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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Games of Chance (270-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-1.2 - Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Method of Obtaining Authorization to Promote, Carry On, or Conduct a Game of Chance
1. Application for a license to conduct a game of chance for a specific date or dates shall in the first instance be made to the police department of any city or town in which such games are to take place and be conducted. Said application for a license must set forth the name of the organization, the names, dates of birth, and resident addresses of the principal officers and persons conducting such game and other additional terms and conditions as the police department of said city or town may prescribe.
2. The city or town police department shall investigate this application and then forward the completed application along with the information from their investigation to the Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police who shall consider it for authorization under the terms of the enabling statute and these rules and regulations.
3. The Rhode Island State Police, through its Superintendent or his/her designee, shall act upon the application for authorization and shall forward its determination back to the city or town police department with specific recommendations. No license shall be issued by the police department if authorization is denied by the Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police or his/her designee.
4. In the event that the Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, or his/her designee, grants authorization, the city or town police department may grant a license with any limitation it may wish to impose on the operation of the game of chance.
5. Upon issuance of said license by the local police department, a copy of the license shall be forwarded to the Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police. Application to the local or city police department shall be made at least sixty (60) days before the commencement of said game.
6. The chief of police is responsible for forwarding said application to the Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of said game.
7. The charitable organization shall apply for approval pursuant to this section and shall pay to the Rhode Island State Police an application fee, as provided for in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											11-19-37.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Games of Chance (270-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-1.3 - Conduct of Games

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Location and Persons Involved
1. Locations at which games of chance are conducted must be the location specified in the application for a license and this location must be accessible for all members of the Rhode Island State Police personnel in order to confirm the information contained in the application and to ascertain that the rules and regulations as set forth herein are being followed by the licensed organization. Every person or organization who obtains a license for a game of chance consents to allow members of the state and/or local police into the facility wherein the game is taking place while the game is taking place, and further agrees that all records related to said game shall be produced to the state and/or local police upon demand.
2. The conduct of games of chance by the licensed organization can only be carried out and conducted by bona fide members of the organization serving without any compensations whatsoever, as their name appears on the application. Should any third parties participate in the conduct of the games of chance under the guise of a licensed organization or under the guise of being a bona fide member, when in fact, he or she is not, then this shall be grounds for immediate revocation of the organization's license to conduct a game of chance.
3. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years old shall participate in a game of chance.
4. A license issued pursuant to these regulations shall not be transferable or extendible to third parties.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In January 1983, the Rhode Island General Assembly enacted changes in the law, which states that the Rhode Island State Police must authorize all games of bingo. Specifically, R.I. Gen. Laws §
										11-19-41 provides that the Superintendent of State Police shall have ". . . the power and authority to license, regulate, supervise and exercise control over the operation of bingo. . .". The new statute also permits the licensing of such games by the police or licensing bureau of the city or town wherein the game is to take place, so long as the Superintendent, or his/her designee, has authorized the game.
B. In accordance with his/her lawful authority as stated above, the Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police established the following rules and regulations governing the conduct of the game of bingo, Beano or substantially the same game as played under any other name in this state. This Part adopted by the Superintendent has been promulgated in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §42-35. The provisions of this act are cited generally in said Rules and Regulations, as well as in §
										2.15     of this Part entitled "Information and Public Records."
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.3 - Organizations Permitted to Promote, Carry On or Conduct the Game of Bingo

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The only organizations eligible to promote, carry on, or conduct the game of bingo are any benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, patriotic, social service, civic, fraternal, police, labor, religious, eleemosynary person and/or persons purporting to be a charitable organization. No other type of organization or any individual is permitted to promote, carry on or conduct the game of bingo.
1. Necessary Criteria for Organizations to be Deemed Eligible to Conduct the Game of Bingo
a. Those organizations enumerated in §
												2.3     of this Part may conduct the game of Bingo provided that:
(1) The total net proceeds or profits arising from the conduct or operation of such bingo games are used solely for the promotion or achievement of the purposes of such organization;
(2) No part of the net proceeds or profits arising from the conduct of the game inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual;
(3) The applicant organization is able to show an established pattern of fundraising activity for bona fide charitable purposes, with a corresponding established pattern of expending funds raised for charitable purposes;
(4) That the charitable organization was not established primarily for the purpose of conducting bingo games;
(5) That the charitable organization was not established primarily for the purpose of conducting the game to generate expenses associated with the conduct of the bingo game;
(6) That no charitable organization allows or permits any individual partnership corporation or other entity to utilize the name of the charitable organization for the purpose of conducting or promoting the bingo game;
(7) That the organization holds a charter from the State of Rhode Island as a non-profit organization in existence for a period of at least two years prior to its request to conduct the game of bingo. The charter of the non-profit organization must be in full force and effect and be in full compliance with all requirements of the corporate laws of the State of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.4 - Special Bingo Games

Current through June 14, 2024
A. R.I. Gen. Laws §
										11-19-40 provide for the Superintendent to promulgate less stringent regulations for those charitable organizations who do not intend to run bingo games more than once in any consecutive six (6) month period (ex: an annual or semi-annual bingo game at a church carnival or feast), and also for those charitable organizations where the prizes for any permitted game will not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
B. Less stringent rules and regulations for the conduct of the above-mentioned games are detailed in §
										2.12     of this Part and must be strictly complied with.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.5 - Registration Procedure

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Registration Application and Certificate of Approval
1. Any charitable organization intending to conduct the game within the State of Rhode Island must file an annual registration application with the Rhode Island State Police on prescribed forms (SP-1) in order to receive a certificate of approval. To obtain a renewal of the certificate of approval each charitable organization must file the registration application required by this chapter prior to September 1st of each year, the date of renewal. Every charitable organization denied approval or whose certificate of approval has been suspended or revoked by the department shall submit a new application to the Department.
2. Any organization intending to conduct the game can obtain the registration application from the Rhode Island State Police Charitable Gaming Unit, the State Police Barracks, or on the State Police website.
3. It shall be the duty of the president, chairperson, or principal officer of any such charitable organization to file the required registration application. Such application must be signed and notarized.
4. The registration application must be complete in all details and must furnish such information as is considered necessary to satisfy the Department that the applicant organization is fully qualified and eligible for a bingo license.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.6 - Issuance of Licenses

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any charitable organization covered by the provisions of §
										2.3     of this Part may be granted a license to conduct the game of bingo authorized by the Department as follows:
1. Upon receipt of the certificate of approval from the Department, the charitable organization shall apply to the local licensing authority upon forms furnished by the local authority and pay the local licensing fee, if any.
2. The local licensing authority shall issue the license. A copy of the license shall be forwarded to the Department by the local licensing authority.
3. The local licensing authority shall issue the license for a specific date or dates or a specific day or days during each calendar week, not to exceed two (2) occasions per calendar week.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.7 - Operation of Bingo Games

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any charitable organization approved by the Department may promote, carry on, or conduct the game provided that:
1. Members of the applicant organization shall conduct the game.
a. However, the members shall be permitted to engage one or more persons to carry on or conduct the game who are not members of the organization; and, further, that any person who is a member or a worker of the organization which promotes, carries on or conducts the game shall be permitted to be a member or worker of another organization that promotes, carries on or conducts the game of bingo.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.8 - Records

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each organization shall keep and monitor financial records relating to the game in accordance with the following procedures and said records shall be available for inspection upon demand.
B. Record Keeping. Accurate records and books shall be kept by each licensed organization in a manner prescribed by the Superintendent, showing in detail the amount and source of gross receipts, the expenses incurred and the name and address of each person receiving a prize of over two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and the value of such prize.
1. Access to Records. The Department or local licensing authority or their duly authorized agents or representatives shall at all times have access to all books and records of any licensed organization for the purpose of examining and checking them.
2. Period of Retention of Records. All records, books of account, bank statements and all other papers incidental to the operation of bingo games by the licensed organization shall be retained and available for inspection by the Department or its duly authorized representatives for a period of four years from the close of the calendar year to which the records apply.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.9 - Appeals from Determination

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any organization whose registration application is denied or any organization whose certificate of approval is suspended, canceled or revoked may contest such determination by the Superintendent or his/her designee.
B. Hearing Procedure
1. Any charitable organization denied registration or whose registration is suspended or canceled may, within fifteen (15) days from the date of written notification of such denial, suspension or cancellation, request in writing a hearing before the Department, which hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days from the date of the request.
2. Upon receipt of request for a hearing, a notice of the hearing shall be sent by the Superintendent by registered mail to the licensed organization at the address shown on the license not less than five (5) days prior to the date set forth on said notice for the holding of said hearing unless the Superintendent, in his/her discretion, shall shorten the time fixed herein.
3. Any person aggrieved by or interested in the action of the Department may appear and be heard in person or by duly appointed representative and may produce under oath evidence relevant and material to the issue in question. A duly authorized representative of the licensed organization must appear in person on the date set forth in the notice of hearing and on all adjourned dates. The failure of a qualified representative of the licensed organization to appear will result in a forfeiture of the right to further proceedings. A recording of the hearing will be maintained. The recorded oral proceedings will be transcribed per the request of any involved party.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.10 - Enforcement

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Compliance
1. If any charitable organization fails to file any registration application or statement, report, or other information required to be filed by the department, or otherwise violates the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 11-19, the department shall notify the delinquent charitable organization, by mailing a notice, certified mail, return receipt requested, to its last known address. If the required registration application or statement, annual report or other information is not filed, or if the existing violation is not discontinued within ten (10) days after formal notification or receipt of such notice, the department may cancel or suspend the registration of such or refuse to accept delinquent reports from the charitable organization.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.11 - Penalties

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Criminal Penalties
1. In addition to the foregoing, any person who willfully and knowingly violates any provision of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 11-19, or who shall willfully and knowingly give false or incorrect information to the Department in filing statements or reports, whether such report or statement is verified or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											11-19-39 for the first offense to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both, and for the second and any subsequent offenses to pay a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment for no more than five (5) years, or both.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.12 - Special Bingo Games

Current through June 14, 2024
A. R.I. Gen. Laws §
										11-19-40 provides for the Superintendent to promulgate less stringent regulations for those charitable organizations who do not intend to run bingo games more than once in any consecutive six (6) month period (ex: an annual or semiannual bingo game at a church carnival or feast), and also for those charitable organizations where the prizes for any permitted game will not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
B. General Requirements of Special Bingo Games
1. The game will be managed, supervised, operated and controlled by permanent members of the applying organization.
2. The services of outside promoters or persons not permanent members of the applying organization will not be employed or used in any way in the managing, operating, supervising or controlling the bingo game.
3. The applying organization will not allow outside promoters or persons not permanent members of the applying organization to become members of the applying organization for the purpose of managing, supervising, operating or controlling the game of bingo.
4. The applying organization will not knowingly allow outside promoters on the premises while the applying organization is preparing for, conducting or concluding the game.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.13 - Bingo Games at Senior Citizens Housing

Current through June 14, 2024
A. R.I. Gen. Laws §
										11-19-32.1 entitled "Senior Citizens Housing - Bingo Allowed" provides: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, any organization of senior citizens may promote, carry on or conduct within their own senior citizens housing project, a bingo game, with total daily prizes not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400). The game shall be for recreational purposes and shall be open only to senior citizens who are residents of the housing project where the game is held and their guests. Bingo games shall be limited to three (3) days per calendar week and shall be operated and managed solely by the residents of the housing projects. Admission to a bingo game shall only be by admission ticket which may be purchased only by a resident. Each resident shall be allowed to purchase one ticket for a guest. The guest ticket must clearly indicate that the holder is a guest and must be purchased at least three (3) hours prior to the start of the bingo game."
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.14 - Bingo Games at Senior Citizens Centers

Current through June 14, 2024
A. R.I. Gen. Laws §
										11-19-32.2, entitled "Senior Citizens Center - Bingo Allowed" provides: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, any organization which operates a public senior citizens center or senior center may obtain a permit approved by the Department to conduct bingo games in said senior citizens center or senior center for up to five (5) calendar days per week, excluding Sundays."
B. General Requirements for Bingo at Senior Citizens Centers:
1. All bingo games are conducted on the premises of the center's facility;
2. All participants are fifty-five (55) years of age or older; provided, this shall not prohibit a person who is less than fifty-five (55) years of age from assisting a senior citizen in playing the game;
3. All bingo game operators are sixty (60) years of age or older and receive no compensation for serving as operators;
4. The total daily prizes shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400); and
5. All proceeds of the game shall be limited in use to the following:
a. To pay winners monetary prizes;
b. To defray any costs directly related to conducting the games; and/or
c. To defray costs of services the center's facility provides.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 50 - Licensing and Oversight › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing BINGO (270-RICR-50-00-2) › Section 270-RICR-50-00-2.15 - Information and Public Records

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These Rules and Regulations adopted by the Superintendent have been promulgated in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
B. Department Requirements Under Administrative Procedures Act
1. Description of Regulatory Agency. R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-28, established within the Executive Department, the Division of State Police, charge with the responsibility of providing a uniformed force for law enforcement, preparing rules and regulations for law enforcement, maintaining facilities for crime detection and suppression; controlling traffic and maintaining safety on the highways.
2. Public Information. Any person or persons interested in obtaining information or making submissions or requests of the Department relating to Charitable Gaming, including Bingo, may contact:
a. Rhode Island State Police
311 Danielson Pike
North Scituate, RI 02857
Tel. 401 444 1147
3. Description of Agency Forms. The following forms have been adopted by the Department for regulating the game of Bingo:
a. Form SP-1 Registration Application for Weekly Bingo
b. Form SP-2 Bingo Financial Report
c. Form SP-2.1 Special Bingo Financial Report
d. Form SP-3 Bingo Complaint Form
e. Form SP-4 Application for bingo at Senior Citizens Housing and Senior Citizens Centers
f. Form SP-4.1 Application for Special Bingo
g. Form SP-5 Bingo Quarterly Financial Report
4. All forms may be obtained at Rhode Island State Police Headquarters or on the Rhode Island State Police website.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations (the "Rules") are promulgated to set
					 forth the principles, policies, and practices of the Rhode Island Department of
					 Public Safety (the "Department") in implementing and administering R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapter 42-161, the Statewide Body-Worn Camera Program (the
					 "Program").
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules are promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
					 42-161. These Rules have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the
					 Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
					 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.3 - Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These Rules shall apply to any application
				 received by the Department for a grant under the Program. Notwithstanding anything
				 contained in these Rules to the contrary, the Department shall have and may exercise
				 all general powers set forth in the Program that are necessary or convenient to
				 affect its purposes and these Rules shall be liberally construed so as to permit the
				 Department to effectuate the purposes of the Program and other applicable State laws
				 and Regulations.
B. The Department, upon
				 a written determination by its Director, may provide exemption from the application
				 of such portion of these Rules as may be warranted by extenuating circumstances
				 arising from such application.
C. The
				 Department will only grant such exemptions as it determines are authorized by law
				 and consistent with the purposes of the Program and the safeguarding of public
				 funds. The Department shall have no obligation to grant an exemption in any case,
				 even if extenuating circumstances exist.
D. Nothing within these Rules entitles an eligible
				 Applicant to funds under the Program. The availability of Program funds may be
				 subject to the General Assembly's annual appropriations process.
E. All Applicants must follow these Rules and any
				 actions taken by the Department pursuant to these Rules, the Department's general
				 powers set forth in the Program, and other applicable State laws and Regulations.
				 Following these Rules, Applicants must file an Implementation Grant Application or
				 Expansion Grant Application under §§
										1.7  and   1.9     of this Part and provide
				 the Department with any such other information the Department deems appropriate, and
				 Applicants must submit any certifications, requests, or reports required by the
				 Department under §
										1.11(D)     of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.4 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules, or the application thereof to
					 any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
					 validity of the remainder of the Rules shall not be affected
					 thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.5 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
"Applicant" means an entity that applies for a Grant under the
					 Program and these Rules.
"Attorney General" means the Attorney General for the State of
					 Rhode Island.
"Body-worn camera" means a video and audio recording device that
					 is carried by, or worn on the body of, a law enforcement officer and that is capable
					 of recording the actions and interactions of the officer and the public.
"Department" means the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety
					 established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-7.3.
"Expansion grant application" means the application, promulgated
					 by the Department, which must be completed and submitted by an Applicant in order
					 for the Applicant to qualify for an Expansion Grant pursuant to the requirements of
					 the Program and these Rules.
"Expansion grant" means a supplementary monetary award from the
					 Department to an Applicant, that has previously been awarded an Implementation
					 Grant, granted under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-161-3 and these Rules for the purpose
					 of expanding the number of body-worn cameras in use by the Applicant's police
					 department.
"Grant" means an Implementation Grant or Expansion Grant.
"Grant agreement" means a contract between the Applicant and the
					 Department under which a Grant is awarded.
"Implementation grant application" means the application,
					 promulgated by the Department, which must be completed and submitted by an Applicant
					 in order for the Applicant to qualify for an Implementation Grant pursuant to the
					 requirements of the Program and these Rules.
"Implementation grant" means a monetary award to an Applicant
					 from the Department granted under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-161-3 and these Rules for
					 the purpose of implementing a well-defined program to facilitate the adoption of
					 body-worn cameras by Rhode Island police departments.
"Program" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-161, known as the
					 Statewide Body-Worn Camera Program.
"State" means the State of Rhode Island.
"Statewide Body-Worn Camera Policies" means the Rules and
					 Regulations promulgated by the Department and the Attorney General pursuant to R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §
										42-161-4.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.6 - Eligibility for an Implementation Grant

Current through June 14, 2024
To be an eligible Applicant for an Implementation Grant under
					 the Program, the Applicant must be a Rhode Island State or Municipal law enforcement
					 agency. The primary goal of the Program is to equip all frontline patrol officers
					 and supervisors with body-worn cameras. The Department may further expand
					 eligibility for an Implementation Grant under the Program if funds are available and
					 as the Department deems appropriate.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.7 - Implementation Grant Application

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An Applicant for an
				 Implementation Grant shall file an Implementation Grant Application in the form
				 prescribed by the Department and available on the Department's website. The
				 Implementation Grant Application shall require, at a minimum, that the Applicant
				 provide the following information:
1. The name of
				 the Applicant and contact information for the individual(s) primarily responsible
				 for oversight and management of the Implementation Grant Application;
2. The number of police officers the Applicant
				 seeks to equip with body-worn cameras;
3. Authorization from the Applicant's Police Chief
				 and the municipality's Mayor, city/town Manager, city/town Administrator, or other
				 authorizing person or body to apply for the Implementation Grant;
4. And such other information as the Department
				 deems appropriate.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.8 - Eligibility for an Expansion Grant

Current through June 14, 2024
To be an eligible Applicant for an Expansion Grant under the
					 Program, the Applicant must be a Rhode Island State or Municipal law enforcement
					 agency. The purpose of an Expansion Grant is to increase the number of body-worn
					 cameras in use by the Applicant's police department.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.9 - Expansion Grant Application

Current through June 14, 2024
A. If funds available
				 under the Program are uncommitted, the Department may make available, on the
				 Department's website, an Expansion Grant Application in the form prescribed by the
				 Department. An Applicant for an Expansion Grant shall file an Expansion Grant
				 Application and the Expansion Grant Application shall require, at a minimum, that
				 the Applicant provide the following information:
1. The name of the Applicant and contact
				 information for the individual(s) primarily responsible for oversight and management
				 of the Expansion Grant Application;
2.
				 The number of police officers the Applicant has equipped with body-worn cameras
				 using Expansion Grant funds;
3. The
				 number of additional police officers the Applicant seeks to equip with body-worn
				 cameras;
4. Authorization from the
				 Applicant's Police Chief and the municipality's Mayor, city/town Manager, city/town
				 Administrator, or other authorizing person or body to apply for the Expansion Grant;
5. And such other information as the
				 Department deems appropriate.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.10 - Application Review and Approval

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department shall
				 conduct a review of the applications for Implementation Grants and Expansion Grants.
				 The Department may set periodic application deadlines that will be made publicly
				 available.
B. Each application shall be
				 reviewed to confirm compliance with the Program and these Rules, and the Department
				 may reject any incomplete or deficient application.
C. The Department may require the submission of
				 additional information in connection with any application or the revision of an
				 application and may permit the resubmission of an application rejected as being
				 incomplete or deficient.
D. After
				 submission of a complete application and review by the Department in accordance with
				 the requirements of the Program and these Rules, the Department will determine
				 whether to award an Implementation Grant or Expansion Grant to the Applicant. This
				 determination will be based on the Applicant's need, as demonstrated through the
				 number of officers the Applicant seeks to equip with body-worn cameras, the
				 available Program funds, and any other criteria established by the
				 Department.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.11 - Grant Award and Agreement

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In order to promote
				 the broad adoption of body-worn cameras by Rhode Island police departments, Grant
				 amounts will be based on the number of police officers an Applicant seeks to equip
				 with body-worn cameras and the Department may determine and set an appropriate,
				 annual per-officer or per-camera Grant amount. This Grant amount will be intended to
				 account for an Applicant's costs of purchasing or leasing body-worn cameras and
				 related hardware, software, and storage, as well as the Applicant's costs in
				 operating body-worn cameras. In recognition of the burden of operating body-worn
				 cameras placed on Applicants with fewer administrative staff, the Department may
				 also determine additional Grant amounts for these Applicants.
B. Upon approval of a Grant for an Applicant, the
				 Department and the Applicant will enter into a Grant Agreement before any Grant
				 amount can be provided to the Applicant.
C. In order to safeguard the expenditure of public
				 funds and ensure that the disbursement of funds furthers the objectives of the
				 Program, the Grant Agreement shall include, among others, the following terms:
1. The maximum Grant amount;
2. A description of the project for which the
				 Grant has been awarded and a requirement that the Grant can only be used for work
				 outlined in that description;
3. The
				 timing of the disbursement of the Grant funds, which may be over a period of
				 years;
4. An indemnification
				 provision;
5. Any other provisions that
				 the Department determines are appropriate.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.12 - Revocation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. If any information provided by an Applicant in
				 its Application is found to be willfully false, the Department shall deny the
				 issuance of or revoke any Grant in whole or in part, which revocation shall be in
				 addition to any other penalties that the Applicant and/or the relevant officials of
				 the Applicant may be subject to under applicable law.
B. If any information provided by an Applicant in
				 any certification under §
										1.11(C)     of this Part, or any other document submitted
				 to the Department following the approval of a Grant, is found to be willfully false,
				 the Department may revoke any Grant in whole or in part, which revocation shall be
				 in addition to any other penalties that the Applicant and/or the relevant officials
				 of the Applicant may be subject to under applicable law.
C. If an Applicant uses Grant funds on expenses
				 that are not authorized by the Grant Agreement, these Rules, or the Program, the
				 Department may recoup such unauthorized expenses and may revoke a Grant, in addition
				 to any other penalties that the Applicant and/or the relevant officials of the
				 Applicant may be subject to under applicable law.
D. The Department may provide for additional
				 rights and remedies in any Grant Agreement, which will be in addition to the rights
				 provided under this Rule.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.13 - Discretion and Judicial Review

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department shall
				 not have the obligation to issue any Grant or make any other award or grant any
				 benefits under the Program or these Rules and may decline to issue a Grant to any
				 Applicant, including those who have submitted a completed Application that meets the
				 eligibility requirements of §§
										1.6  and   1.8     of this Part.
B. A review of an Application shall not constitute
				 a "contested case" under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-9, the Administrative
				 Procedures Act, and no opportunity to object to an Application shall be afforded,
				 nor shall judicial review be available from a decision rendered by the Department in
				 connection with any Application.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program › Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.14 - Administration and Examination of Records

Current through June 14, 2024
The Department may examine any books, paper, records, or
					 memoranda bearing upon the approval of Grants awarded under the Program and may
					 require the attendance of any person executing any Application, report, or other
					 statement, or of any officer or employee of any municipality, or the attendance of
					 any other person, and may examine such person under oath respecting any matter which
					 the Department deems pertinent or material in determining eligibility for grant
					 funds under the Program.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Establishing Statewide Policy for the Use and Operation of Body-Worn Cameras › Section 270-RICR-60-00-2.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations (the "Rules") are promulgated
					 to set forth the statewide policy for the use and operation of body-worn
					 cameras (the "Policy"). The Policy is intended to govern Rhode Island law
					 enforcement agencies using and operating body-worn cameras in connection with
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-161, the Statewide Body-Worn Camera Program (the
					 "Program").
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Establishing Statewide Policy for the Use and Operation of Body-Worn Cameras › Section 270-RICR-60-00-2.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules are promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapter 42-161. These Rules have been prepared in accordance with the
					 requirements of the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapter 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Establishing Statewide Policy for the Use and Operation of Body-Worn Cameras › Section 270-RICR-60-00-2.3 - Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-161-4(c), any Rhode
					 Island law enforcement agencies receiving grant funds through the Program must
					 certify that the agency has adopted the Policy before any such Program funds
					 will be disbursed by the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety. This Policy
					 establishes a floor, not a ceiling; Departments are permitted to adopt
					 adjustments to the Policy, provided that any such adjustments do not contravene
					 the provisions of the Policy.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Establishing Statewide Policy for the Use and Operation of Body-Worn Cameras › Section 270-RICR-60-00-2.4 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules, or the application thereof
					 to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent
					 jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the Rules shall not be affected
					 thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 270 - Department of Public Safety › Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Establishing Statewide Policy for the Use and Operation of Body-Worn Cameras › Section 270-RICR-60-00-2.5 - Statewide Policy for the Use and Operation of Body-Worn Cameras

Current through June 14, 2024
2.5.1
Purpose
A. This Policy establishes guidelines for the
				 use of and operation of body-worn cameras ("BWCs" or a "BWC") by law
				 enforcement officers, other than undercover officers.
B. Any Department participating in the
				 statewide body-worn camera program, established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
				 §
											42-161-1
et seq.
, must adopt this Policy as a condition
				 of participating and receiving funds under the program.
C. Departments are permitted to impose
				 additional requirements beyond - but not inconsistent with - those established
				 in this Policy. Accordingly, Departments are permitted to tailor their BWC
				 policies and procedures to address local concerns and needs.
D. Upon adoption of this Policy, Departments
				 will ensure that the Policy is accessible to the public, including by posting
				 to the Department's website.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 10 - Director's Office › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Access to Public Records (280-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 280-RICR-10-00-1.1 - Purposes

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Purposes of this Regulation are:
1. To establish a Regulation to implement
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											38-2-1, et
				 seq. and
				 42-35-2(a)
				 relating to access to public records maintained by the Department;
2. To provide the public and Department
				 personnel with a Regulation which sets forth the rules and procedures
				 applicable to access to public records maintained by the Department.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 10 - Director's Office › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Access to Public Records (280-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 280-RICR-10-00-1.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Regulation is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §§
										38-2-1, et
					 seq. ("Access to Public Records") and
					 42-35-2(a).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 10 - Director's Office › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Access to Public Records (280-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 280-RICR-10-00-1.3 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations shall be liberally construed to
					 permit the Department of Revenue to effectuate the purposes of R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §§
										38-2-1 et seq.
					 and
					 42-35-2(a).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 10 - Director's Office › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Access to Public Records (280-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 280-RICR-10-00-1.4 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these rules and regulation, or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court
					 of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the rules and
					 regulations shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 10 - Director's Office › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Access to Public Records (280-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 280-RICR-10-00-1.5 - Policy

Current through June 14, 2024
The Department recognizes both the public's right to access
					 public records and the individual's right to dignity and privacy. It is the
					 Department's policy to facilitate public access to all public records that may
					 be disclosed in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										38-2-1, et
					 seq. It is also the policy of the Department to make all public records in the
					 Department's possession be available for public inspection and copying
					 consistent with applicable state or federal law, unless otherwise prohibited by
					 a court of competent jurisdiction.