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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-4 - Independent Military Organizations › Section 30-4-5. - Naval militia battalion.

§ 30-4-5. Naval militia battalion.
All provisions of this chapter, insofar as they relate to independent chartered military organizations, shall apply to the naval militia battalion manning the sloop U.S.S. Providence in the same manner as they apply to the independent chartered military organizations mentioned in this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 183, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-4 - Independent Military Organizations › Section 30-4-6. - Retirement of members.

§ 30-4-6. Retirement of members.
(a)
Any enlisted member of an independent chartered military organization who shall have served as an enlisted member for a period of fifteen (15) years may, upon his or her own application to the governor, be placed upon the retired list of enlisted persons and withdrawn from active service.
(b)
When an enlisted person of the militia attains the maximum age provided by the charter of the organization in which he or she enlisted or by rules or regulations made thereunder, that person shall be retired from active service or discharged.
(c)
Any commissioned officer who shall have served as a commissioned officer in the militia of the state for ten (10) years, or who shall have served as an enlisted person and officer for thirteen (13) years, may, upon his or her own application to the commander-in-chief, be placed upon the retired list of officers and withdrawn from active service with the highest rank attained; provided, however, that any officer who shall have served in the armed forces of the United States or the Rhode Island state guard in time of war, and has also served as a commissioned officer in the militia of this state for ten (10) years, shall be retired with the rank next higher than the highest rank held by that officer; provided, that no officer shall be retired with a rank higher than the rank of colonel. These officers shall be carried on the retired list of the militia and, during any emergency, may be placed on duty by the commander-in-chief.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-4-6; P.L. 1965, ch. 71, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-5 - Unorganized Militia › Section 30-5-1. - Times subject to active duty.

§ 30-5-1. Times subject to active duty.
The unorganized militia shall be subject to active duty in case of war or national emergency, or when the governor deems it necessary for the public safety.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 110; G.L. 1956, § 30-5-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-5 - Unorganized Militia › Section 30-5-2. - Method of call to active duty.

§ 30-5-2. Method of call to active duty.
Whenever it may be necessary to call out any portion of the unorganized militia for active duty, the governor shall direct his or her order to the mayor of any city or the president of a town council of any town, who, upon the receipt of the order, shall forthwith proceed to draft, by lot, as many of the unorganized militia in the city or town, or accept as many volunteers, as are required by the governor, and shall forthwith give personal notice by proper warrant, to the persons so drafted or volunteering, and make return of service to the governor, together with a list of the persons so drafted or accepted as volunteers.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 111; G.L. 1956, § 30-5-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-5 - Unorganized Militia › Section 30-5-3. - Failure to answer call to duty.

§ 30-5-3. Failure to answer call to duty.
Every member of the unorganized militia called out, or who volunteers or is drafted under the provisions of chapters 1 — 14 of this title, who, after being duly notified in accordance with the provisions hereof, does not appear at the time and place designated by his or her commanding officer, the mayor, or president of the town council, or who does not produce, from a physician in good standing, a sworn certificate of physical disability so to appear, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 112; G.L. 1956, § 30-5-3; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 30.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-5 - Unorganized Militia › Section 30-5-4. - False medical certificate.

§ 30-5-4. False medical certificate.
Any physician or medical officer who shall grant any person a certificate of inability to perform military duty on account of bodily infirmities, after critical examinations, unless this infirmity or inability is such as to render the applicant unable to perform military duty, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and in the case of medical officers shall in addition be subject to trial by court-martial.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 113; G.L. 1956, § 30-5-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-5 - Unorganized Militia › Section 30-5-5. - Organization of reserve units for active duty.

§ 30-5-5. Organization of reserve units for active duty.
When the national guard of the state shall have been called, ordered, or drafted into the service of the United States for war or an emergency, the governor shall (and at any time, if he or she deems it necessary for the public safety, when not in conflict with the provisions of the laws of the United States, he or she may) call and organize the unorganized militia, or any part thereof, for active duty and may organize such reserve units thereof as may be necessary or the situation may require for the purpose of training and, if and when he or she may deem it necessary, the governor may order these reserve units, or any part thereof, into service.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 114; G.L. 1956, § 30-5-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-5 - Unorganized Militia › Section 30-5-6. - Organization and training when called to duty.

§ 30-5-6. Organization and training when called to duty.
The portion of the unorganized militia ordered out or accepted into active service shall be immediately mustered into the service of the state for such a period, shall be organized into such units and organizations, with such officers to be appointed as may be necessary therefor, and shall be armed, equipped, disciplined, administered, governed, and trained as shall be prescribed under rules and regulations to be promulgated by the governor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 115; G.L. 1956, § 30-5-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-5 - Unorganized Militia › Section 30-5-7. - Command on active duty.

§ 30-5-7. Command on active duty.
The unorganized militia on active duty shall be commanded by the officer of the militia designated for that purpose by the governor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 116; G.L. 1956, § 30-5-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-5 - Unorganized Militia › Section 30-5-8. - Relief from active duty.

§ 30-5-8. Relief from active duty.
The unorganized militia on active duty under call of the governor, may be disbanded and mustered out of active service by the governor at any time.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 117; G.L. 1956, § 30-5-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-5 - Unorganized Militia › Section 30-5-9. - Applicability of national guard provisions.

§ 30-5-9. Applicability of national guard provisions.
Except as otherwise prescribed in chapters 1 — 14 of this title and in the rules and regulations to be established by the governor, which rules and regulations shall have the force of law, the provisions of law and the regulations in respect to the national guard, where applicable, shall apply to the unorganized militia when called for active duty.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 118; G.L. 1956, § 30-5-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-6 - Pay and Allowances › Section 30-6-1. - Method of payment for emergency active duty.

§ 30-6-1. Method of payment for emergency active duty.
Payment of the commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons ordered into service under § 30-2-6 and payment of all expenses for transportation, rations, forage, gasoline, oil, shelter, medical care, arms, ammunition, equipment, and supplies incurred and that were rendered necessary in connection with the service ordered under § 30-2-6, shall be paid by the state from appropriations or sources that are separate and distinct from any regular annual appropriation for the support and maintenance of the military establishment in the following manner:
(1)
The adjutant general, upon receiving the muster and payrolls, shall at once examine and compare these with the muster rolls in his or her office and if found correct and upon approval by the governor, shall certify these to the controller; and the controller shall draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer in favor of the adjutant general for such sums as may be required and the general treasurer shall pay these sums to the adjutant general. The adjutant general shall, within ten (10) days after receiving this money, pay to the commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons the amount due to each person.
(2)
All expenses, enumerated above, shall be paid when supported by proper vouchers, approved by the governor, and the controller shall draw his or her orders on the general treasurer in favor of the adjutant general for such sums as may be required and the general treasurer shall pay these sums to the adjutant general.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 160; G.L. 1956, § 30-6-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-6 - Pay and Allowances › Section 30-6-2. - Pay of officers on active duty.

§ 30-6-2. Pay of officers on active duty.
Every commissioned officer or warrant officer of the national guard, ordered to duty by the governor or under his or her authority, or detailed by the governor or under his or her authority to serve on or with any military board, court of inquiry, or court martial, shall receive for every day actually on duty the same pay and allowances that a federally recognized national guard commissioned officer or warrant officer, of the same grade and length of service, would receive or be entitled to when participating, in a federal pay status, in encampments or maneuvers prescribed or authorized under the laws of the United States and the regulations issued thereunder; provided, however, that no officer or warrant officer shall receive less than the minimum federal hourly wage rate then prevailing on the day of duty for hours served on duty, up to a maximum of twelve (12) hours of duty, regardless of the extra hours served.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 161; G.L. 1956, § 30-6-2; P.L. 1976, ch. 132, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 31.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-6 - Pay and Allowances › Section 30-6-3. - Pay of enlisted persons on active duty.

§ 30-6-3. Pay of enlisted persons on active duty.
Each enlisted person of the Rhode Island army or air national guard ordered to duty by the governor, or under his or her authority, shall receive or be entitled to, for every day actually on duty, the same pay and allowances that an enlisted person of the same grade and length of service in a federally recognized unit of the Rhode Island army or air national guard would receive or be entitled to, when participating in a federal pay status, in encampments or maneuvers prescribed or authorized under the laws of the United States and the regulations issued thereunder; provided, however, that no enlisted person shall receive less than the minimum federal hourly wage rate then prevailing on the day of duty for the hours served on duty up to a maximum of twelve (12) hours of duty, regardless of the extra hours served.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 162; G.L. 1956, § 30-6-3; P.L. 1967, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 132, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-6 - Pay and Allowances › Section 30-6-3.1. - Employment as civilian.

§ 30-6-3.1. Employment as civilian.
When an officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the Rhode Island army or air national guard shall be employed as a civilian for any work or service connected or associated with the Rhode Island army or air national guard, he or she shall receive at least the minimum hourly wage or salary as prescribed by the state pay plan for this work or service.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-6-3.1; P.L. 1967, ch. 72, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-6 - Pay and Allowances › Section 30-6-4. - Personal performance of duty required.

§ 30-6-4. Personal performance of duty required.
No commissioned officer or warrant officer or enlisted person in the national guard shall receive the compensation provided for in chapters 1 — 14 of this title unless he or she personally performs the duties prescribed by law, and no substitute shall be allowed compensation for service belonging to another to perform, nor shall excuses granted for absence from, or nonperformance of, militia duty entitle the person excused to receive this compensation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 163; G.L. 1956, § 30-6-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-6 - Pay and Allowances › Section 30-6-5. - Pay differential for state employees on active duty.

§ 30-6-5. Pay differential for state employees on active duty.
(a)
Employees of a state agency, who are eligible as defined within, may qualify for a military pay differential, hereafter also referred to as a “differential”. Such differential shall consist of the difference between the base pay for state employment that the state employee would have received if not on active military duty and the military pay that the employee on active military duty did receive, for the same time period. The differential does not include the payment of overtime in state employment.
(b)
In order to be eligible for a military pay differential, a recipient must be a member of the National Guard or a Reserve component of the United States Armed Forces who is currently mobilized in support of a Presidential reserve call-up for active military duty, who at the time of being called for active military duty was an employee of a state department who otherwise qualifies for a military pay differential, as described above.
(c)
The state department where the state employee worked when called to active duty shall periodically pay every employee who qualifies for a military pay differential. The first such payment shall be paid to eligible state employees for military pay differentials between July 1 and September 30. Such stipends shall be calculated for each three-month (3) period thereafter, but shall terminate upon the employee’s return from active duty or after the employee has received the differential for one year, whichever comes first.
(d)
The director of the department of administration shall be responsible for developing necessary rules and regulations in order to implement the provisions of this section. These rules shall include a process for determining eligibility and the amount of the differential.
(e)
To the extent that compensation for being called to active military duty is not already included in existing collective bargaining agreements, eligible employees of a state agency will qualify for the military pay differential, as defined above. When a collective bargaining agreement provides equal or greater benefits, the terms of the collective bargaining agreement shall control for as long as those benefits under the contract are applicable. Thereafter, those union employees shall be granted the difference in pay as described above.
History of Section.
P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 28, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-6 - Pay and Allowances › Section 30-6-6. - Rights of employees entering service to maintain health care benefits.

§ 30-6-6. Rights of employees entering service to maintain health care benefits.
Every employee holding a position in municipal service, who has left or shall leave the position by reason of entering the armed forces of the United States (whether through membership in the reserve of the United States Military or Naval Forces or in the Rhode Island national guard or naval reserves, when any of the foregoing units are called to active federal or state duty, or by reason of enlistment, induction commission, or otherwise), and who, at the time of entrance into the armed services, had family medical benefits, shall continue to be eligible to receive family medical benefits, in the same manner as available prior to entering service, for designated family members, excluding the employee, during the duration of his or her absences required by the continuance of service in the armed services and his or her return to municipal service. Nothing in this section, however, shall require the employee to continue family medical benefits provided by the municipality or prevent the employee from enrolling in or receiving medical benefits from another source of health insurance coverage including the federal medical benefits program for deployed members of the armed services.
History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 174, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members › Section 30-7-1. - Exemption of national guard from jury duty.

§ 30-7-1. Exemption of national guard from jury duty.
Every member of the federally recognized national guard shall be exempt from jury duty only while actually on military duty on orders of the United States Department of Defense, or on orders of the governor, or while that member is in receipt of orders to military duty.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 200; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members › Section 30-7-2. - Immunity from civil process.

§ 30-7-2. Immunity from civil process.
No person belonging to the militia of the state shall be arrested on any civil process while going to, remaining at, or during the performance of any militia duty, or returning from any place at which he or she may be required, by competent authority, to attend for militia duty.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 201; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members › Section 30-7-3. - Immunity from liability for acts in line of duty.

§ 30-7-3. Immunity from liability for acts in line of duty.
Members of the militia ordered into the service of the state by competent authority shall not be liable, civilly or criminally, for any acts done by them while under orders of a superior officer engaged in the performance of their duty.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 202; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members › Section 30-7-4. - Defense of actions.

§ 30-7-4. Defense of actions.
When an action or proceeding of any nature is commenced in any court against any member of the militia for an act done by the member in his or her official capacity in the discharge of his or her duty, or for an alleged omission by the member to do an act that it was his or her duty to perform, or against any officer or enlisted person acting under proper authority or by virtue of a warrant issued to that person pursuant to law, the defendant in that action or proceeding may require the person instituting or prosecuting the action to file security in an amount to be fixed by the court for the payment of costs that may be awarded to the defendant therein. The defendant in all cases may make a general denial and give the special matter in evidence. A defendant in whose favor a nonsuit or a final judgment is rendered in any such action or proceeding shall recover treble costs. The governor shall appoint special counsel, to defend the action or proceeding, at the expense of the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 203; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-4; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 32.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members › Section 30-7-5. - Exemption from duty on election day.

§ 30-7-5. Exemption from duty on election day.
No officer or enlisted person shall be compelled to do militia duty on any day on which a general election is held, except in case of war, riot, invasion, or insurrection, or imminent danger thereof, or in cases of public calamity or catastrophe.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 204; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members › Section 30-7-6. - Right-of-way on streets or highways.

§ 30-7-6. Right-of-way on streets or highways.
(a)
The commanding officer of any portion of the militia parading or performing any militia duty in any street or highway may require all persons in such street or highway to yield the right-of-way to the militia, except that the carriage of the United States mail, the legitimate functions of the police, and the progress and operation of hospital ambulances, fire engines, and fire apparatus shall not be interfered with thereby.
(b)
Any person, other than those above excepted, who shall hinder, delay, obstruct, or interfere with any portion of the militia parading or performing any militia duty, or who shall attempt to do so, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 205; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members › Section 30-7-7. - Drill by students.

§ 30-7-7. Drill by students.
Students in educational institutions in which military science is a part of the course of instruction may, with the consent of the governor, drill and parade with arms in public under the supervision of their instructor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 206; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members › Section 30-7-8. - Bounds of parade and camp grounds.

§ 30-7-8. Bounds of parade and camp grounds.
Every commanding officer when on duty may ascertain and fix necessary bounds and limits to his or her parade or campground, not including any road on which people travel, so as to obstruct the parade or camp ground or prevent their passing for more than two (2) consecutive hours, within which no person shall have a right to pass or enter without leave from the commanding officer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 207; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members › Section 30-7-9. - Exemption of pay and allowances from process.

§ 30-7-9. Exemption of pay and allowances from process.
The pay and allowances due, or to become due, to any member of the militia for active service, and any compensation that may be awarded for injuries or death sustained therein, shall be exempt from attachment, execution, or other legal process.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 208; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-7 - Privileges and Immunities of Militia Members › Section 30-7-10. - Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

§ 30-7-10. Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
All national guard members on state active duty for a continuous period exceeding ninety (90) days shall be entitled to the rights, protections, privileges, and immunities afforded under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. § 3901 et seq. These rights, protections, privileges, and immunities shall include, but are not limited to, the following: maximum rate of interest not to exceed six percent (6%); continuation of insurance policies; protection from eviction as well as the right to terminate a lease due to military service; and continuance or stay of civil proceedings. Jurisdiction shall be exclusive to the superior court for any alleged violations of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 2003, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 1, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-8 - Decorations › Section 30-8-1. - National guard service medal.

§ 30-8-1. National guard service medal.
In recognition of honorable service in the Rhode Island national guard, the Rhode Island national guard service medal will be awarded to every commissioned officer, warrant officer, and enlisted person now, or hereafter, in the Rhode Island national guard, who has rendered seven (7) years continuous honorable service in the Rhode Island national guard; each commissioned officer, warrant officer, and enlisted person who shall have rendered honorable service in the Rhode Island national guard for a period of ten (10) years, at least seven (7) of which shall have been continuous, and for each additional five (5) years of honorable service, whether continuous or not, shall receive appropriate clasps to be worn on the ribbon of the medal; provided, that officers or enlisted persons of the Rhode Island national guard who were in federal service during World War I, World War II, or the Korean Emergency shall be given credit for this service as state service and those who were commissioned, warranted, or enlisted in the Rhode Island national guard upon its reorganization or within six (6) months from the time of discharge from federal service shall be entitled to have the intervening period counted as state service for the purposes of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 231; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-1; P.L. 1962, ch. 65, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-8 - Decorations › Section 30-8-2. - Bronze service medal.

§ 30-8-2. Bronze service medal.
In recognition of honorable service in the militia of Rhode Island other than in the national guard, every commissioned officer, warrant officer, and enlisted person, now or hereafter in the militia of this state, who has rendered seven (7) years continuous honorable service, and any officer or enlisted person hereafter completing a like service, shall receive, upon application to the adjutant general, a bronze service medal; and for ten (10) years of honorable service, at least seven (7) of which shall have been continuous, and for each additional five (5) years of honorable service, whether continuous or not, the officer or enlisted person shall receive appropriate clasps to be worn on the ribbon of the medal; provided, that, officers and enlisted persons of the militia who were in federal service during World War I, World War II, and the Korean Emergency shall be given credit for this service as state service and those who were commissioned, warranted, or enlisted in the militia upon its reorganization or within six (6) months from the time of discharge from federal service shall be entitled to have the intervening period counted as state service for the purposes of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 230; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-2; P.L. 1974, ch. 83, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-8 - Decorations › Section 30-8-3. - Rhode Island cross.

§ 30-8-3. Rhode Island cross.
The Rhode Island cross may be awarded, in the name of the governor, to each person who, while a commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the armed forces of the United States, including the reserve components thereof, or of the Rhode Island national guard, while on active state or federal service, distinguishes himself or herself conspicuously by extraordinary heroism. No more than one Rhode Island cross shall be awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding deed or act sufficient to justify the award of a Rhode Island cross, a bronze oak leaf cluster shall be awarded in lieu thereof.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 232; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-8 - Decorations › Section 30-8-4. - Rhode Island star.

§ 30-8-4. Rhode Island star.
The Rhode Island star may be awarded, in the name of the governor, to each person who, while a commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the armed forces of the United States, including the reserve components thereof, or of the Rhode Island national guard, while on active state or federal service, distinguishes himself or herself conspicuously by exceptionally meritorious service to the state or federal government in a duty of responsibility. No more than one Rhode Island star shall be awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding service, sufficient to justify the award of a Rhode Island star, a bronze oak leaf cluster shall be awarded in lieu thereof.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 233; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-8 - Decorations › Section 30-8-5. - Marksmanship and attendance badges.

§ 30-8-5. Marksmanship and attendance badges.
The adjutant general may issue appropriate badges or insignia for excellence in marksmanship, drill attendance, and other meritorious service.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 234; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-5, P.L. 1988, ch. 188, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-8 - Decorations › Section 30-8-6. - Design of decorations.

§ 30-8-6. Design of decorations.
The adjutant general shall approve the quality and design of, and shall provide and procure appropriate emblematic devices for, each decoration, together with suitable ribbons and insignia to be worn therewith or in lieu thereof.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 235; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-8 - Decorations › Section 30-8-7. - Rules, regulations, and orders.

§ 30-8-7. Rules, regulations, and orders.
The adjutant general shall make from time to time, rules, regulations, and orders, not inconsistent herewith, that he or she deems necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter; to establish awards not inconsistent with this chapter; and to establish the eligibility of persons to receive and the method of award of the decorations provided for under this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 236; G.L. 1956, § 30-8-7; P.L. 1993, ch. 165, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 33.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-8 - Decorations › Section 30-8-8. - Rhode Island national guard emergency service ribbon.

§ 30-8-8. Rhode Island national guard emergency service ribbon.
(a)
Whenever members of the national guard are ordered into state service pursuant to the provisions of § 30-2-5 or 30-2-6, then the Rhode Island national guard emergency service ribbon may be awarded for performance over and above the line of duty in the name of the governor, to any person who, while a commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the Rhode Island national guard, serves honorably during any part of that emergency. No more than one Rhode Island national guard emergency service ribbon shall be awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding service, sufficient to justify the award of a Rhode Island national guard emergency service ribbon, a bronze oak-leaf cluster shall be awarded in lieu thereof.
(b)
The adjutant general shall follow the provisions of §§ 30-8-6 and 30-8-7 with reference to the design and procurement of the ribbon and the rules, regulations, and orders with reference thereto.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 212, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-8 - Decorations › Section 30-8-9. - Rhode Island defense service medal.

§ 30-8-9. Rhode Island defense service medal.
(a)
Members of the national guard ordered, called, or drafted to active duty under the constitution and laws of the United States during the Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm call-up and all members of the National Guard who were part of the selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, through November 30, 1995; and from September 11, 2001, to a date to be determined or federal call-ups subsequent thereto, or those serving on full-time national guard training duty during the federal call-up may be awarded the Rhode Island defense service medal. No more than one Rhode Island defense service medal shall be awarded to any person, but for each succeeding service, a bronze oak-leaf cluster shall be awarded in lieu thereof.
(b)
The adjutant general shall follow the provisions of §§ 30-8-6 and 30-8-7 with reference to the design and procurement of the medal and the rules, regulations, and orders with reference thereto.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 311, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 403, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 83, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 33.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-8 - Decorations › Section 30-8-10. - Rhode Island commendation medal.

§ 30-8-10. Rhode Island commendation medal.
The Rhode Island commendation medal may be awarded in the name of the governor, to each person who, while a commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the armed forces of the United States, including reserve components thereof, or of the Rhode Island national guard, while on active, state, or federal services, distinguished himself or herself conspicuously by heroism, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service to the state or federal government in a duty of responsibility. The Rhode Island commendation medal may be awarded in the name of the governor to each member of the United States Naval Armed Guard who has received the award of the Asiatic-Pacific campaign medal, the European-African-Middle East campaign medal, or the American campaign medal. No more than one Rhode Island commendation medal shall be awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding service, sufficient to justify the award of a Rhode Island commendation medal, a bronze oak leaf cluster shall be awarded in lieu thereof.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 283, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-1. - Organizational property provided by state.

§ 30-9-1. Organizational property provided by state.
All organizations of the militia shall be provided by the state with arms, ammunition, equipment, uniforms, and supplies, not supplied by the United States, necessary for the proper performance of the functions and duties authorized or prescribed by the laws and regulations of the state and the United States.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 140; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-2. - Annual allowance for maintenance of organizational property.

§ 30-9-2. Annual allowance for maintenance of organizational property.
Each organization shall keep the property described in § 30-9-1 intact and in proper repair and in good condition; and the commanding officers of companies, batteries, or similar detachments of the national guard shall each be allowed to expend annually a sum not to exceed three dollars ($3.00) per member in keeping the property of their respective organizations in proper repair and good condition; the sums so allowed shall be based upon the average membership in these units for the year ending June 30th in each year, to be submitted by the adjutant general to each organization commander in July of each year, all of these moneys to be paid upon approval of the adjutant general after his or her receipt of proper vouchers; but the adjutant general shall not allow these sums, or any part thereof, unless the property has been kept in proper repair and in good condition, and unless duties have been properly performed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 141; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-3. - Issuance of property — Annual inventory.

§ 30-9-3. Issuance of property — Annual inventory.
Commanding officers of organizations, or other officers requiring supplies, may draw from the adjutant general, upon requisitions duly signed and approved, such arms, ammunition, uniforms, equipment, or other supplies as may be necessary, to be held and accounted for as public property. The commanding officer or other officers shall be responsible for the proper care of this property, and, on or before the first day of December in each year, shall return a complete inventory of the property to the adjutant general, stating the exact condition of the property, and satisfactory accounting for any shortage.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 142; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-4. - Bonds of accountable and responsible officers.

§ 30-9-4. Bonds of accountable and responsible officers.
Any officer of the militia in whose possession or responsibility shall be placed public moneys or public property owned by the state, or for which the state is liable, if required by the governor, shall give bond for the protection of the state, conditioned to faithfully and properly perform the duties of his or her office and to account for all public moneys and public property in his or her possession or for which the officer is responsible. The bonds shall be in an amount, in a form, and with surety satisfactory to the adjutant general. The premium thereon shall be paid by the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 143; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-5. - Liability of officer unaffected by change in status.

§ 30-9-5. Liability of officer unaffected by change in status.
Until an officer, or his or her legal representative, shall have received from the adjutant general notice that the property accounts of the officer have been examined and found correct or that shortages have been adjusted, the liability of the officer, or of his or her estate, for public moneys or for public property for which he or she is or may have been responsible, shall be in no way affected by the officer’s resignation, discharge, change in official position, or death.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 144; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-6. - Unauthorized use.

§ 30-9-6. Unauthorized use.
No enlisted person of the militia shall wear or use, except when on military duty, or by special permission of his or her commanding officer, any uniform or other article of military property belonging to the state or for which the state is responsible.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 145; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-7. - Clothing issued to state guard reserve.

§ 30-9-7. Clothing issued to state guard reserve.
Articles of clothing purchased by the state and issued to members of the provisional companies, Rhode Island state guard reserve, and worn by them in the service of the state, will become the property of these persons upon return of the companies to the unorganized militia after being disbanded and mustered out of active service by the governor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1946, ch. 1690, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-8. - Responsibility of persons to whom property issued.

§ 30-9-8. Responsibility of persons to whom property issued.
Every officer and enlisted person or other person to whom public funds or public property, belonging to the state or for which the state is responsible, has been, or may hereafter be, issued shall be financially and personally responsible to the state for its good condition, safekeeping, and return when called upon by competent authority. No one shall be relieved from this responsibility, except if it is shown to the satisfaction of the governor that the loss, damage, or destruction of, or the failure to return, the property or funds was unavoidable, and not the fault of the person responsible for them.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 146; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-9. - Recovery of value of lost or damaged property.

§ 30-9-9. Recovery of value of lost or damaged property.
Except as indicated in § 30-9-8, the value of the public funds or public property lost, damaged, destroyed, or unreturned, in an amount to be determined by a surveying officer, to be appointed by the governor, shall be charged against the person at fault and it shall be an indebtedness from that person to the state. If any person at fault, or his or her surety if any, shall fail to pay the full value of the lost, damaged, destroyed, or unreturned funds or property, the adjutant general may deduct the amount due from any pay or allowances due, or to become due, if any, to that person and the attorney general of the state, upon request of the adjutant general, shall bring such action or actions, in the name of the people of the state, in any court of competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary to recover from that person, or his or her surety, if any, the amount of the indebtedness or any balance remaining unpaid.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 147; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-9; P.L. 1992, ch. 324, § 7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-10. - Seizure of property in possession of unauthorized person.

§ 30-9-10. Seizure of property in possession of unauthorized person.
The adjutant general, any commissioned officer authorized by the adjutant general, and any commanding officer of an organization, unit, or separate detachment of the national guard, may seize and hold any arms, ammunition, uniforms, equipment, supplies, or other military property of the state or for which the state is responsible, found in the possession of any person not entitled to the possession thereof.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 148; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-11. - Search warrant.

§ 30-9-11. Search warrant.
Any court of the state empowered to issue search warrants, on complaint on oath made to it by the adjutant general, by any commissioned officer authorized by the adjutant general, or by any commanding officer of any organization, unit, or separate detachment of the national guard, that any arms, ammunition, uniforms, equipment, supplies, or other military property of the state, or for which the state is responsible, is unlawfully being withheld by any person within the jurisdiction of the court, and where the military property is believed to be in a particular place specified in the complaint, shall issue to any deputy sheriff, town sergeant, member of any municipal or state police, or town constable a warrant in the nature of a search warrant, commanding him or her, in the name of the state, diligently to search the house or place described therein, in the daytime and, upon the finding of the military property, the court issuing the warrant shall order the property to be delivered to the officer making the complaint.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 149; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-11; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 58; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 31; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 31.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-12. - Court order for delivery of property.

§ 30-9-12. Court order for delivery of property.
When the adjutant general, or some commissioned officer authorized by the adjutant general, shall by petition, verified by his or her oath, represent to the superior court that the person named in the petition, resident or to be found in the state, detains any arms, ammunition, uniforms, equipment, supplies, or other military property of the state or for which the state is responsible, describing the military property generally, after demand is made for the military property by the petitioner, or someone duly authorized by the petitioner, the superior court shall, upon the filing of the petition, make an order requiring the person complained against to deliver up the military property to the petitioner by such day as the court shall fix, or show cause on that day, before the court, why the military property should not be delivered up. A copy of the order, certified by the clerk of the court, shall be served on the respondent personally, or if not served personally, shall be left at his or her residence or last and usual place of abode, or place of business or employment, with a person of full age at least four (4) days before the day set for the hearing.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 150; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-9 - Military Property › Section 30-9-13. - Failure to comply with court order.

§ 30-9-13. Failure to comply with court order.
If the person complained against in accordance with § 30-9-12 shall not deliver up the military property as described in the petition on or before the day set for the hearing or show good cause to the contrary, on due proof of service of a copy of the order, the court may issue forthwith an attachment for contempt against the person. The person shall be held in contempt and dealt with accordingly until he or she shall comply with the order of the court and deliver up the military property to the petitioner and pay the reasonable costs of the proceedings to be taxed by the court.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 151; G.L. 1956, § 30-9-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-10 - Armories and Campgrounds › Section 30-10-1. - Control and maintenance.

§ 30-10-1. Control and maintenance.
(a)
All arsenals, armories, quarters, military storehouses, campgrounds, rifle ranges, and other military facilities owned, leased, or controlled by the state, except those that are by law especially entrusted to the keeping of other officers, that are used for military purposes, shall be under the control of the adjutant general, who shall also have supervisory responsibility for all repairs, maintenance, upkeep, and janitorial services of these properties.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, any individual employed, as of June 26, 1986, in any of these military facilities, shall retain his or her current employee classification and status and no current or future benefits gained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement shall be diminished.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 125; G.L. 1956, § 30-10-1; P.L. 1986, ch. 335, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 190, § 1.