Title 30, Title 30 Affairs and Defense

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.

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 d…

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.

(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…

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.

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,…

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.

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 …

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 gu…

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…

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, whi…

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, whil…

The adjutant general may issue appropriate badges or insignia for excellence in marksmanship, drill attendance, and other meritorious service.

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.

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 eligibili…

(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…

(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 b…

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 th…

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…

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…

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, u…

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 f…

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 …

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 pr…

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 prop…

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, f…

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.

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 …

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, safe…

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 indebt…

(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,…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary and sufficient to provide for the repair, care, maintenance, upkeep, and janitorial service of the various armories owned, rented, leased, and controlled by the state, occupied and used by the nat…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of heating, lighting, and maintaining the state arsenal on Benefit Street in the city of Providence occupied by the Pr…

The adjutant general, with the approval of the governor, is authorized to negotiate, cooperate, and enter into agreements on behalf of this state, with the United States of America, or any agency thereof, in order to satisfy the provisions, and conditions pursuant to the provisio…

The adjutant general, with the approval of the governor, is authorized to accept and direct the disbursement of the funds made available to the state, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 18231 et seq. (Facilities for Reserve Components) and shall deposit all these funds received from the fed…

Building T-17, located at Fort Varnum, Narragansett, Rhode Island, shall hereafter be named the Chief Warrant Officer Everett Babcock Building.

The adjutant general may make all proper rules and regulations for the government and use of all arsenals, armories, quarters, military storehouses, camp grounds, rifle ranges, and other military facilities owned, leased, or controlled by the state.

The armories owned, rented, leased, or controlled by the state shall not be used for other than military purposes except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

The adjutant general may authorize the use of any armory, under his or her control, for the social and athletic purposes of the organizations quartered there.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or public law, the governor, with the approval of the adjutant general, is hereby authorized to make available, from time to time, to the soldiers, sailors, air persons, and marines now serving their country, the facilities of t…

The adjutant general may authorize the use of any armory under his or her control, for nonmilitary purposes, subject to such rules and conditions as he or she may prescribe, that are lawful and approved, provided that the person, corporation, organization, or society to whom the …

The adjutant general may authorize the use of any armory under his or her control, when not required for military purposes, by any regularly organized body of veterans of the wars of the United States, subject to such rules and conditions as he or she may prescribe, for the purpo…

The adjutant general may authorize the use of any armory under his or her control, subject to such rules and conditions as he or she may prescribe, by the veterans’ councils of the various cities and towns, including any district or department groups, organized within the state a…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary and sufficient to provide for the armory rental of the national guard, to be paid upon proper vouchers certified to by the adjutant general.

Every city and town within this state is hereby authorized to continue on its payroll, either at full or partial pay, all or any of its regular officers and employees who are called into or enlist in the military or naval service of the United States, and to make such provisions …

No employer, or officer, or agent of any corporation, company, or firm, or other person shall discharge any person from employment because of being an officer or enlisted person in the military forces of this state; or hinder or prevent that person from performing any military se…