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RI Gen L § 42-8.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-8.2 - State Register|Section 42-8.2-5 - Documents to be published in state register.

§ 42-8.2-5. Documents to be published in state register.There shall be published in the state register:(1) Gubernatorial proclamations and executive orders, except those not having general applicability and legal effect or effective only against state agencies or persons in their capacities as officers, agents, or employees thereof;(2) Documents or classes of documents that the governor may determine from time to time to have general applicability and legal effect;(3) Titles and legal explanations of all bills introduced into the general assembly and the names of the committees to which each is referred, committee schedules and agenda, and all bills enacted into law. However, failure to publish any publication after the event shall not invalidate general assembly action on the bill or resolution; and(4) Other documents or classes of documents authorized to be published by regulations prescribed under this chapter with the approval of the governor or by resolution of the general assembly, but comments or news items of any character may not be published in the state register.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 264, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-8.2-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-8.2 - State Register|Section 42-8.2-5.1 - Gubernatorial executive orders.

§ 42-8.2-5.1. Gubernatorial executive orders.The secretary of state shall collect the executive orders of the governor and publish them on the website of the secretary of state arranged by topic and in addition by publishing them in numerical or chronological order.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 255, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-8.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-8.2 - State Register|Section 42-8.2-6 - Regulations to be promulgated.

§ 42-8.2-6. Regulations to be promulgated.The secretary of state shall prescribe regulations for carrying out this chapter. The regulations shall provide, among other things:(1) The manner of certification of copies required to be certified under § 42-8.2-3;(2) The documents which shall be authorized under § 42-8.2-5 to be published in the state register;(3) The manner and form in which the state register shall be printed, reprinted, compiled, indexed, bound and distributed;(4) The number of copies of the state register which shall be printed, reprinted and compiled, the number which shall be distributed without charge to members of the state legislature, officers and employees of the state of Rhode Island or any state agency, for official use, and the number which shall be available for distribution to the public;(5) The price to be charged for individual copies of and subscriptions to the state register and reprints and bound volumes of it; and(6) The secretary of state shall allocate expenses for each agency, board, commission or department.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 264, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 94; P.L. 2005, ch. 20, § 7; P.L. 2005, ch. 27, § 7.
RI Gen L § 42-8.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-8.2 - State Register|Section 42-8.2-7 - Filing document as constructive notice - Publication as presumption of validity - Judicial notice.

§ 42-8.2-7. Filing document as constructive notice — Publication as presumption of validity — Judicial notice.(a) A document required to be published by § 42-8.2-5 in the state register is not valid as against a person who has not had actual knowledge thereof until the duplicate originals or certified copies of the document have been filed with the office of the secretary of state and a copy made available for public inspection as provided by § 42-8.2-3. Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute, filing the document required or authorized to be published by § 42-8.2-5, except in cases where notice by publication is insufficient in law, is sufficient to give notice of the contents of the document to a person subject to or affected by it.(b) Notice hereunder shall be in addition to all other notices required by the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of this title, or any other rule or regulation requiring notice. The publication in the state register of a document creates a rebuttable presumption:(1) That it was duly issued, prescribed or promulgated;(2) That it was filed with the office of the secretary of state and made available for public inspection at the day and hour stated in printed notation;(3) That the copy contained in the state register is a true copy of the original; and(4) That all requirements of this chapter and the regulations prescribed hereunder relative to the document have been complied with. The contents of the state register shall be judicially noticed and without prejudice to any other mode of citation, may be cited by volume and page number.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 264, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 10.
RI Gen L § 42-8.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-8.2 - State Register|Section 42-8.2-8 - Cost of publication.

§ 42-8.2-8. Cost of publication.(a) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping, binding, and distributing the state register and regulations promulgated hereunder, and except as provided in subsection (b) hereof, other expenses incurred by the secretary of state in carrying out the duties placed upon him or her by this chapter shall be charged to the revolving fund. Reimbursements for these costs and expenses shall be made by the state controller and credited, together with all receipts.(b) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping, binding, and distributing all of the publications of the state register program and other expenses incurred by the secretary of state in connection with such publications, shall be borne by the appropriations to the secretary of state and the appropriations are made available, and are authorized to be increased by additional sums necessary for the purposes, the increases to be based upon estimates submitted by the secretary of state.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 264, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-8.2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-8.2 - State Register|Section 42-8.2-9 - Code of state regulations.

§ 42-8.2-9. Code of state regulations.(a) The secretary of state may require, from time to time as he or she considers necessary, the preparation and publication in special or supplemental editions of the state register of the complete codifications of the documents of each agency of state government having general applicability and legal effect, issued or promulgated by the agency by publication in the state register or by filing with the secretary of state, and which rules and regulations are relied upon by the agency as authority for, or are invoked or used by it in the discharge of, its activities or functions, and are in effect as to facts arising on or after dates specified by the secretary of state.(b) A codification published under subsection (a) shall be printed and bound in permanent form and shall be designated as the "Code of State Regulations". The secretary of state shall regulate the binding of the printed codifications into separate books with a view to practical usefulness and economical manufacture. Each book shall contain an explanation of its coverage and other aids to users that the administrative committee may require. A general index to the entire code of state regulations shall be separately printed and bound.(c) The secretary of state shall regulate the supplementation and the collation and republication of the printed codifications with a view to keeping the code of state regulations as current as practicable. Each book shall be either supplemented or collated and republished at least once each calendar year.(d) The office of the state register shall prepare and publish the codifications, supplements, collations and indexes authorized by this section.(e) The codified documents of the several agencies published in the supplemental addition of the state register under this section, as amended by documents subsequently filed with the office of secretary of state and published in the daily issues of the state register, shall be prima facie evidence of the text of the documents and of the fact that they are in effect on and after the date of publication.(f) The secretary of state shall prescribe regulations for carrying out this section and the fee to be charged to state agencies, boards, commissions, departments, subscribers, and the general public and all independent agencies, boards, commissions, and departments not subject to the control of the state controller.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 264, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 20, § 7; P.L. 2005, ch. 27, § 7.
RI Gen L § 42-9-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-1 - Head of department - Assistants.

§ 42-9-1. Head of department — Assistants.(a) There shall be a department of the attorney general. The head of the department shall be the attorney general who shall have supervision over the department and shall appoint thirty (30) assistant attorneys general.(b) The assistant attorneys general shall have powers and duties similar to those imposed upon the attorney general by law and shall be performed under and by the advice and direction of the attorney general. The attorney general shall appoint such special assistant attorneys general as may from time to time be necessary and as shall be authorized by annual appropriation or otherwise provided for in the annual budget adopted by the general assembly, whose powers and duties shall be designated pursuant to § 42-9-2.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 40; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-1; P.L. 1967, ch. 84, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 125, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 313, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 406, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-9-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-2 - Powers and duties of department - Division of juvenile prosecution established.

§ 42-9-2. Powers and duties of department — Division of juvenile prosecution established.(a) The attorney general, the assistant attorneys general, and those special assistant attorneys general who have been designated by the attorney general, shall exercise the powers and duties prescribed in and shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and of §§ 12-1-4 — 12-1-12, and in all other provisions of the general laws and public laws insofar as they relate to the powers and duties of the attorney general. The attorney general shall file notice with the secretary of state and the clerk of the superior court.(b) There shall be established within the department of attorney general a division of juvenile prosecution which shall prosecute all delinquency petitions based on the commission of any offense which if committed by an adult would constitute a capital offense, all delinquency petitions based on the commission of an offense which if committed by an adult would constitute the offense of assault with intent to commit a capital offense, all delinquency petitions based upon the commission of an offense which if committed by an adult would constitute the offense of manslaughter, and all assault offenses which if committed by an adult would constitute a felony. The division of juvenile prosecution shall also have jurisdiction to file petitions pursuant to §§ 14-1-7 and 14-1-7.1.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 41; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-2; P.L. 1980, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 258, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-9-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-3 - Attendance at general assembly and courts - Information on criminal matters.

§ 42-9-3. Attendance at general assembly and courts — Information on criminal matters.The attorney general shall give his or her attendance at the general assembly, and at the supreme and superior courts, for the service thereof; and shall give unto those courts due advice and information concerning any criminal matters, breaches of the peace, or wrong done to the state or any of the citizens thereof, that shall come to his or her knowledge.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 17, § 1; C.P.A. 1905, § 1083; G.L. 1909, ch. 23, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 22, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-3.
RI Gen L § 42-9-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-4 - Prosecution of offenses.

§ 42-9-4. Prosecution of offenses.(a) The attorney general shall draw and present all informations and indictments, or other legal or equitable process, against any offenders, as by law required, and diligently, by a due course of law or equity, prosecute them to final judgment and execution.(b) The duty of the attorney general under this section shall include the duty to prosecute all charges of violations of §§ 31-27-2.1, 31-27-2.3, and/or 31-27-2.5, jurisdiction over the adjudication of which is conferred upon the traffic tribunal under chapter 41.1 of title 31.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 17, § 2; C.P.A. 1905, § 1084; G.L. 1909, ch. 23, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 22, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-4; P.L. 1994, ch. 378, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 40.
RI Gen L § 42-9-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-5 - Prosecution of other process.

§ 42-9-5. Prosecution of other process.The attorney general shall commence and prosecute to final judgment and execution those other legal or equitable processes, and shall perform those other duties which are or may be required of him or her by law; except insofar as he or she may have been required to act as the legal officer of the department of health, those functions are hereby transferred to the chief counsel of the division of legal services of the department of health.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 17, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 23, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 22, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-5; P.L. 1974, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 82.
RI Gen L § 42-9-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-6 - Legal adviser - Representation of state officers and agencies.

§ 42-9-6. Legal adviser — Representation of state officers and agencies.Except as otherwise in the general laws provided, the attorney general, whenever requested, shall act as the legal adviser of the individual legislators of the general assembly, of all state boards, divisions, departments, and commissions and the officers thereof, of all commissioners appointed by the general assembly, of all the general officers of the state, and of the director of administration, in all matters pertaining to their official duties, and shall institute and prosecute, whenever necessary, all suits and proceedings which they may be authorized to commence, and shall appear for and defend the above-named individual legislators, boards, divisions, departments, commissions, commissioners, and officers, in all suits and proceedings which may be brought against them in their official capacity.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 17, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 23, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 22, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-6; P.L. 1974, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 1975, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 267, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-9-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-6.1 - Annual report of defense of challenged legislation.

§ 42-9-6.1. Annual report of defense of challenged legislation.(a) The attorney general shall annually on or before the thirty-first (31st) day of January of each year submit a report to the general assembly showing the transactions of his or her office and that of any special counsel appointed by or through his or her office during the previous calendar year in relation to the defense of legislation passed by the general assembly which has been challenged on the grounds that it violates a provision of either the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the state of Rhode Island.(b) The report shall include: (1) the name of each case; (2) the bill number of the challenged legislation; (3) the court in which the case was filed; (4) whether the case is being handled directly by the attorney general's office and/or the name of additional special counsel that have been appointed; (5) a summary of the proceedings including any final disposition of the case; and (6) the cost to the state, as near as may be ascertained, for defending each case.(c) This report shall be a public document.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 11.
RI Gen L § 42-9-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-7 - Approval of land titles and conveyances.

§ 42-9-7. Approval of land titles and conveyances.Whenever an appropriation is available for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring land, the officer, board, division, department, or commission authorized to make the purchase or to acquire the land shall not accept any deed nor shall the state controller draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment for the land until the officer, board, division, department, or commission has obtained an acceptable policy of title insurance covering the real estate. No easement or right-of-way shall be construed to be an encumbrance within the meaning of the preceding sentence.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 23; P.L. 1925, ch. 610, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; P.L. 1946, ch. 1771, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-7; P.L. 2002, ch. 401, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-9-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-8 - Repealed.

§ 42-9-8. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-9-8.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-8.2 - Local police officers assigned to attorney general.

§ 42-9-8.2. Local police officers assigned to attorney general.Local police officers assigned to the attorney general for the purposes of a specific investigation shall exercise the same powers of arrest exercised by an investigator if the power is exercised in that investigation. If a local police officer is assigned to the department of attorney general for the purpose of investigation into criminal matters, generally, he or she shall exercise the same powers of arrest exercised by an investigator. The authorization for such local police officers acting under the authority of this statute shall be on file at the department of attorney general, 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 department of the attorney general. The officer's assignment shall be a one year appointment unless sooner terminated by the attorney general and the attorney general shall have the authority to reappoint a local police officer to an additional one year term.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 286, § 6.
RI Gen L § 42-9-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-9 - Oath of assistants - Tenure of office.

§ 42-9-9. Oath of assistants — Tenure of office.The several assistant attorneys general shall take the engagement prescribed by § 36-1-2 before a justice of the supreme court and shall hold office during the pleasure of the attorney general.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 17, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 23, § 6; P.L. 1912, ch. 778, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 22, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-9.
RI Gen L § 42-9-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-10 - Salaries as full payment.

§ 42-9-10. Salaries as full payment.The salaries of the attorney general and of the assistant attorneys general shall be in full payment for all services appertaining to the offices of attorney general and assistant attorneys general, respectively.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 17, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 23, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 22, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-10.
RI Gen L § 42-9-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-9 - Department of Attorney General|Section 42-9-11 - Employees of office - Payment of expenses.

§ 42-9-11. Employees of office — Payment of expenses.The attorney general is hereby authorized and empowered to employ in his or her office such clerical assistance as he or she may require in the discharge of his or her duties as attorney general, and the general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums, and make other provisions in the annual budget, as may be necessary for the payment of clerical assistance, for general expenses and supplies, and for the employment of special counsel and investigators in the attorney general's department, and for the employment of all employees who shall not be in the classified service of the state nor be subject in any manner or control by the personnel administrator or by any person other than the attorney general. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of that clerical assistance, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the attorney general.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 17, § 8; P.L. 1897, ch. 476, § 1; P.L. 1906, ch. 1321, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 23, § 8; P.L. 1920, ch. 1873, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 22, § 8; P.L. 1923, ch. 479, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1414, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1539, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-11; P.L. 1976, ch. 340, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 406, § 1.