The position of historian laureate shall be honorific only, and shall not confer official status upon any historical writings, lectures, or pronouncements of the laureate; nor shall the statements or views of the laureate be regarded as the official position of the state in any court of law; nor the position of any of the state officers enumerated above in § 42-100.1-5.
Position of honor
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-100.1-7., under Chapter 42-100.1 Historian Laureate of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-100.1-7.