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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-1. - Statement of policy.

§ 29-6-1. Statement of policy.
(a)
The general assembly hereby declares it to be the policy of this state:
(1)
That free public libraries are essential to the general enlightenment of citizens in a democracy;
(2)
That these free public libraries shall provide for the cultural, educational, informational, and research needs of all citizens;
(3)
That free public libraries are an integral part of the educational system at all levels and a source for vocational information and continued learning following the period of formal education; and
(4)
That it is the responsibility of government at all levels to provide adequate financial support for all free public libraries.
(b)
The general assembly further declares it to be the policy of this state to coordinate on a cooperative basis the resources of academic, free public, school, and special libraries to meet the expanding needs of all citizens and that it is the responsibility of government at all levels to provide adequate financial support to coordinate library resources throughout the state for improved library services to all citizens.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 29-6-1; P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 3; P.L. 1967, ch. 227, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-2. - Public library services.

§ 29-6-2. Public library services.
For each city or town, the state’s share to support local public library services shall be equal to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of both the amount appropriated and expended in the second preceding fiscal year by the city or town from local tax revenues and funds from the public library’s private endowment that supplement the municipal appropriation; provided, however, the state in any year shall not be obligated to match any amount from the endowment that exceeds six percent (6%) of the three-year (3) average market value, calculated at the end of the calendar year, of the investments in the endowment. The amount of the grant payable to each municipality in any year in accordance with this section shall be reduced proportionately in the event that the total of those grants in any year exceeds the amount appropriated that year for the purposes of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 196, § 3; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 7, § 3; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 20, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 458, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 520, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 563, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 25, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 191, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 211, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 282, § 2, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 283, § 2, effective July 9, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-3. - Eligibility requirements — Municipalities.

§ 29-6-3. Eligibility requirements — Municipalities.
(a)
To qualify for state aid under § 29-6-2, a city or town shall:
(1)
Appropriate from local tax revenues an amount not less than the amount appropriated the previous year from local tax revenues and expended for library operating expenses. The appropriation would exclude any state funds received for public library services. Any funds received from the state shall not be used to supplant funds from local tax revenues;
(2)
In the case of a city or town having more than one free public library therein, submit or cause to be submitted to the office of library and information services a plan for the allotment or division of the proposed state aid among the free public libraries in the city or town. The plan shall be developed by agreement among the free public libraries of the city or town;
(3)
Submit or cause to be submitted to the office of library and information services evidence that free public libraries in the city or town meet standards of service as set forth in regulations to be made by the chief of library services pursuant to the provisions of chapter 3.1 of this title or that the regulations are inappropriate for that library;
(4)
Submit or cause to be submitted a plan describing how the public library or libraries plan to address one or more of the priorities established by the office of library and information services.
(b)
The chief of library services upon application and for cause shown may authorize an annual grant-in-aid under § 29-6-2, or a portion thereof, to a city or town not fully meeting the requirements set forth in subsections (a)(1)-(a)(3).
(c)
Decisions as to the eligibility of cities and towns for grants-in-aid under this chapter, and the amounts of the grants-in-aid, shall be made by the chief of library services.
(d)
The chief of library services shall require a preservation plan from any public library which receives an appropriation from the state of Rhode Island which states the preservation needs and objectives of the library for the coming fiscal year. The plan shall include, but not be limited to: condition of materials, assessment of building and environmental controls, and preservation measures to be taken.
(e)
The chief of library services shall require a disaster preparedness plan from any public library which receives an appropriation from the state of Rhode Island which states the plan of action to be taken in the event of a natural or human made disaster. The plan shall be in accordance with a suggested plan published by the office. The plan shall be updated yearly.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 196, § 3; P.L. 1991, ch. 6, art. 19, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 239, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 15, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 6, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 191, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 211, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 26; P.L. 2021, ch. 282, § 2, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 283, § 2, effective July 9, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-4. - Library councils.

§ 29-6-4. Library councils.
In cities or towns having more than one free public library, the boards of trustees, or other governing bodies of the libraries in the city or town, may appoint an interlibrary committee to include the principal librarian of each of the libraries and one other representative of each of the libraries, the committee to be known as a “library council”. The library council is hereby authorized to prepare and submit on behalf of a city or town the plan required by the provisions of § 29-6-3 for division of the proposed annual grant-in-aid to the city or town among the free public libraries therein. The library council may also serve as a means for promoting interlibrary cooperation in the city or town, and is authorized to advise the free public libraries therein on all matters relating to cooperative or joint library services, and may make recommendations pertaining thereto.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 29-6-4; P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-5. - Cooperative library services.

§ 29-6-5. Cooperative library services.
(a)
Any city or town may enter into an agreement with another city or town, or more than one other, to establish or maintain free public library service, or one or more aspects thereof to citizens therein, and those agreements for cooperative library service shall be valid when approved and accepted by the boards of trustees or other governing bodies of the libraries concerned, and by the respective city or town councils of the cities and towns parties to the agreement, and signed by the appropriate library officers and city or town officials thereunto authorized.
(b)
Agreements for cooperative library service may be entered into by, and between, two (2) or more free public libraries, whether or not they are in the same city or town; provided, however, in the case of a free public library established or existing under the provisions of § 29-4-1, the agreement shall not be valid until it has been approved and accepted by the council of the city or town where the library is located.
(c)
These agreements shall be reported to the office of library and information services, and such appropriate and equitable adjustments in annual grants-in-aid under this chapter shall be made as the circumstances may require.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 29-6-5; P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 3; P.L. 2010, ch. 191, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 211, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-6. - Construction and capital improvements.

§ 29-6-6. Construction and capital improvements.
The office of library and information services may cause to be paid to a city or town treasurer, or to any free public library in the state, a grant-in-aid for the construction and capital improvement of any free public library as the chief of library services may determine is necessary and desirable to provide better free library services to the public, which shall be paid in accordance with the following provisions:
(1)
No grant-in-aid shall be made unless the city or town receiving the grant-in-aid shall cause to be appropriated for the same purpose an amount from its own funds and not from any federal grant or other federal financial assistance equal to, or more than, the state grant-in-aid, or unless funds from private sources are dedicated for the same purpose in an amount equal to, or more than, the state grant-in-aid, or unless the total of the city or town appropriation and the funds from private sources for the same purpose is equal to, or more than, the state grant-in-aid.
(2)
The state grant-in-aid may be paid in installments over a period of years up to a maximum of twenty (20) years, beginning in the fiscal year during which the project is accepted by the office of library and information services. Whenever a grant-in-aid is paid on the installment basis permitted herein, there shall be included in the state grant-in-aid the interest cost actually incurred by the city or town, or any free public library, as a result of its having to borrow the state’s portion of the total cost of the library project. The amount of this interest cost shall be computed on the actual interest cost paid by the city or town, or free public library, less any applicable accrued interest, premiums, and profits from investments, over the period of time elapsing between the date borrowed funds are made available and the date of the last installment payment of the state grant-in-aid. Interest cost incurred by the city or town, or any free public library, as a result of having to borrow its portion of the total cost of the library project shall not be considered a part of the total cost of the project for the purposes of matching provided for in subdivision (1) of this section. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the office of library and information services from accelerating the schedule of annual installments, or from paying the balance due of the state’s grant-in-aid in a lump sum; provided, however, that the state grant-in-aid in any fiscal year shall include no less than one-twentieth (⅟₂₀) of the state’s total reimbursable principal obligations.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 29-6-6; P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 3; P.L. 1966, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 324, § 6; P.L. 2010, ch. 191, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 211, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 12, § 12; P.L. 2021, ch. 282, § 2, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 283, § 2, effective July 9, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-7. - State supported institutions.

§ 29-6-7. State supported institutions.
For each state supported residential institution and the school for the deaf, the state’s share under this program to support library services for residents or students shall be gradually increased until the state’s share in fiscal year 2000 is equal to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated and expended in the second preceding fiscal year by the institution for operating expenditures to support library services for residents or students.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 196, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-8. - Eligibility requirements — Institutions.

§ 29-6-8. Eligibility requirements — Institutions.
(a)
To qualify for state aid under § 29-6-7, an institution shall:
(1)
Allocate from its appropriation an amount not less than the amount allocated and expended the previous year for operating expenditures to support library services for residents or students; and
(2)
Submit, or cause to be submitted, to the office of library and information services evidence that the library or libraries in the institution meet standards of service as set forth in regulations to be made by the chief of library services pursuant to the provisions of chapter 3.1 of this title.
(b)
Any funds received from the state under this program shall not be used to supplant funds from other sources.
(c)
The chief of library services, upon application and for cause shown, may authorize an annual grant-in-aid under § 29-6-7, or a portion thereof, to an institution not fully meeting the requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(d)
Decisions as to the eligibility of institutions for grants-in-aid under this chapter, and the amounts of the grants-in-aid, shall be made by the chief of library services.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 196, § 3; P.L. 2010, ch. 191, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 211, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-9. - Rhode Island library network.

§ 29-6-9. Rhode Island library network.
(a)
In order to provide each individual in Rhode Island with equal opportunity of access to resources that will satisfy their and society’s information needs and interests, the office of library and information services is hereby authorized to establish a Rhode Island library network, hereafter referred to as the library of Rhode Island network (LORI), to be administered by the office of library and information services for the purpose of maintaining, promoting, and developing a program of statewide resource sharing and interlibrary cooperation. The office of library and information services shall include, as part of its budget, a budget for the administration and operation of the LORI network to:
(1)
Provide central support services for the library of Rhode Island, such as delivery of materials, consultant services, resource sharing, and access to bibliographic and other information sources; and
(2)
[Deleted by P.L. 2021, ch. 282, § 2 and P.L. 2021, ch. 283, § 2.]
(3)
Support the development, maintenance of, and access to the resource sharing potential embodied in specialized collections and services at the Providence public library and other libraries that can be provided most cost effectively on a statewide basis.
(b)
By fiscal year 2000, the state shall provide, from state and federal revenue sources, one hundred percent (100%) of the funding for the following statewide library services:
(1)
Reference resource center located in a public library to be chosen by the office of library and information services from responses to a request for proposals issued by the office of library and information services no less than every five (5) years;
(2)
Interlibrary delivery system;
(3)
[Deleted by P.L. 2021, ch. 282, § 2 and P.L. 2021, ch. 283, § 2.]
(4)
Online resource sharing system to facilitate interlibrary loan; and
(5)
A single point of access to all holdings of LORI member libraries.
(6)
[Deleted by P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 1.]
(c)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), the funding for the statewide access to databases shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly. The duty imposed upon the office of state library and information services to create and maintain a statewide interlibrary delivery and resource sharing system and provide statewide access to databases shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 196, § 3; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 264, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 290, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 191, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 211, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 125, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 136, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 26; P.L. 2021, ch. 282, § 2, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 283, § 2, effective July 9, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-10. - Appropriation authorization.

§ 29-6-10. Appropriation authorization.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of §§ 29-6-2, 29-6-6, 29-6-7, and 29-6-9; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sums, or so much thereof as may from time to time be required, upon his or her receipt of duly authenticated vouchers.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 196, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-11. - Severability.

§ 29-6-11. Severability.
If any provision of § 29-1-1, or of chapters 3.1, 4, or 6 of this title, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of these provisions, and the application of these provisions to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
History of Section.
P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-6 - State Aid to Libraries › Section 29-6-12. - Repealed.

§ 29-6-12. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 144, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 29, § 5, effective July 1, 1996.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-7 - State Publications Clearinghouse › Section 29-7-1. - Purpose.

§ 29-7-1. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a state publications clearinghouse for libraries that will systematically collect and distribute state publications to libraries throughout the state in order to facilitate public access to publications issued by state agencies and for exchange of publications with agencies outside of the state under the direction of the state librarian as provided in § 29-1-5.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 196, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 27.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-7 - State Publications Clearinghouse › Section 29-7-2. - Definitions.

§ 29-7-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
“Depository library” means a library designated to collect, maintain, and make available state publications to the general public. The clearinghouse director shall consider the geography of the state when designating depository libraries;
(2)
“Printed” means any form of printing and duplicating, regardless of format, with the exception of correspondence, and interoffice and intraoffice memoranda;
(3)
“State agency” means any state office, whether legislative, executive, or judicial, including, but not limited to, any constitutional officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, and/or any other agency that expends state appropriated funds; and
(4)
“State publication” means any publication, regardless of physical form or characteristics produced, made available electronically, printed, purchased, or authorized for distribution by a state agency, except those determined by the issuing agency to be required for official use only for administrative or operational purposes.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 196, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 27.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-7 - State Publications Clearinghouse › Section 29-7-3. - Creation.

§ 29-7-3. Creation.
There is hereby created, as a section of the state library, and under the direction of the state librarian, a state publications clearinghouse for libraries, hereinafter referred to as “the clearinghouse”. The clearinghouse shall promote the establishment of an orderly depository library system and shall maintain a complete and permanent collection of state publications. To this end, the secretary of state, with the assistance of the state librarian and the director of the state publications clearinghouse for libraries and the clearinghouse advisory committee, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 196, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 101, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-7 - State Publications Clearinghouse › Section 29-7-4. - Director.

§ 29-7-4. Director.
The state librarian shall designate from the state library staff a director of the state publications clearinghouse. The director shall hold a graduate degree in library science from an accredited library school.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 196, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 101, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-7 - State Publications Clearinghouse › Section 29-7-5. - Deposits of state publications.

§ 29-7-5. Deposits of state publications.
Each state agency shall designate one person as its documents officer and shall notify the clearinghouse of his or her identity. The documents officer shall, prior to public release of a state publication, deposit with the clearinghouse a minimum of twenty-five (25) copies of publications that are produced in printed or other tangible forms and for electronic publications, one electronic copy and as many tangible copies as are specified by the clearinghouse director to meet the needs of the depository library system.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 254, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 29-7-4; P.L. 1985, ch. 196, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 133, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 167, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-7 - State Publications Clearinghouse › Section 29-7-6. - Depository agreements.

§ 29-7-6. Depository agreements.
The clearinghouse may enter into depository agreements with any municipal library, public library, private college or university library, or research library in the state of Rhode Island, and shall provide for distribution of state publications to the Center for Research Libraries and the Library of Congress. The requirements for eligibility to become and continue as a depository library shall be established by the clearinghouse. The standards shall include, and take into consideration, the type of library, ability to preserve state publications and to make them available for public use, and also such geographical locations as will make the publications conveniently accessible to residents in all areas of the state, except as otherwise provided by law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 254, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 29-7-5; P.L. 1985, ch. 196, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-7 - State Publications Clearinghouse › Section 29-7-7. - List of state publications.

§ 29-7-7. List of state publications.
The clearinghouse shall publish and distribute to depository libraries, all other libraries, state agencies, and legislators, a quarterly checklist of state publications.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 254, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 29-7-6; P.L. 1985, ch. 196, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 101, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 29 - Libraries › Chapter 29-7 - State Publications Clearinghouse › Section 29-7-8. - Clearinghouse advisory committee.

§ 29-7-8. Clearinghouse advisory committee.
There shall be a state publications clearinghouse advisory committee. The committee shall consist of nine (9) members, five (5) of whom to be selected from the clearinghouse member libraries and appointed by the state librarian to two-year (2) terms. The state librarian and the director of the clearinghouse shall be ex-officio members of the committee. The chairperson of the CRIARL government documents committee or designee, who shall be a member of the CRIARL committee, and a state agency representative designated by the chief library officer shall also be ex-officio members. The purpose of the committee shall be to advise the state librarian and the clearinghouse director on the operation of the state publications clearinghouse for libraries. The committee shall meet quarterly and shall elect a chairperson to preside at meetings, and a secretary to record the meeting minutes and distribute them to the clearinghouse depository libraries.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 101, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 133, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 72, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-1 - Militia › Section 30-1-1. - Short title.

§ 30-1-1. Short title.
Chapters 1 — 14 of this title shall be cited and known as the “Military Code of Rhode Island”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, G.L. 1956, § 30-1-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-1 - Militia › Section 30-1-2. - Male members.

§ 30-1-2. Male members.
The militia of the state shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens of the state and all other able-bodied males who have, or shall have, declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, resident within the state, and who shall be more than eighteen (18) years of age and, except as hereinafter provided, not more than forty-five (45) years of age, and such other persons as may upon their own application be enlisted or commissioned therein.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-1-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-1 - Militia › Section 30-1-3. - Female members.

§ 30-1-3. Female members.
The governor may authorize the appointment or enlistment of female citizens of the state between the ages of eighteen (18) and forty-five (45) in the medical corps, nursing corps, and other noncombatant branches and services of the national guard or unorganized militia, and while so serving, they shall have the same status as male members of the non-combatant branches and services.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-1-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-1 - Militia › Section 30-1-4. - Classes of militia.

§ 30-1-4. Classes of militia.
The militia of the state shall be divided into four (4) classes:
(1)
The Rhode Island national guard, which shall be sub-divided into the Rhode Island army national guard and the Rhode Island air national guard;
(2)
The naval militia;
(3)
The independent chartered military organizations; and
(4)
The unorganized militia.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-1-4; P.L. 1962, ch. 66, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-1 - Militia › Section 30-1-5. - Composition of unorganized militia.

§ 30-1-5. Composition of unorganized militia.
The unorganized militia shall consist of all persons liable to service in the militia who are not members of the national guard, naval militia, or independent chartered military organizations.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 3; G.L. 1956, § 30-1-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-1 - Militia › Section 30-1-6. - Enrollment.

§ 30-1-6. Enrollment.
Whenever the governor deems it necessary, he or she may order an enrollment to be made of all persons liable to service in the militia. The enrollment shall be accomplished and exemptions from liability to perform militia duty shall be determined and established in accordance with rules and regulations to be prescribed by the governor, and the rules and regulations so prescribed shall have the force and effect of law. Any person required to perform any act under this section who neglects or refuses to properly perform that act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 4; G.L. 1956, § 30-1-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-1 - Militia › Section 30-1-7. - Persons exempt.

§ 30-1-7. Persons exempt.
The following persons shall be exempt from militia duty:
(1)
Persons exempt from militia duty by the laws of the United States;
(2)
Persons who have held the office of governor or lieutenant-governor of the state; and
(3)
Persons of the following description, so long as they shall remain of the description:
(A)
The lieutenant-governor;
(B)
The secretary of state;
(C)
The attorney general and the assistant attorneys general;
(D)
The general treasurer;
(E)
Director of administration;
(F)
The budget officer and the controller both of the department of administration;
(G)
The commissioner of the department of education;
(H)
The members of both houses of the general assembly and the officers of those houses;
(I)
The justices and clerks of courts of record;
(J)
The recorder of deeds;
(K)
Deputy sheriffs;
(L)
The director of the department of human services;
(M)
The assistant director of social and rehabilitative services in charge of the community services division;
(N)
Mayors of cities;
(O)
Members of the city and town councils;
(P)
City and town clerks;
(Q)
City and town treasurers;
(R)
Ministers of the gospel;
(S)
Practicing physicians;
(T)
Superintendents, officers and assistants employed in or about any of the state hospitals, state infirmaries, state reformatories, state prisons, jails or houses of correction;
(U)
Keepers of lighthouses;
(V)
Marine pilots;
(W)
Seamen actually employed on board of any vessel; and
(X)
Active members of fire companies who are part of the active fire department of the town or city in which they reside, not exceeding twenty (20) persons to any one company, unless otherwise provided by special enactment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 5; G.L. 1956, § 30-1-7; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 57.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-1 - Militia › Section 30-1-8. - Conscientious objectors.

§ 30-1-8. Conscientious objectors.
All persons who because of religious belief shall claim exemption from militia service, if the conscientious holding of that belief by the person shall be established under the regulations prescribed by the governor, shall be exempted from militia service in a combatant capacity, but no person so exempted shall be exempt from militia service in any capacity that the governor shall declare to be noncombatant.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 5; G.L. 1956, § 30-1-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-1 - Militia › Section 30-1-9. - Federal laws and customs applicable.

§ 30-1-9. Federal laws and customs applicable.
All acts of the Congress of the United States, regulations issued thereunder, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. §§ 801 — 946), forms, precedents, customs, and usages relating to and governing the army of the United States and the militia shall, insofar as they are applicable and not inconsistent with the constitution of this state, apply to and govern the militia of this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 6; G.L. 1956, § 30-1-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-1 - Militia › Section 30-1-10. - Conformity of state provisions to federal law.

§ 30-1-10. Conformity of state provisions to federal law.
The intent of chapters 1 — 14 of this title is to conform to all acts and regulations of the United States affecting the same subjects, and all provisions of these chapters shall be construed to effect this purpose.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 7; G.L. 1956, § 30-1-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-1 - Militia › Section 30-1-11. - Command exercised by national guard officer.

§ 30-1-11. Command exercised by national guard officer.
Whenever different parts of the militia are ordered out together for any services within the state, or otherwise are on duty together, the senior commissioned officer of the field or line of the national guard shall be in command of all those different parts of the militia.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 8; G.L. 1956, § 30-1-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-1. - Commander-in-chief.

§ 30-2-1. Commander-in-chief.
The governor shall be the captain general and commander-in-chief of the military and naval forces of the state, except when they shall be called into the service of the United States.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 15; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-2. - Staff of commander-in-chief.

§ 30-2-2. Staff of commander-in-chief.
There shall be a staff of the commander-in-chief. The staff shall consist of:
(1)
The adjutant general who shall be chief of staff, commanding general of the Rhode Island army and air national guard, and paymaster general with the rank not to exceed that of major general;
(2)
The assistant adjutant general who shall be assistant chief of staff;
(3)
One state judge advocate who shall be an officer of the organized militia; and
(4)
Eight (8) aides-de-camp who shall be detailed by the commander-in-chief from the commissioned officers of the national guard or naval militia, in active or retired service; provided, however, the commander-in-chief may appoint as five (5) of the eight (8) aides-de-camp honorably discharged commissioned officers, who were in the military or naval services of the United States in time of war; or commissioned officers with the rank of their commissions therein, of the armed forces reserve of the United States or the retired list of officers of the regular armed forces of the United States; and, provided, further, that, when the national guard is absent from the state in the active military service of the United States, the commander-in-chief, in his or her discretion, may detail as aides-de-camp commissioned officers of the state guard, but in no event shall the total number of aides-de-camp on the staff of the commander-in-chief exceed eight (8). Officers detailed from the national guard, the naval militia, or the state guard, shall have the rank of their commissions in the national guard, naval militia, or state guard and shall not be relieved from duty with their organizations during their term of office on the staff of the commander-in-chief. Honorably discharged commissioned officers appointed as aides-de-camp by the commander-in-chief shall have the same rank as they held at the time of their discharge from the military or naval service of the United States or of any higher rank to which they are entitled at the time of their appointment. All aides-de-camp shall hold office during the term of office of the commander-in-chief or at his or her pleasure.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 16; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-2; P.L. 1961, ch. 2, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 14, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 64, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-3. - Rules and regulations.

§ 30-2-3. Rules and regulations.
The governor may make and publish all necessary rules and regulations and issue such orders as may be necessary for the organization, discipline, government, training, and use of the militia of the state and they shall have the force and effect of law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 17; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-4. - Approval of vouchers.

§ 30-2-4. Approval of vouchers.
The governor shall not be required to sign or approve vouchers provided for in chapters 1 — 14 of this title; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall apply to payments required to be made for expenses and payment of the militia when ordered into service under the provisions of § 30-2-6; and provided, further, that the governor shall have notified the controller, in writing, of his or her desire to avail himself or herself of the provisions of this section, such notification to be effective until withdrawn.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 18; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-5. - Declaration of martial law.

§ 30-2-5. Declaration of martial law.
In case of war, invasion, rebellion, insurrection, riot, tumult, public calamity or catastrophe, or other emergency, or imminent danger thereof, or resistance to the laws of this state, or the United States, the governor may, if in his or her judgment the maintenance of law and order and the protection of person and property will thereby be promoted, by proclamation, declare the state, or any part thereof, to be under martial law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 19; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-6. - Order of militia into service.

§ 30-2-6. Order of militia into service.
(a)
In case of martial law, war, invasion, rebellion, insurrection, riot, tumult, public calamity or catastrophe, or other emergency, or imminent danger thereof, or resistance to the laws of this state, or the United States, the governor shall order into service all or any part of the militia that he or she may deem necessary, to serve until the exigencies shall have passed. If the occasion be so sudden that the governor cannot be informed and his or her orders received and executed, the adjutant general may order into service all or any part of the militia, with like powers and authority as are herein conferred on the governor.
(b)
In the event of a request for assistance from the state of Rhode Island or an agency thereof, the governor may order into service all or part of the militia that he or she may deem necessary, to serve for the purposes of providing assistance and support for official state functions, or other state activities for training.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 20; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-6; P.L. 2001, ch. 126, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-7. - Call of boards of officers.

§ 30-2-7. Call of boards of officers.
The governor, whenever in his or her opinion it shall be necessary, may call boards of officers for settling military questions or for other purposes relative to good order and discipline.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 21; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-8. - Appointment of temporary officers.

§ 30-2-8. Appointment of temporary officers.
Whenever the exigencies of the service require, the governor may appoint such additional officers, with rank not exceeding that of colonel, as may be actually necessary to perform the duties required, and these officers shall receive the same pay and allowances as are allowed officers of similar rank in the national guard; provided, however, that whenever the exigency ceases to exist, the officers appointed under this chapter shall be mustered out of service.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 22; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-9. - Power of governor over organization within militia.

§ 30-2-9. Power of governor over organization within militia.
(a)
The governor may organize, alter, increase, divide, annex, consolidate, reorganize, disband, or decrease any unit, organization, staff corps, and department whenever, in his or her judgment, the efficiency of the state militia will be thereby increased, or to make the state conform to any table of organization or system of training prescribed by the laws of the United States, or the rules or regulations prescribed thereunder for the organization and training of the national guard.
(b)
For that purpose, the number of commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men in any unit, organization, staff corps, and department may be increased or diminished and the grades of these commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men may be altered to the extent necessary to conform thereto.
(c)
No organization of the national guard shall be disbanded, nor its minimum strength reduced, except in conformity with the laws of the United States.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 23; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-10. - Order of militia into service to meet federal call.

§ 30-2-10. Order of militia into service to meet federal call.
(a)
Whenever the militia, or any part thereof, is called, ordered, or drafted under the Constitution and laws of the United States, the governor shall order for this service the national guard, the naval militia, if organized, and if the number available is insufficient, he or she shall order out such other part of the militia as may be necessary.
(b)
Upon the termination of an emergency, all persons drafted for the emergency as national guard when discharged from federal service shall resume their membership in the national guard. These persons shall continue to serve in the national guard until the dates upon which their enlistment entered into prior to the draft would have expired, if uninterrupted, under regulations to be prescribed by the governor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 24; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-11. - Order of militia into service for training.

§ 30-2-11. Order of militia into service for training.
The governor may order or authorize the militia, or any portion thereof, to perform military duty of every description and to participate, either within or without the state, in drills, instruction, target practice, practice marches, camps of instruction, encampments, maneuvers, assemblages, conferences, schools, or competitions.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 25; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-12. - Adjutant general — Appointment and duties.

§ 30-2-12. Adjutant general — Appointment and duties.
There shall be an adjutant general with rank not to exceed that of lieutenant general. The adjutant general shall be appointed by the governor and shall hold office for a term of four (4) years from the time of appointment and until his or her successor shall be appointed in his or her place and stead; provided, however, that this appointment may be revoked by the governor for cause or if the adjutant general shall have been found to be physically unfit for service, as provided by § 30-3-22. The first appointment under this section shall be made on the first Tuesday of January, 1967, or within ten (10) days thereafter, and subsequent appointments shall be made during the similar period in each fourth year thereafter. By virtue of his or her office, the adjutant general shall be the chief of staff to the governor and the commanding general of the Rhode Island army and air national guard; he or she shall be subordinate to only the governor in matters pertaining to the military and naval affairs of the state. The adjutant general shall perform such duties as may be required by chapters 1 — 14 and any other law of the state, and such other duties as pertain to the adjutant general under the regulations and customs of the United States Department of Defense and the laws of Rhode Island.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 30; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-12; P.L. 1966, ch. 42, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 64, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 428, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 196, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-13. - Qualifications of adjutant general.

§ 30-2-13. Qualifications of adjutant general.
No person shall be eligible to hold the office of adjutant general unless he or she holds, or has held, a commission of at least colonel in the armed forces of the United States, or in a reserve component thereof, and shall have served not less than five (5) years in one or more of the federal services, and shall meet the criteria for federal recognition in the rank to which he or she has been appointed as prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United States.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 30; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-13; P.L. 1966, ch. 229, § 2; P.L. 1969, ch. 64, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-14. - Bond of adjutant general.

§ 30-2-14. Bond of adjutant general.
The governor shall require the adjutant general to give bond to the state in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), with good and sufficient surety, to be approved by the governor, to faithfully discharge the duties of his or her office as adjutant general. The costs of the bond are to be paid for by state funds.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 30; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-14.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-2 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces › Section 30-2-15. - Seal of office.

§ 30-2-15. Seal of office.
The adjutant general shall have a seal of office approved by the governor, and all papers and copies thereof in the military division of the executive department duly certified and authenticated under that seal shall be evidence in like manner as if the original were produced.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 30; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-15.