Military credit on retirement.Whenever a member of the Rhode Island state police, other than a civilian member, has been granted a leave of absence from the state police to enable him or her to serve in the armed forces of the United States in time of war or national emergency, the time during which he or she so serves while on leave of absence shall be included in his or her state police service for retirement as provided in § 42-28-22, except when the member shall have been dishonorably discharged from the armed forces.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 20; P.L. 1944, ch. 1477; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-23; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 13; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 13.
RI Gen L § 42-28-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-24 - Exemption from jury duty - Recognizance for costs - False impersonation.

§ 42-28-24. Exemption from jury duty — Recognizance for costs — False impersonation.(a) The provisions of §§ 9-9-3 and 12-6-6 shall also apply to all members of the division.(b) Every person who, not being a member of the division, shall wear the uniform, badge, or other insignia of or otherwise falsely assume or pretend to be a member of the division, with the exception of honorary members appointed by the superintendent, shall be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) years and/or be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000).History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-24; P.L. 1989, ch. 131, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-25 - State and municipal police training school established.

§ 42-28-25. State and municipal police training school established.(a) Within the Rhode Island state police there is hereby created and established a state and municipal police training school.(b) The superintendent of the state police shall have supervision of the state and municipal police training academy and shall establish standards for admission and a course of training. The superintendent shall report to the governor and general assembly a plan for a state and municipal police training academy on or before December 31, 1993. The superintendent shall, in consultation with the Police Chiefs' Association and the chairperson of the Rhode Island commission on standards and training make all necessary rules and regulations relative to the admission, education, physical standards and personal character of the trainees and such other rules and regulations as shall not be inconsistent with law.(c) Applicants to the state and municipal police training academy shall pay an application fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00); provided, however, the superintendent may waive such application fee if payment thereof would be a hardship to the applicant.(d) Trainees shall pay to the division an amount equal to the actual cost of meals consumed at the state police and municipal police training academy and the actual cost of such training uniforms which remain the personal property of the trainees.(e) All fees and payments received by the division pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 21; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-25; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 44, § 3; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 134; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 27; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 27.
RI Gen L § 42-28-25.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28 - State Police|Section 42-28-25.1 - Trainee compensation for death, disability, or injury.

§ 42-28-25.1. Trainee compensation for death, disability, or injury.(a) All trainees of the state police training academy shall be compensated for death, disability, or injury incurred while in training under the provisions of this chapter as follows:(1) All medical expenses incurred as a result of such injury shall be paid by the state; and(2) Death and disability payments shall be paid in accordance with § 42-28-21 and § 45-19-1 relating to compensation for injuries causing disability or causing death to full-time members of the state police in the course of performance of their duties.(b) In the computation of the benefits set forth in § 42-28-21(b), any member of the state police training academy suffering an injury causing disability or death, shall be construed to have been receiving the amount of salary to the lowest grade of full-time members of the state police at the time of injury or death unless the disability as a result of injury incurred in the state police training academy occurs subsequent to the trainee being sworn in as a member of the state police, in which case the benefits shall be computed based upon the highest rank attained by the individual at the time of disability.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 574, § 1.