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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 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; P.L. 2023, ch. 79, art. 3, § 8, effective June 16, 2023.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-26. - [Repealed.]

§ 42-28-26. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 22; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-26; Repealed by P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 10, effective June 22, 2018.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-27. - Supervision of school.

§ 42-28-27. Supervision of school.
The superintendent of the state police shall have supervision of the municipal police training school and shall establish a course of training and make all necessary rules and regulations relative to the education, physical standards, and personal character of the candidates and trainees and such other regulations as shall not be inconsistent with law.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 23; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-27.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-28. - Persons admissible to school.

§ 42-28-28. Persons admissible to school.
No person shall be admitted as a candidate to the municipal police training school unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state of Rhode Island and shall have reached the age of eighteen (18) years; nor shall any person be admitted who shall not have first been certified by a physician as being physically and mentally sound on an examination made within one month prior to the acceptance of his or her candidacy.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 24; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-28; P.L. 1960, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 81, § 23.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-29. - Sponsorship of school candidates by city or town.

§ 42-28-29. Sponsorship of school candidates by city or town.
Candidates meeting the physical, mental, and educational requirements of this chapter shall be admitted to the municipal police training school only upon the request of the appointing authority in the city or town of which the prospective candidate is a resident, and every such application by the appointing authority shall be accompanied by a statement that the candidate has prospects, within the reasonable future, of a permanent appointment to the police force of the city or town sponsoring him or her; provided, however, that any member of any police department of any city or town accepting the provisions of §§ 42-28-25 — 42-28-31, inclusive, shall be eligible for training and retraining in the school.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 25; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; P.L. 1958, ch. 157, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-29; P.L. 1960, ch. 122, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-30. - Certificate of completion of training course.

§ 42-28-30. Certificate of completion of training course.
Upon the satisfactory completion of the prescribed course of training, the superintendent shall issue to each candidate a certificate of merit and shall forward to the appointing authority certification of the candidate’s qualifications for appointment.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 26; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-30.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-31. - Expenses of school — Compensation of candidates.

§ 42-28-31. Expenses of school — Compensation of candidates.
No tuition fee or any other charge shall be assessed against any city or town for the training of any candidate and the expense of that training shall be borne by the state of Rhode Island. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum or sums as may be necessary for the proper maintenance of the municipal police training school; provided, however, that any compensation to any candidate during the period of his or her training shall be fixed and determined by the proper authority within the city or town sponsoring the candidate and such compensation, if any, shall be paid directly to the candidate by the city or town of which he or she is a resident.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 27; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-31.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-32. - Annual appropriations.

§ 42-28-32. Annual appropriations.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for the purpose of suitable equipment and for operating expenses, maintenance, and supplies.
History of Section.
P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 17; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-32.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-33. - Exceeding appropriations.

§ 42-28-33. Exceeding appropriations.
It shall be unlawful for the superintendent or anyone acting for him or her or on behalf of the division to incur in behalf of the state any obligation or make any expenditure for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated therefor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-33.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-37. - Accident reports — Fee.

§ 42-28-37. Accident reports — Fee.
The state police, upon written request, shall furnish to any person involved in an accident or his or her legal representative a copy of the official state police report of the investigation of the accident. A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall accompany each written request. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenues.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 44, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 134; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 27; P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 9, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-45. - Solicitation in name of state police.

§ 42-28-45. Solicitation in name of state police.
No person shall solicit money from any individual or business in the name of the Rhode Island state police or any organization which would reasonably appear to be affiliated in any way with the Rhode Island state police or personnel thereof without advance written approval by the superintendent. Any person violating this section shall be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months and/or fined in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 125, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-46. - Development of system monitoring crimes motivated by bigotry and bias.

§ 42-28-46. Development of system monitoring crimes motivated by bigotry and bias.
(a)
For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1)
“Police department”
— means all state, municipal and campus police departments within the state of Rhode Island;
(2)
“Hate crime”
— means any crime motivated by bigotry and bias, including, but not limited to threatened, attempted, or completed acts that appear after investigation to have been motivated by racial, religious, ethnic, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression or disability prejudice or motivated by prejudice against a person who is homeless or is perceived to be homeless. For the purposes of this chapter, the definitions of disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression shall be defined as set forth in § 11-24-2.1;
(3)
“Hate crime data”
— means information, incident reports, records and statistics relating to hate crimes, collected by the state police unit pursuant to this section;
(4)
“Incident report”
— means account of any individual occurrence of hate crime received or collected by the crime reporting unit pursuant to this section.
(b)
The state police shall, by January 1, 1994, develop a system monitoring the occurrence of crimes committed in the state which the evidence of the offense demonstrates was motivated by racial, religious, ethnic bigotry, or bias on any other matter defined as a
“hate crime”
herein. All police departments within the state shall report monthly the occurrence of such crimes to the state police. The state police shall maintain a permanent record of these offenses categorized by community of occurrence, type of offense, target of offense, and such other information as the department deems relevant. The department shall develop a plan for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of the data regarding such crimes and shall promulgate regulations relating to the collection of hate crime data, as defined in this section, which are submitted by law enforcement agencies, individuals, state and local human rights commissions, and anti-discrimination advocacy organizations.
(c)
The state police shall compile and distribute to each police department a listing of all criminal offenses and penalties for those actions defined as
“hate crimes”
herein. Notice of the provision of these sections shall be primarily posted at each police station.
(d)
This section shall not be construed to increase or enhance the penalties against the perpetrators of hate crimes as defined in this section, unless provided for by any other section of law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 348, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 352, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 343, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 181, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-47. - Stolen or fire damaged vehicle report forms.

§ 42-28-47. Stolen or fire damaged vehicle report forms.
(a)
The state police shall draft a uniform statewide report form to be utilized by all the police departments in the state when a motor vehicle is reported stolen or is damaged by fire. Once drafted, the report shall be made available to the several police departments within the state. Every owner of a motor vehicle which is stolen or damaged by fire shall be required to complete the standardized report form according to the instructions contained therein upon the request of any police department within the state. Any person willfully failing to complete and submit a report form as required by this section may be fined one hundred dollars ($100).
(b)
No payment shall be made by an insurer for loss or damage to an insured’s vehicle until the insured has filed a report in conformity with the provisions of this section and the insurer has within thirty (30) days received said report and determined that there is no fraud involved.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 332, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 27.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-49. - Acceptance of gifts and bequests.

§ 42-28-49. Acceptance of gifts and bequests.
The general treasurer is authorized and empowered, with the approval of the director of administration, to accept on behalf of the state police any gift or bequest of personal property, funds, securities, or other similar gift or bequest, given to the state police absolutely by any person or organization; provided, that no acceptance by the state shall make the state in any manner legally or equitably liable to any person, or organization relative to the care, preservation, or use of the gift, bequest, or property; provided further, that the right shall be reserved by the general treasurer, and/or the director of administration, to refuse any gift or bequest so offered to the state; and provided further, that to the extent any such gift or bequest is placed in a restricted receipt account, the gift and any identifiable earnings thereon shall remain in that account in the event that any existing and/or future funds in the account are diverted or otherwise transferred or withdrawn to the general fund or used for any other use whatsoever.
History of Section.
P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 10, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-49.1. - Non-state agency reimbursements.

§ 42-28-49.1. Non-state agency reimbursements.
There is hereby established within the general fund a restricted-receipt account to be known as the “state police non-state-agency reimbursements” account. All revenues deposited into the account from non-state agencies shall be used to reimburse the state police for costs incurred in support of non-state agency programs and activities. All funds deposited into the account shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 7, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28 - State Police › Section 42-28-50. - Severability.

§ 42-28-50. Severability.
The holding of any section or sections or parts of this chapter to be void, ineffective, or unconstitutional for any cause shall not be deemed to affect any other section or part hereof.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 14; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 14.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police — Incentive Pay › Section 42-28.1-1. - Incentive pay plan.

§ 42-28.1-1. Incentive pay plan.
There is hereby established an incentive pay program in accordance with the provisions hereof, offering financial compensation to members of the state, city, town police departments, deputy sheriffs, Rhode Island capitol police and the state fire marshal and deputy fire marshals of the Rhode Island division of fire safety for college education credits in the field of police work.
History of Section.
P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 295, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 28, § 11; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 75.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police — Incentive Pay › Section 42-28.1-2. - Eligibility for plan.

§ 42-28.1-2. Eligibility for plan.
Any full-time member of any state, city, town police force, the sheriffs unit, the Rhode Island marshals’ unit, the Rhode Island capitol police force, park police and conservation officer units of the division of enforcement of the department of environmental management and the state fire marshal and deputy state fire marshals of the Rhode Island division of fire safety shall be eligible for the plan established in this chapter provided he or she accumulates the requisite number of points under the schedule set forth in § 42-28.1-3.
History of Section.
P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 165, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 295, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 276, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 28, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police — Incentive Pay › Section 42-28.1-3. - Incentive steps.

§ 42-28.1-3. Incentive steps.
(a)
Advancement to each of the incentive salary steps shall be based on a point system as set forth in § 42-28.1-4 and shall be accomplished as follows:
Incentive
Increase above
Points
Step
Basic Salary
Acquired
1
$1,000
30
2
$2,000
Associate Degree
in Law
Enforcement
3
$3,000
Bachelor’s Degree
in Law Enforcement
or
Criminal Justice
4
$3,500
Juris Doctor, Masters
Degree
in Law Enforcement
provided the
participant has
achieved a
Bachelor’s
Degree in Law
Enforcement,
criminal justice,
or law
(b)
Except that the state fire marshal and the deputy state fire marshals may be granted credit for a degree with a concentration in fire science.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.1-3; P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 165, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 338, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police — Incentive Pay › Section 42-28.1-4. - Point system.

§ 42-28.1-4. Point system.
The points needed to be acquired in order to achieve the various incentive steps as set forth in § 42-28.1-3 shall be earned as follows:
(1)
One hundred twenty (120) points for a baccalaureate degree in a university, college, technical institute, or other institution approved by the regional accrediting association of colleges and secondary schools.
(2)
Sixty (60) points for an associate degree awarded by any institution approved by the regional accrediting association of colleges and secondary schools.
(3)
One point for each semester hour credit obtained in a university, college, technical institute, or other institute of learning approved by the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, with a concentration in police and legal studies and including studies in the field of behavioral sciences, provided that the member is continuously enrolled in a law enforcement degree program and is taking a minimum of nine (9) credit courses per year in said program; and that a degree is obtained by the member within six (6) years from the time that he or she receives his or her first credit under this program; provided, further, that upon disability or hardship of a member, the chief of training, division of personnel, may exempt that member from the above requirements.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.1-4; P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 91, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 165, § 3; P.L. 1976, ch. 67, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police — Incentive Pay › Section 42-28.1-5. - Eligible expenses.

§ 42-28.1-5. Eligible expenses.
(a)
Upon presentation of evidence of successful completion of any course or courses as mentioned in § 42-28.1-4 to the chief of the department in which any police officer is a member, then the respective town or city in which the officer is employed shall reimburse him or her all his or her eligible expenses incurred by taking the courses within a period of ninety (90) days from the submission. For the purposes of this section, the words “eligible expenses” shall include the cost of tuition, books, and supplies but shall not include any expenses related to courses in a program leading to a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or a Juris Doctor (JD) degree.
(b)
Any city or town may enter into an agreement with any police officer upon acceptance to law school while in the employ of said city or town.
Said agreement may require the police officer to remain employed one month for each month the officer received reimbursement for law school.
Failure to meet said employment shall mandate the officer reimburse the city or town the full amount paid by the city or town for law school.
History of Section.
P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 165, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 28.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police — Incentive Pay › Section 42-28.1-6. - Payments.

§ 42-28.1-6. Payments.
(a)
Each of the chiefs of the various agencies shall supply to the chief of training, division of personnel, on or before the first day of September of each year, a list of all members of their respective agencies who have received incentive credits. The chief shall certify the amount of incentive pay for each city and town, and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the general treasurer for payment to the chief of the sums to be certified to be distributed by him or her to the several city and town treasurers for payment to the eligible police officers; provided, however, that if the appropriation in any fiscal year is not sufficient to pay in full the total amount which is eligible to be distributed during the fiscal year, the maximum amounts which the eligible police officers are eligible to receive shall be ratably reduced to the level of the appropriation. The state shall not be responsible for payment of any of the “eligible expenses” as defined in § 42-28.1-5 except for payment of the eligible expenses of deputy sheriffs. Payment of all other expenses shall be the exclusive responsibility of the respective city or town.
(b)
Individual incentive payments shall remain fixed at the dollar amount obtained by the incentive point score attained as of September 1, 1978, and will not increase until the additional required incentive points have been earned.
(c)
No participant in this program shall receive an incentive award in an amount less than the amount he or she received in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1979.
(d)
Those who are participants in this program as of September 1, 1978, and who do not have a degree nor are enrolled in a degree program, must enroll in a degree program by January 1, 1980, in order to be eligible for the incentive award payments.
History of Section.
P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 91, § 2; P.L. 1976, ch. 67, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. 15, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. VIII, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 88; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 82, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 21, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 29, § 7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police — Incentive Pay › Section 42-28.1-7. - Appropriation.

§ 42-28.1-7. Appropriation.
The state of Rhode Island shall bear the expense for incentive payments. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and the controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum or so much thereof as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by him or her of duly authenticated vouchers.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.1-7; P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police — Incentive Pay › Section 42-28.1-8. - Eligible education.

§ 42-28.1-8. Eligible education.
No credit shall be granted for any degree other than those specified in § 42-28.1-3. No credit shall be granted to members of city or town police forces for degrees awarded prior to May 1, 1967. No credit shall be granted to members of the state police force and division of fire safety for degrees awarded prior to May 16, 1970. No credit shall be granted to members of the sheriffs’ unit for degrees awarded prior to January 1, 1970. No credit shall be granted to members of the Rhode Island marshals’ unit or Rhode Island capitol police force for degrees awarded prior to June 30, 1987, except for those members of the marshals’ unit or capitol police force presently in service.
History of Section.
P.L. 1972, ch. 176, § 2; P.L. 1973, ch. 165, § 5; P.L. 1980, ch. 295, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 28, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police — Incentive Pay › Section 42-28.1-9. - Ineligibility for other incentive payments.

§ 42-28.1-9. Ineligibility for other incentive payments.
Any person receiving educational incentive payments under this chapter is ineligible for additional incentive payments as contained in the in-service training program for state employees, as contained in the state personnel rules or in § 36-4-44 or in any other chapter relating to incentive in-service training programs.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 150, § 44.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-1. - Legislative declaration of intent.

§ 42-28.2-1. Legislative declaration of intent.
The legislature hereby finds and declares that police work, a basic adjunct of law enforcement, is professional in nature, requiring proper educational and clinical training in a state as densely populated as Rhode Island; that in our free society, better law enforcement can be achieved through higher standards of efficiency in police work than in retributive measures against those who commit crime; that the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of our citizens, can best be met by the creation of an educational training and recruitment program for persons who seek careers as police officers in order that such persons while serving in a probationary capacity prior to permanent appointment will receive training at approved recruit and in-service training facilities; and that, by qualifying and becoming proficient in the field of law enforcement, those persons will individually and collectively better insure the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state in their respective communities.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-1; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-2. - Municipal Police Training Academy School established.

§ 42-28.2-2. Municipal Police Training Academy School established.
There is hereby created and established, under the authority of the director of the department of public safety, a municipal police training school, for the use of all municipal police departments with the exception of the Providence police department. The municipal police training academy shall also be used by the division of enforcement of the department of environmental management, or any other recognized police authority approved by the police officer’s commission on standards and training and shall be maintained by the state and located at a facility maintained and approved by the director of public safety. The municipal police training academy may utilize other state property for special courses of instruction when deemed necessary by the police officer’s commission on standards and training with the consent of the governor.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-2; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 83, § 2; P.L. 1972, ch. 280, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-3. - Commission established — Appointment and terms.

§ 42-28.2-3. Commission established — Appointment and terms.
(a)
Starting in January, 1970 and annually thereafter the governor shall appoint members to the commission to serve a term of three (3) years commencing the first day of February next following their respective appointment(s) and until their respective successors shall be appointed and qualified to succeed the person or persons whose term next expires. At least one person serving on the commission shall be appointed from a list of five (5) names submitted to the governor by the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns and at least three (3) persons serving on the commission shall be chiefs of local police departments.
(b)
Members of the commission shall be eligible for reappointment.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-3; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 291, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 29.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-4. - Selection of chairperson and vice-chairperson — Quorum — Summon of first meeting.

§ 42-28.2-4. Selection of chairperson and vice-chairperson — Quorum — Summon of first meeting.
The governor, upon the appointment of the members of the commission on standards and training, shall select from the appointed members a chairperson and vice-chairperson who shall serve at his or her pleasure. Three (3) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The governor shall summon the commission to its first meeting.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-4; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 108, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-5. - Compensation and expenses of members.

§ 42-28.2-5. Compensation and expenses of members.
Members of the commission on standards and training shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. No member of the commission shall lose any pay or other benefits by reason of attendance at meetings of the commission.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-5; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-6. - Meetings — Powers of commission.

§ 42-28.2-6. Meetings — Powers of commission.
The commission on standards and training shall meet at least four (4) times in each year and shall hold special meetings when called by the chairperson or, in his or her absence, by the vice-chairperson. The commission shall have the control and supervision of the Rhode Island state police academy in Foster, Rhode Island, to the extent necessary to effectuate the purpose of this chapter; provided that control shall not interfere with the use of the academy to the state police. The commission may certify the training school of any municipality as it determines that the school has facilities and a program of training substantially comparable to those of the municipal police training school established by § 42-28.2-2. The chairperson, with the approval of a majority of the members of the commission, shall appoint such permanent and temporary staff as are necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-6; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 291, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 108, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-7. - Reports.

§ 42-28.2-7. Reports.
The commission on standards and training shall make an annual report to the director of public safety which will include pertinent data regarding the standards established and the degree of participation of municipalities in the training programs.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-7; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-8. - Establishment of standards.

§ 42-28.2-8. Establishment of standards.
(a)
The commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish mandatory training standards, not applicable to the city of Providence, and to be promulgated with due consideration to varying factors and special requirements of local police agencies, the division of enforcement of the department of environmental management and the board of regents relative to:
(1)
Minimum standards of physical, educational, mental and moral fitness which shall govern the recruitment, selection, and apportionment of police officers; provided, however, that the minimum height and weight standards for local police officers shall be determined by each municipality.
(2)
The commission with the approval of the director of public safety will establish the courses of training, and set rules and regulations relative to the education, physical standards, and personal character of candidates and trainees.
(3)
Minimum course of study, attendance requirements, equipment, and facilities required at the municipal police training school, or other approved training schools certified pursuant to § 42-28.2-6.
(4)
Minimum qualification for instructors at the municipal police training school, or other approved training schools certified pursuant to § 42-28.2-6.
(5)
Minimum basic training requirements which police officers appointed to probationary terms shall complete before being eligible for continued or permanent employment, and the term within which that basic training must be completed following such appointment to a probationary term.
(6)
Minimum basic training requirements which police officers not appointed for probationary terms but appointed on other than a permanent basis shall complete before being eligible for continued employment.
(7)
Categories or classifications of advanced in-service training programs and minimum courses of study and attendance requirements for those categories or classifications.
(8)
The establishment of subordinate regional training centers in strategic geographic locations in order to serve the greatest number of local police agencies that are unable to support their own training programs.
(b)
The commission shall establish a schedule of sessions of the school, of which there shall be a minimum of one session per year.
(c)
The commission shall authorize the establishment of police training schools by any municipality which demonstrates that it can satisfactorily meet the minimum standards established for police training schools.
History of Section.
P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 291, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 83, § 2; P.L. 1972, ch. 280, § 2; P.L. 1974, ch. 108, § 3; P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. 17, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 29; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-8.1. - Educational requirements — Hate crimes.

§ 42-28.2-8.1. Educational requirements — Hate crimes.
The commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish mandatory training standards to provide instruction for police officers in identifying, responding to and reporting all incidents of “hate crimes” pursuant to § 42-28-46. The commission shall include this training in all curricula for recruits and in-service trainees, in all police academies operated or certified by the commission.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 348, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 352, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-8.2. - Educational requirements — Gang related activity.

§ 42-28.2-8.2. Educational requirements — Gang related activity.
The commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish mandatory training standards to provide instructions for police officers in identifying, responding to and reporting all incidents of criminal gang activity as defined in § 11-61-3. The commission shall include the training in all curricula for recruits and in-service trainees, in all police academies operating or certified by the commission.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 125, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-8.5. - Training in investigating and handling complaints involving victims, witnesses, or suspects with cognitive or communication-related disabilities — Educational requirements.

§ 42-28.2-8.5. Training in investigating and handling complaints involving victims, witnesses, or suspects with cognitive or communication-related disabilities — Educational requirements.
(a)
The commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish mandatory training standards to provide instruction for police detectives in investigating and handling complaints involving victims, witnesses, or suspects with cognitive or communication-related disabilities and shall develop guidelines for detectives responding to incidents involving such persons.
(b)
The commission on standards and training shall include and require training in the curricula described in subsection (a) for all newly commissioned police detectives and in-service trainees, in all police academies operated or certified by the commission.
(c)
Training presenters shall include:
(1)
Intellectual/developmental disabilities and communication disabilities practitioners with expertise in the delivery of direct services to individuals with cognitive disabilities or communication-related disabilities; and
(2)
Individuals with cognitive disabilities or communication-related disabilities.
(d)
The course of instruction, the learning and performance objectives, the standards for training, and the guidelines shall be developed by the commission on standards and training in consultation with practitioners and advocates having an interest and expertise in providing services and supports to individuals with cognitive disabilities or communication-related disabilities in community-based settings.
(e)
Training presentations may utilize the staff of community-based providers of services and supports for individuals with cognitive disabilities and communication-related disabilities, as well as videos or webinars developed by other federal, state, or municipal law enforcement agencies.
(f)
As used in this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
(1)
“Police detective” means any member of a municipal police department or a department in the state that is assigned to conduct investigations of complaints.
(2)
The terms “cognitive disabilities” and “communication-related disabilities” mean a severe, chronic disability of a person that:
(i)
Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment;
(ii)
Is likely to continue indefinitely; or
(iii)
Results in substantial functional limitations in receptive or expressive language.
History of Section.
P.L. 2023, ch. 271, § 1, effective June 22, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 272, § 1, effective June 22, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers — Commission on Standards and Training › Section 42-28.2-9. - Agreements.

§ 42-28.2-9. Agreements.
The commission on standards and training may enter into agreements with other agencies, colleges, and universities to carry out the intent of this chapter.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-9; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1.