Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

The secretary of state shall prescribe regulations for carrying out this chapter. The regulations shall provide, among other things: (1) The manner of certification of copies required to be certified under § 42-8.2-3; (2) The documents that shall be authorized under § 42-8.2-5 to…

(a) A document required to be published by § 42-8.2-5 in the state register is not valid as against a person who has not had actual knowledge thereof until the duplicate originals or certified copies of the document have been filed with the office of the secretary of state and a …

(a) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping, binding, and distributing the state register and regulations promulgated hereunder, and except as provided in subsection (b) hereof, other expenses incurred by the secretary of state in carrying out the duties placed upon the secret…

(a) The secretary of state may require, from time to time as the secretary of state considers necessary, the preparation and publication in special or supplemental editions of the state register of the complete codifications of the documents of each agency of state government hav…

(a) The general assembly recognizes that land suitable for food production in the state has become an extremely scarce and valuable resource. The amount of good farmland has declined so dramatically that unless a comprehensive program is initiated by the state to preserve what re…

The general treasurer is authorized from time to time, with the approval of the governor, in the anticipation of the issue of notes or bonds under the authority of this chapter, to advance to the fund to be used for the purposes specified in § 42-82-8, any funds of the state not …

All bonds and notes issued under the authority of this chapter shall be exempt from taxation in the state and shall be general obligations of the state, and the full faith and credit of the state are hereby pledged for the due payment of the principal and the interest on each bon…

(a) Any bond or note issued under the authority of this chapter shall be sold from time to time at not less than the principal amount of the bond or note on any terms and conditions as the general treasurer, with the approval of the governor, shall deem to be for the best interes…

All moneys in the fund not immediately required for payment pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be invested by the state investment commission, as established by chapter 10 of title 35, pursuant to the provisions of that chapter; provided, however, that the securities …

For the purpose of paying any expenses incurred by the general treasurer in the issuance of the bonds or notes under the authority of this chapter, and any interest and any principal becoming payable from time to time on the bonds or notes issued under the authority of this chapt…

(a) No city, town, quasi-municipal corporation, or public corporation may assess the owner of an agricultural operation having frontage on a public roadway for the extension of water and sewer utilities past the property. (b) The owner of the agricultural operation may only be ch…

If any provisions of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter, rule, regulation, or order, and …

As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent: (1) “Agricultural land” means any land in the state of five (5) contiguous acres or larger that is suitable for agriculture by reference to soil type, existing use for agricultural purposes, and …

(a)(1) There is established the agricultural lands preservation commission consisting of the directors of the department of environmental management and the department of administration, or their respective designees, both ex officio with the power to vote; and seven (7) public m…

The commission has the power to: (1) Retain by contract or employ counsel, auditors, engineers, appraisers, private consultants and advisors, or other personnel needed to provide necessary services; (2) Conduct hearings, examinations, and investigations as may be necessary and ap…

(a) The commission shall: (1) Develop the criteria necessary for defining agricultural land under this chapter; (2) Make a reasonably accurate inventory of all land in the state that meets the definition of agricultural land; (3) Prepare and adopt rules for administration of the …

Any state or local agency must demonstrate extreme need and the lack of any viable alternative before exercising a right of eminent domain over any farmland to which the development rights have been purchased by the commission on behalf of the state, or which has been designated …

(a) The general treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to issue from time to time bonds in the name and behalf of the state and in amounts that may be specified in an amount not to exc…

The general treasurer is directed to deposit the proceeds of the sale of the bonds including any premium or premiums and any accrued interest which may be received from the sale of the bonds, in one or more of the depositories in which the funds of the state may be lawfully kept,…

(a) The general treasurer is authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor, and in accordance with provisions of this chapter, to borrow upon temporary notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, from time to time, in the name and behalf of the state,…

There shall be an American and Polish cultural exchange commission to consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Polish ancestry and residents of the state, three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives…

The members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years except that, of the three (3) members originally appointed by each of the appointing authorities, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and one for a term of t…

In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government, and the commission, with the approval of the governor, is aut…

The general assembly recognizes the need to create a forms management center to review and redesign forms used in state government. The goals are to eliminate duplication and reduce the total number of forms. In addition, the center will train state agency staff in the use of for…

This chapter may be cited as the “Forms Management Center Act.”

The director of the department of administration shall establish an activity within the department to be known as the “forms management center” for the coordination, orderly design, implementation, and maintenance of a statewide forms management program.

The director, through the forms management center, shall: (1) Coordinate a forms management program for all state agencies and educational institutions and provide assistance in establishing internal and external forms management capabilities; (2) Study, develop, coordinate, and …

All educational institutions and agencies of the state shall cooperate with and support the development and implementation of the statewide forms management program. To assist in the coordination and implementation of the forms management program, each state educational instituti…

On or before December 31 of each year, the director shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, and the auditor general a report concerning forms management, which shall include, but need not be limited to, the fol…

If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation and the application of …

As used in this chapter: (1) “Disability” means, with respect to an individual: (i) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; (ii) A record of such impairment; or (iii) Being regarded as having such an i…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Auxiliary aids and services” includes: (i) Qualified interpreters or other effective methods of making aurally delivered materials available to individuals with hearing impairments; (ii) Qualified readers, taped texts, or other effective methods of m…

A covered entity shall not use qualification standards, employment tests, or other selection criteria based on an individual’s uncorrected vision unless the standard, test, or other selection criteria, as used by the covered entity, is shown to be job-related for the position in …

(a) No otherwise qualified person with a disability shall, solely by reason of the person’s disability, be subject to discrimination by any person or entity doing business in the state; nor shall any otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in o…

The discriminatory acts prohibited by § 42-87-2 include, but are not limited to, the following activities: (1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no person or entity licensed or regulated by the state, or having received financial assistance from the state, or doing busines…

(a) Any person with a disability who is the victim of discrimination prohibited by this chapter may bring an action in the superior court against the person or entity causing the discrimination for equitable relief, compensatory and/or punitive damages or for any other relief tha…

(a) Except as specifically set forth in subsections (b) and (c), the Rhode Island commission for human rights is empowered and directed to prevent any person from violating any of the provisions of §§ 42-87-1 — 42-87-4, provided that before instituting a formal hearing it shall a…

The new Rhode Island judicial complex, to be located on Tower Hill Road in the town of South Kingstown, shall be named the “J. Howard McGrath Judicial Complex.”

The Providence County Court House shall be named and known as the “Frank Licht Judicial Complex.”

(a) All departments, commissions, boards, councils, other agencies in the government of the state, and public corporations shall annually prepare and submit to the budget office by October 1 a list containing: (1) The name of any person, privatization contractor, or vendor who pe…

The general assembly finds and declares: (1) All citizens of Rhode Island should have access to quality and affordable health care; (2) The demanding business environment in which health care is delivered requires that the public have an advocate to assure that the policy and goa…

(a) There shall be established within the department of attorney general an office of health care advocate. The health care advocate shall be an assistant or special assistant attorney general to be appointed by the attorney general. The health care advocate is authorized to perf…

The health care advocate shall cooperate with the directors of the departments of health and business regulation to assure good quality and affordable health care.

(a) No provision of this chapter shall derogate from the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general nor shall any provision be construed as a limitation on the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general, including the authority to investigate at any …

(a) The health care advocate shall be entitled to receive confidential healthcare information available to the department of health and to law enforcement to the extent authorized by, and in accordance with the provisions of chapter 37.3 of title 5, the confidentiality of health …

In the absence of malice or bad faith, any healthcare provider or entity licensed by the state of Rhode Island, or an authorized agent of such healthcare provider or entity, who upon request by the attorney general provides information that is not identifiable to a specific perso…