86 chapters · 1,331 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-2-1. Duty to work — Proclamation of governor — Penalty
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It is the duty of every able-bodied male resident of this state between the ages of eighteen (18) and fifty (50) years to be habitually and regularly engaged in some lawful, useful, and recognized business, profession, occupation, trade, or employment. Whenever the governor of th…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-2-10. Exemption of temporarily unemployed and students
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The provisions of this chapter do not apply to persons temporarily unemployed by reason of differences with their employers, to bona fide students during the school term, or to persons preparing themselves to engage in trade or industrial pursuits.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-2-11. Persons deemed residents — Habitual loiterers
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For the purposes of this chapter, any male person described in § 28-2-1 found in this state shall be deemed a resident, and in any prosecution under this chapter proof that the accused habitually loiters in idleness in streets, roads, depots, poolrooms, saloons, hotels, stores, o…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-2-2. Possession of property or income not defense
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In no case shall the possession by the accused of money, property, or income sufficient to support himself and those regularly dependent upon him be a defense to any prosecution under this chapter.