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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics › Chapter 41-11 - Simulcast Programs from Licensed Betting Facilities › Section 41-11-1. - Definitions.

§ 41-11-1. Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall mean:
(1)
“Day” means the normal business day of the facility on which the licensee may conduct multiple programs.
(2)
“Licensee” means an entity licensed pursuant to chapters 3.1 and 7 of this title.
(3)
“Simulcast” means the live television broadcast of programs, either interstate or intrastate, to a licensee of a licensed facility within the state. The program must be sanctioned and/or licensed in the state of origin.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 61, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 16, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics › Chapter 41-11 - Simulcast Programs from Licensed Betting Facilities › Section 41-11-2. - Simulcast.

§ 41-11-2. Simulcast.
(a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 41-4-2 as to location of programs only, a licensee may enter into a contract with any licensed racing association to simulcast programs from the facility on certain racing days.
(b)
A licensee may simulcast programs for all or a portion of the days and times that video lottery games are offered at the licensee’s facility.
(c)
A licensee shall obtain a permit from the division of gaming and athletics licensing.
(d)
A licensee may accept pari-mutuel wagering on the simulcast at the licensed facility and not at any other location.
(e)
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general law, public law, or local ordinance to the contrary, including without limitation the provisions contained in §§ 5-23-2(d), 25-3-2 and 25-3-3, a licensee, other than an entity licensed pursuant to § 41-7-3(a) and (c), shall not be required to provide employees time and a half pay for the work performed during Sundays and holidays.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 61, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 16, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 9, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 305, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 528, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics › Chapter 41-11 - Simulcast Programs from Licensed Betting Facilities › Section 41-11-3. - Taxes and commissions.

§ 41-11-3. Taxes and commissions.
(a)
Each licensee conducting wagering in a simulcast betting facility under the pari-mutuel system shall pay to the state, and there is hereby imposed, a tax on such programs at the rate of:
(1)
Four percent (4%) of the total money wagered thereon on win, place, and show wagers;
(2)
Four percent (4%) on multiple wagers therein involving two (2) animals; and
(3)
Five and one-half percent (5.5%) on exotic wagers therein involving three (3) or more animals.
(b)
Where the division has approved the integration of wagers placed at the simulcast facility into similar wagering pools at a host facility where the program is conducted, each licensee conducting wagering in a simulcast betting facility may retain as his or her commission an amount equal to the takeout at the host facility of which one and four-tenths percent (1.4%) shall be paid to the kennel owners at facilities licensed pursuant to chapter 3.1 of this title. This tax structure shall apply to any transmission of programs between licensed facilities within the state. Where integration of wagers does not occur the division shall be:
(1)
Twenty percent (20%) of the amounts wagered on win, place, and show wagers, of which one and four-tenths percent (1.4%) shall be paid to the kennel owners at facilities licensed pursuant to chapter 3.1 of this title.
(2)
Twenty percent (20%) of the amounts wagered on multiple wagers involving two (2) animals, of which one and four-tenths percent (1.4%) shall be paid to the kennel owners at facilities licensed pursuant to chapter 3.1 of this title.
(3)
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the amounts wagered on exotic wagers involving three (3) or more animals, of which one and four-tenths percent (1.4%) shall be paid to the kennel owners at facilities licensed pursuant to chapter 3.1 of this title.
(4)
One-half (½) of the breakage to the dime resulting from the betting shall be deposited as general revenues. The remaining breakage shall be retained by the licensee.
(c)
The amount of unclaimed money that shall hereafter be held by any licensee, on account of outstanding and uncashed winning tickets, shall, at the expiration of one year after the close of the meeting during which the tickets were issued, be paid into the general fund of the state.
(d)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money wagered on the simulcast of intrastate and interstate programs, as provided in this chapter, shall be subject only to the tax imposed in this section, and provided further, where there is interstate transmission of signals in accordance with national practice, the tax shall be levied in the receiving state only.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 61, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 16, § 1; P.L. 1995, 370, art. 40, § 126; P.L. 1996, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 402, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 152.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics › Chapter 41-11 - Simulcast Programs from Licensed Betting Facilities › Section 41-11-4. - Admission of minors prohibited.

§ 41-11-4. Admission of minors prohibited.
No person who is under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be admitted into a building where pari-mutuel betting or simulcast is taking place, unless the person is an employee of a licensed concessionaire or licensed vendor and performing his or her duties of employment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 16, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of State › Section 42-1-1. - Extension of boundaries into sea.

§ 42-1-1. Extension of boundaries into sea.
(a)
The general assembly finds that the people of the state of Rhode Island have a fundamental interest in the establishment of the full jurisdiction of this state over that area which congress has determined to be subject to this state’s jurisdiction in the Submerged Lands Act of 1953, 43 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq., and to extend jurisdiction as fully as is permitted under the Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone of 1958 and applicable precedents of the United States Supreme Court.
(b)
The boundary between this state and the state of New York is established by agreement between the two states and ratified by the congress in chapter 362 of Public Law 399, approved July 1, 1944.
(c)
The territorial waters of this state and the submerged lands thereunder enuring to this state extend seaward three (3) geographical miles (5,556 meters) from the shoreline at the mean low water mark or from any base line farther out permitted by law, without prejudice to existing state jurisdiction up to the mean high water mark.
(d)
The waters of Narragansett Bay are bounded on the south by a base line or closing line extending from the mean low water mark at the southernmost point at Point Judith to the mean low water mark at the southernmost point on the southernmost island in the West Island group, south of Sakonnet Point. This closing line is equivalent to the shoreline.
(e)
Whenever the United States or a court of competent jurisdiction shall extend the breadth of the territorial seas of this state to any greater distance, the above territorial boundaries shall be deemed to extend to such distance.
(f)
The boundary of counties bordering on the sea extends to the uttermost limit of the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 344, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of State › Section 42-1-2. - Jurisdiction of state — Lands ceded to United States.

§ 42-1-2. Jurisdiction of state — Lands ceded to United States.
The jurisdiction of the state shall extend to, and embrace, all places within the boundaries thereof, except as to those places that have been ceded to the United States, or have been purchased by the United States with the consent of the state. Provided, however, with respect to all land, the jurisdiction over which shall have been ceded to the United States by the state of Rhode Island, the state of Rhode Island shall have and hereby does retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States of and over that land, for the sole and only purpose of serving and executing thereon civil and criminal process issuing by virtue of and under the laws and authority of the state of Rhode Island.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 1, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 1, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 1, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 1, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-1-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of State › Section 42-1-2.1. - Retrocession of Veterans’ Administration property.

§ 42-1-2.1. Retrocession of Veterans’ Administration property.
(a)
The governor may accept, on behalf of the state, retrocession of jurisdiction over Veterans’ Administration property within the state, to establish concurrent jurisdiction between the federal government and the state over lands and interests, including any roads, highways or other lands and buildings of the Veterans’ Administration, within the city of Providence where retrocession has been offered by the administrator of Veterans’ Affairs on behalf of the United States.
(b)
Documents concerning such action shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state and in the office of the registry of deeds of the city of Providence.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 81, § 21.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of State › Section 42-1-4. - Exemption from taxes.

§ 42-1-4. Exemption from taxes.
The premises described in § 42-1-3 shall be exempt from all taxes and assessments and other charges which may be levied or imposed under the authority of the state and shall so continue to be exempt as long as the property shall remain the property of the United States and no longer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1919, ch. 1717, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 1, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 1, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 42-1-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-2 - Federal Lands › Section 42-2-1. - Consent to acquisition of land.

§ 42-2-1. Consent to acquisition of land.
The consent of the state of Rhode Island is given to the purchase by the government of the United States, or under the authority of the government of the United States, of any tract, piece, or parcel of land from any person within the limits of the state for the purpose of erecting thereon post offices, lighthouses, beacon lights, range lights, lifesaving stations, and light keepers’ dwellings, and other needful public buildings or for the location, construction, or prosecution of forts, fortifications, coast defenses, and appurtenances thereto, or for the location and maintenance of any cable lines, landing places, terminal stations, and other needful buildings connected therewith for weather bureau purposes, or for the establishment of naval stations or coal depots, or the erection of buildings, piers, wharves, or other structures for naval uses, or for the establishment of fish or lobster cultural stations or hatcheries, or the erection or construction of other needful buildings connected therewith or for the erection or construction of piers, wharves, dams, or other structures for use in connection with the fish or lobster cultural stations or hatcheries; and all deeds, conveyances, or title papers for the purchases shall be recorded, as in other cases, upon the land records of the town in which the land so conveyed may lie; the consent herein given being in accordance with U.S. Const., Art. I, § 8, cl. 17, and with the acts of Congress in such cases made and provided.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 2, § 1; P.L. 1896, ch. 330, § 1; P.L. 1903, ch. 1091, § 1; P.L. 1903, ch. 1099, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 2, § 1; P.L. 1918, ch. 1608, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 2, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 805, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 2, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-2-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-2 - Federal Lands › Section 42-2-2. - Exemption from taxation.

§ 42-2-2. Exemption from taxation.
The lots, parcels, or tracts of land selected pursuant to § 42-2-1, together with the tenements and appurtenances for the purposes mentioned in § 42-2-1, shall be held exempt from taxation by the state of Rhode Island.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 2, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 2, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 2, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 2, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-2-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-2 - Federal Lands › Section 42-2-3. - Migratory bird reservations.

§ 42-2-3. Migratory bird reservations.
Consent of the state of Rhode Island is given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, devise, or lease of those areas of land or water, or of land and water, in Rhode Island, which the United States may deem necessary for the establishment of migratory bird reservations in accordance with the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 715 — 715s, reserving, however, to the state of Rhode Island full and complete jurisdiction and authority over all those areas not incompatible with the administration, maintenance, protection, and control thereof by the United States under the terms of that act.
History of Section.
P.L. 1930, ch. 1607, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 2, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-2-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-2 - Federal Lands › Section 42-2-4. - Forest, wildlife, and recreational areas.

§ 42-2-4. Forest, wildlife, and recreational areas.
The consent of the state is hereby given to the acquisition by the United States or any authorized agency thereof, by purchase, gift, devise, or lease, of those lands or interests in land in this state which the United States or agency may deem necessary or desirable for the purpose of the establishment and maintenance or of the maintenance of forest, wildlife, park, or recreational areas in accordance with acts of the congress authorizing the acquisition by the United States or any agency thereof of lands or interests in land for this purpose, reserving, however, to this state, over all lands or interests in land so acquired, full and complete jurisdiction and authority not incompatible with the administration, maintenance, protection, and control thereof by the United States or agency under the provisions of those acts of the congress.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2199, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 2, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 42-2-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-2 - Federal Lands › Section 42-2-5. - Eminent domain by United States.

§ 42-2-5. Eminent domain by United States.
Whenever it shall be made to appear to the superior court, upon the application of any authorized agent of the United States, that the United States is desirous of purchasing any tract of land, and the right of way thereto, within the limits of this state, for the erection of a lighthouse, beacon light, range light, lifesaving station, or light keeper’s dwelling, or for the location, construction, or prosecution of forts, fortifications, coast defenses, and appurtenances thereto, and that the owner of the land is unknown, nonresident, or a minor, or from any other cause is incapable of making a perfect title to the lands, or in case the owners, being residents and capable of conveying, shall, from disagreement in price, or from any other cause, refuse to convey the lands to the United States, the superior court shall order notice upon the application to be published in the newspaper published nearest the place where the land lies, also in a newspaper published in Newport, and in a newspaper published in Providence, once in each week for the space of four (4) months, which notice shall contain an accurate description of the lands, together with the names of the owners, or supposed owners, and shall require all persons interested in the lands to appear on a day and at a place to be specified in the notice, and to make their objections, if any they have, to having the lands condemned to the United States for the above stated use. Whereupon, the superior court shall proceed to empanel a jury, as in other cases, to appraise the value of the lands, at their fair market value, and all damages sustained by the owners thereof by the appropriation thereof by the United States for the above stated purpose; which award, when so assessed, with the entire costs of the proceedings, shall be paid into the general treasury of the state, and thereupon the sheriff of the county in which the land lies, upon the production of the certificate of the general treasurer that the amount has been paid, shall execute to the United States, and deliver to their authorized agent, a deed of the lands, reciting the proceedings in the cause, which deed shall convey to the United States a good and absolute title to the lands for the purposes aforesaid, against all persons whatsoever.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 2, § 4; P.L. 1896, ch. 330, § 2; C.P.A. 1905, §§ 1216, 1217; G.L. 1909, ch. 2, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 2, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 2, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 42-2-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-2 - Federal Lands › Section 42-2-6. - Payment for condemned lands.

§ 42-2-6. Payment for condemned lands.
The money paid into the general treasury pursuant to § 42-2-5 shall remain there until it is ordered to be paid out to the person who is entitled to receive it, by the order of the superior court.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 2, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 2, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 2, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 2, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 42-2-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-2 - Federal Lands › Section 42-2-7. - Title to improvements.

§ 42-2-7. Title to improvements.
The title to all buildings, tanks, light, sewer and water systems and other improvements and installations constructed at the expense of the United States on land owned or leased by the state shall vest in the United States, and those buildings and other improvements and installations shall not be disposed of except upon approval of the secretary of defense and under the conditions that he or she may prescribe.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 2, § 7; P.L. 1927, ch. 984, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 2, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 42-2-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-2 - Federal Lands › Section 42-2-8. - Execution of state process.

§ 42-2-8. Execution of state process.
All civil and criminal processes issued under the authority of this state or of any department, division or officer thereof may be served and executed on any lot, piece, parcel or tract of land acquired by the United States under the authority of this chapter, and in any buildings or structures that may be erected thereon, in the same manner as if jurisdiction had not been ceded under the authority of this chapter.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 2, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 2, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 2, § 3; P.L. 1935, ch. 2199, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 2, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 42-2-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-2 - Federal Lands › Section 42-2-9. - Entry on lands for geological survey.

§ 42-2-9. Entry on lands for geological survey.
For the purpose of making the surveys required of the federal geological survey by acts of the United States congress, it shall be lawful for the persons employed in making the surveys to enter upon the lands within the boundaries of this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1902, ch. 1050, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 2, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 2, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 2, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 42-2-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-3 - Counties › Section 42-3-1. - Newport County.

§ 42-3-1. Newport County.
The city of Newport and the towns of Portsmouth, Jamestown, Middletown, Little Compton, and Tiverton, shall constitute the county of Newport; and Newport shall be the county town.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 3, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 3, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 3, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-3-1; P.L. 1963, ch. 84, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-3 - Counties › Section 42-3-2. - Providence County.

§ 42-3-2. Providence County.
The cities of Providence, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Central Falls, and Cranston, and the towns of Smithfield, Scituate, Glocester, Cumberland, Johnston, North Providence, Foster, Burrillville, East Providence, North Smithfield, and Lincoln, shall constitute the county of Providence; and Providence shall be the county town.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 3, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 3, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 3, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-3-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-3 - Counties › Section 42-3-3. - Washington County.

§ 42-3-3. Washington County.
The towns of South Kingstown, North Kingstown, New Shoreham, Westerly, Charlestown, Exeter, Richmond, Hopkinton, and Narragansett, shall constitute the county of Washington; and South Kingstown shall be the county town.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 3, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 3, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 3, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-3-3; P.L. 1963, ch. 84, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-3 - Counties › Section 42-3-4. - Bristol County.

§ 42-3-4. Bristol County.
The towns of Bristol, Warren, and Barrington, shall constitute the county of Bristol; and Bristol shall be the county town.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 3, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 3, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 3, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 42-3-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-3 - Counties › Section 42-3-5. - Kent County.

§ 42-3-5. Kent County.
The city of Warwick and the towns of East Greenwich, West Warwick, West Greenwich, and Coventry, shall constitute the county of Kent; and East Greenwich shall be the county town.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 3, § 5; P.L. 1913, ch. 1012, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 3, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 3, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 42-3-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-3 - Counties › Section 42-3-6. - Jurisdiction over waters.

§ 42-3-6. Jurisdiction over waters.
The jurisdiction of counties separated by, or bordering on, the public waters within the jurisdiction of the state, shall be concurrent over those waters, except as is hereinafter provided. The waters of Narragansett Bay, and the lands and rocks therein, situated to the northward of a line drawn from the mouth of Pawtuxet River to Sabin’s Point, shall be deemed a part of the county of Providence, and be within the jurisdiction of Providence County; and all the other waters of Narragansett Bay shall not be deemed to make a part of or be within the sole jurisdiction of any one particular county.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 3, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 3, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 3, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 42-3-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-1. - Arms of state.

§ 42-4-1. Arms of state.
The arms of the state are a golden anchor on a blue field, and the motto thereof is the word “Hope”.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 5, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 5, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 5, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 19, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-4-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-2. - State seal.

§ 42-4-2. State seal.
There shall continue to be one seal for the public use of the state; the form of an anchor shall be engraved thereon; the motto thereof shall be the word “Hope”; and in a circle around the outside shall be engraved with the words, “Seal of the State of Rhode Island, 1636”.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 5, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 5, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 5, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 19, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-4-2; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-3. - State flag.

§ 42-4-3. State flag.
The flag of the state shall be white, five feet and six inches (5′6") fly and four feet and ten inches (4′10”) deep on the pike, bearing on each side in the center a gold anchor, twenty-two inches (22") high, and underneath it a blue ribbon twenty-four inches (24") long and five inches (5") wide, or in these proportions, with the motto “Hope” in golden letters thereon, the whole surrounded by thirteen (13) golden stars in a circle. The flag shall be edged with yellow fringe. The pike shall be surmounted by a spearhead and the length of the pike shall be nine feet (9′), not including the spearhead.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 5, § 3; P.L. 1897, ch. 460, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 5, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 5, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 19, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-4-3; P.L. 1978, ch. 88, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-4. - State song.

§ 42-4-4. State song.
(a)
The song entitled “Rhode Island’s It for Me,” words by Charlie Hall, music by Maria Day and arrangement by Kathryn Chester, shall be and is hereby established as and declared to be the state song.
(b)
The words and musical presentation of the state song shall be as follows:
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 107, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-4.1. - State march.

§ 42-4-4.1. State march.
(a)
The song entitled “Rhode Island,” words and music by T. Clarke Brown, shall be and is hereby established as and declared to be the state march.
(b)
The words and the musical presentation of the state march shall be as follows:
History of Section.
P.L. 1946, ch. 1809, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-4-4; P.L. 1996, ch. 107, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-5. - State bird.

§ 42-4-5. State bird.
The breed of fowl, commonly known as the “Rhode Island red,” is designated, and shall be known, as the official state bird.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3402, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-4-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-6. - Lifesaving medal.

§ 42-4-6. Lifesaving medal.
The secretary of state is hereby authorized and directed to provide a suitable medal and certificate that would be awarded with official ceremony by the governor on the part of any firefighter, volunteer firefighter, police, or other citizen who saves human life in this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2475, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-4-6; P.L. 2007, ch. 192, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 218, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-7. - Annual appropriation.

§ 42-4-7. Annual appropriation.
For the purpose of carrying § 42-4-6 into effect, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) is hereby annually appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; and the state 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 properly authenticated vouchers.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2475, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-4-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-8. - State tree.

§ 42-4-8. State tree.
The tree commonly known as the “red maple” (acer rubrum) is hereby designated as the state tree.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-4-8; P.L. 1964, ch. 13, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-9. - State flower.

§ 42-4-9. State flower.
The flower commonly known as the “violet” (viola sororia) is hereby designated as the state flower.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-4-9; P.L. 1968, ch. 15, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 309, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-10. - State representation at presidential inauguration activities.

§ 42-4-10. State representation at presidential inauguration activities.
Whenever the governor designates a school to represent the state in connection with any presidential inauguration activities or at the inaugural parade in Washington, the state shall reimburse that school for expenses in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 211, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-11. - State symbol of American folk art.

§ 42-4-11. State symbol of American folk art.
The Charles I.D. Looff carousel (also known as the Crescent Park carousel) is hereby designated as the state symbol of American folk art for the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 50, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-12. - State shell.

§ 42-4-12. State shell.
The shellfish, commonly known as the “quahaug” (mercenaria mercenaria), is hereby designated as the state shell for the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 321, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 450, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-13. - Official state fruit.

§ 42-4-13. Official state fruit.
The variety of apple known as the Rhode Island greening is hereby designated as the official state fruit for the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 402, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-14. - State flagships.

§ 42-4-14. State flagships.
The Class A Tall Ship, commonly known as the “SSV Oliver Hazard Perry,” is hereby designated as the official flagship and tall ship ambassador of the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 366, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 139, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 296, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-16. - State fish.

§ 42-4-16. State fish.
The fish commonly known as the “Striped Bass” (morone saxatilis) is designated as the official state fish.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 201, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-17. - State Tartan.

§ 42-4-17. State Tartan.
(a)
The St. Andrews Society of RI, Inc. is authorized to create, authenticate and register, at the sole expense of the society, the official tartan of the state, to be called “the state of Rhode Island tartan”.
(b)
For the purposes of this section, “tartan” means any of many textile patterns consisting of stripes of varying widths and colors crossed at right angles against a solid background, each forming a distinctive design worn by the members of a Scottish clan.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 496, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-18. - State sailing education vessel.

§ 42-4-18. State sailing education vessel.
The Class A size Tall Ship, commonly known as the “SSV Oliver Hazard Perry,” is hereby designated as the official state sailing education vessel.
History of Section.
P.L. 2012, ch. 62, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 97, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-19. - State appetizer.

§ 42-4-19. State appetizer.
Calamari is hereby designated as the official state appetizer for the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 180, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 181, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-20. - State insect.

§ 42-4-20. State insect.
The American burying beetle is hereby designated as the official state insect.
History of Section.
P.L. 2015, ch. 175, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 186, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-21. - State marine mammal.

§ 42-4-21. State marine mammal.
The harbor seal is hereby designated as the official state marine mammal.
History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 475, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 476, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-22. - State coral.

§ 42-4-22. State coral.
The coral commonly known as “Northern Star Coral” (Astrangia poculata) is designated as the official state coral.
History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 47, § 1, effective June 11, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 48, § 1, effective June 11, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems › Section 42-4-23. - State fossil.

§ 42-4-23. State fossil.
The trilobite, a fossilized marine animal commonly found in Rhode Island, is hereby designated the state fossil.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 93, § 1, effective June 17, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 94, § 1, effective June 17, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4.1 - Rhode Island State Yacht “Courageous” › Section 42-4.1-1. - Legislative findings and purpose.

§ 42-4.1-1. Legislative findings and purpose.
(a)
The general assembly hereby finds that:
(1)
Yachting and yacht racing are vital elements of the tourist and manufacturing economies of the state of Rhode Island. The competition for the America’s Cup that was staged in Rhode Island waters for almost fifty (50) years is an important part of the cultural heritage of the state.
(2)
As a participant in five (5) America’s Cup regattas, and a two-time successful defender of the America’s Cup, the twelve-meter yacht COURAGEOUS best exemplifies the spirit of America’s Cup competition during the era when this competition was based in Newport.
(3)
The yacht COURAGEOUS is now owned by the museum of yachting, a not-for-profit corporation organized and located at Fort Adams State Park in Newport.
(4)
It is in the public interest that the yacht COURAGEOUS be maintained as a living example of the involvement of the city of Newport and the state of Rhode Island as the host and location of the America’s Cup competition, the longest-running sports competition in the world.
(b)
The purpose of this chapter is to provide the inspirational backing of the state of Rhode Island for the maintenance of the yacht COURAGEOUS, in the ownership of a public, nonprofit entity, as an exhibit and monument to the importance of the yachting industry to the heritage and commerce of the state of Rhode Island.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 215, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4.1 - Rhode Island State Yacht “Courageous” › Section 42-4.1-2. - Designation of Rhode Island state yacht.

§ 42-4.1-2. Designation of Rhode Island state yacht.
The twelve-meter (12 m.) yacht “COURAGEOUS” is designated the Rhode Island state yacht.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 215, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4.2 - Category One Memorial Items › Section 42-4.2-1. - Definition of category one memorial item.

§ 42-4.2-1. Definition of category one memorial item.
(a)
As used in this chapter, a category one memorial item shall include a structure, sculpture, inscription, or icon, or similar item, which meets the following criteria:
(1)
Has attained a secular traditional, cultural, or community recognition and/or value;
(2)
Is located on property that is owned by either the state, a city or town, or any instrumentality thereof;
(3)
Was in existence prior to January 1, 2012; and
(4)
Is designated as a category one memorial pursuant to § 42-4.2-2.
(b)
A memorial may, but does not need to be, related to military affairs in order to be designated as a category one memorial.
(c)
The potential identification of an item or the item having recognizable identification with a known or established religion shall not exclude the item from being designated as a category one memorial item, so long as the provisions of subsection (a) are met.
History of Section.
P.L. 2012, ch. 455, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 456, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-4.2 - Category One Memorial Items › Section 42-4.2-2. - Creation of commission.

§ 42-4.2-2. Creation of commission.
(a)
There is hereby established a permanent commission, to be known as the category one memorial designation commission, to consist of five (5) members; two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker from a list of nominations provided by the chairperson of the Rhode Island historical society, one of whom shall be an elected official; two (2) shall be appointed by the senate president from a list of nominations provided by the adjutant general of the Rhode Island national guard, one to be a member of the Rhode Island veterans of foreign wars, and one to be a member of the American legion; and one to be the spouse or a child of a deceased veteran, to be appointed by the speaker.
(b)
The members of the commission shall, in February of each odd-numbered year, elect from among themselves a chairperson. Vacancies in the commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.
(c)
The purpose of the commission shall be to hear and make determinations on requests by members of the general public to designate items within the state as described in § 42-4.2-1 as category one memorial items. Upon deliberation, the commission may communicate their majority decision to designate an item as such in written form to the city or town clerk of the municipality wherein the item is located, for recording in the land records, and to the chief executive of the municipality.
(d)
Three (3) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
(e)
The commission shall meet upon receipt of a request to designate.
(f)
All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish advice and information, documentary and otherwise, to the commission and its agents as may be necessary or desirable to facilitate the purposes of this chapter.
(g)
The speaker is authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters for the commission.
(h)
The commission shall file a report with the general assembly.
History of Section.
P.L. 2012, ch. 455, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 456, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-5 - Standard and Daylight Saving Time › Section 42-5-1. - Period of daylight saving time.

§ 42-5-1. Period of daylight saving time.
At two o’clock antemeridian (2:00 a.m.) of the second Sunday in March of each year, the standard time in this state shall be advanced one hour, and at two o’clock antemeridian (2:00 a.m.) of the first Sunday in November of each year the standard time in this state shall, by the retarding of one hour, be made to coincide with the mean astronomical time of the degree of longitude governing the zone wherein the state is situated, the standard official time of which is described as United States standard eastern time so that between the second Sunday in March at two o’clock antemeridian (2:00 a.m.) and the first Sunday in November at two o’clock antemeridian (2:00 a.m.) in each year the standard time of the state shall be one hour in advance of the United States standard eastern time.
History of Section.
P.L. 1946, ch. 1778, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3274, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-5-1; P.L. 1987, ch. 11, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-5 - Standard and Daylight Saving Time › Section 42-5-2. - Effect of time change.

§ 42-5-2. Effect of time change.
In all laws, statutes, orders, decrees, rules, and regulations relating to the time of performance of any act by any officer or department of the state, or of any county, city, town or district thereof, or relating to the time in which any rights shall accrue or determine, or within which any act shall or shall not be performed by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the state, and in all public schools and in all institutions of the state, or of any county, city, town or district thereof, and in all contracts or choses in action made or to be performed in the state, it shall be understood and intended that the time shall be United States standard eastern time as changed by § 42-5-1.
History of Section.
P.L. 1946, ch. 1778, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3274, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-5-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-5.1 - Rhode Island Policy and Its Diverse Cultures › Section 42-5.1-1. - Policy.

§ 42-5.1-1. Policy.
(a)
Diverse ethnic and linguistic communities have contributed to the social and economic prosperity of Rhode Island.
(b)
It is the welcomed responsibility and opportunity of Rhode Island to respect and facilitate the efforts of all cultural, ethnic, and linguistic segments of the population to become full participants in Rhode Island communities.
(c)
This state’s economic well-being depends on foreign trade and international exchange and many jobs are directly linked to foreign trade and international exchange.
(d)
If Rhode Island is to prosper in foreign trade and international exchange, it must have citizens that are multilingual and multicultural.
(e)
While recognizing the value of a multilingual background, the state also encourages all citizens to become proficient in English to facilitate full participation of all groups in society and to promote cross-communication that currently exists in this state should be promoted to build trust and understanding among all of its citizens.
(f)
It shall be the policy of the state of Rhode Island to welcome and encourage the presence of diverse cultures and the use of diverse languages in business, government, and private affairs in this state.
(g)
The immigration of Hispanics, Portuguese, Southeast Asian and other non-English speaking peoples to Rhode Island continues; and English is already the predominant language of Rhode Island and needs no legislation to support it.
(h)
English is and will remain the primary language of the United States, and all members of our society recognize the importance of English to national life, individual accomplishment, and personal enrichment.
(i)
The ability to communicate in English and other languages has promoted and can further enhance American economic, political, and cultural vitality.
(j)
The state both affirms the right of every resident to nurture his or her native language and also encourages all citizens to become proficient in English to facilitate full participation in society and promote cross-cultural communication.
(k)
Native language instruction facilitates the development of English proficiency in limited English-proficient children and boosts the overall academic achievement of such children.
(l)
Proficiency in a second or multiple languages can be a major tool for economic growth for our state and help overcome this country’s disadvantage in the world economy as we move into the twenty-first century.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 26, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-6 - Departments of State Government › Section 42-6-1. - Enumeration of departments.

§ 42-6-1. Enumeration of departments.
All the administrative powers and duties heretofore vested by law in the several state departments, boards, divisions, bureaus, commissions, and other agencies shall be vested in the following departments and other agencies that are specified in this title:
(a)
Executive department (chapter 7 of this title);
(b)
Department of state (chapter 8 of this title);
(c)
Department of the attorney general (chapter 9 of this title);
(d)
Treasury department (chapter 10 of this title);
(e)
Department of administration (chapter 11 of this title);
(f)
Department of business regulation (chapter 14 of this title);
(g)
Department of children, youth and families (chapter 72 of this title);
(h)
Department of corrections (chapter 56 of this title);
(i)
[Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 12];
(j)
Department of elementary and secondary education (chapter 60 of title 16);
(k)
Department of environmental management (chapter 17.1 of this title);
(l)
Department of health (chapter 18 of this title);
(m)
Board of governors for higher education (chapter 59 of title 16);
(n)
Department of labor and training (chapter 16.1 of this title);
(o)
Department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals (chapter 12.1 of this title);
(p)
Department of human services (chapter 12 of this title);
(q)
Department of transportation (chapter 13 of this title);
(r)
Public utilities commission (chapter 14.3 of this title);
(s)
Department of revenue (chapter 142 of this title);
(t)
Department of public safety (chapter 7.3 of this title).
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 2; P.L. 1941, ch. 1070, § 2; impl. am. G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 10; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-6-1; impl. am. P.L. 1964, ch. 233; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137; impl. am. P.L. 1968, ch. 197; impl. am. P.L. 1970, ch. 111, § 1; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970, P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 12; P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 3; P.L. 1977, ch. 182, § 15; P.L. 1977, ch. 235, § 3; P.L. 1980, ch. 335, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 32, § 7; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 13; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 206, § 12; P.L. 1993, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 8; P.L. 1996, ch. 226, § 5; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 7; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 9; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-6 - Departments of State Government › Section 42-6-2. - Heads of departments.

§ 42-6-2. Heads of departments.
The governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and general treasurer, hereinafter called general officers, shall each be in charge of a department. There shall also be a director of administration, a director of revenue, a director of public safety, a director of human services, a director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, a director of transportation, a director of business regulation, a director of labor and training, a director of environmental management, a director for children, youth and families, and a director of corrections. Each director shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor and he or she shall serve until his or her successor is duly appointed and qualified unless the director is removed from office by special order of the governor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 22; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-6-2; P.L. 1961, ch. 99, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1964, ch. 233; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137; impl. am. P.L. 1968, ch. 197; impl. am. P.L. 1970, ch. 111, § 1; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 3; P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 10; P.L. 1977, ch. 182, § 15; P.L. 1980, ch. 191, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 13; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 206, § 12; P.L. 1993, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 422, § 9; P.L. 1994, ch. 14, § 9; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 5; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 8; P.L. 1996, ch. 226, § 5; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 7; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 9; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 12.