§ 42-28-1. Definitions. Whenever the word “division” is used in this chapter, it shall be deemed to mean the division of state police herein created, and whenever the word “superintendent” is used, it shall be deemed to mean the superintendent of the division of state police. History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 16; G.L. […]
§ 42-28-10. Appointment and removal of members. The superintendent shall appoint the other members of the division authorized by this chapter for terms of three (3) years each, and may remove any member after a hearing, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the division, and no member so removed shall be eligible to […]
§ 42-28-11. Powers of superintendent — Rules and regulations. The superintendent shall be the executive and administrative head of the state police, and he or she is hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the governor, to make rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the examination and qualifications of applicants for appointment to […]
§ 42-28-11.1. Local police officers assigned to state police. Local police officers assigned to the state police for the purposes of assignment on a statewide task force shall exercise the same powers of arrest exercised by a sworn member of the state police only when working on an investigation authorized under the authority of the […]
§ 42-28-12. Members assigned to towns. Upon the request of the town council of any town, duly presented to the superintendent, that a member or members of the division be assigned to duty in that town, the superintendent, in his or her discretion, may assign a member or members of the division to duty in […]
§ 42-28-13. Members assigned to department of environmental management. Upon the request of the director of environmental management, duly presented to the superintendent, that a member or members of the division be assigned to duty with the department of environmental management, the superintendent, in his or her discretion, may assign a member or members of […]
§ 42-28-14. Salary limits preserved — Honorable discharges. Nothing in §§ 42-28-12 and 42-28-13 shall be construed to make it lawful for the superintendent or anyone acting for him or her to incur in behalf of the state any obligation for salaries in excess of the amount appropriated therefor, and the superintendent shall have the […]
§ 42-28-15. Buildings, stations, garages, and barracks. The superintendent shall from time to time establish headquarters or substations in such localities as he or she shall deem most suitable for the protection of the rural and suburban portions of the state and for the efficient performance of police duty in all parts of the state, […]
§ 42-28-16. Statewide police telecommunications system. The division of state police is hereby authorized and empowered to provide for the installation, operation, and maintenance of a computerized telecommunications system for the purpose of promptly collecting, exchanging, disseminating, and distributing information relating to police and divisional problems of the state and the several cities and towns. […]
§ 42-28-17. Vehicles, equipment, and supplies. The superintendent shall provide the Rhode Island state police with necessary motor vehicles, and other suitable equipment, uniforms, and supplies, all of which shall be and remain the property of the state. When any equipment shall become unfit for use, he or she shall have power to sell that […]
§ 42-28-18. Use of jails and places of detention. Any jail, lockup, or other place of detention in charge of any officer of the state or of any county, city, or town thereof, shall at all reasonable hours be accessible to any member of the division for detention of prisoners; and a keeper thereof refusing […]
§ 42-28-19. Police powers of members — Fees — Duties — Suppression of riots. Members of the division shall have and may exercise in any part of the state, with regard to the enforcement of the criminal laws, all powers of deputy sheriffs, town sergeants, chiefs of police, police officers, and town constables. Any person […]
§ 42-28-2. Establishment — Superintendent — General duties. Within the department of public safety there shall be the Rhode Island state police. The head of the state police shall be the superintendent of state police who shall be a qualified police administrator and shall be appointed by the governor, shall serve at his or her […]
§ 42-28-20. Attorney general as legal advisor. The attorney general shall act as the legal advisor of the members of the division in all matters pertaining to their official duties, and shall prosecute all suits and proceedings which they may be authorized to commence, and shall appear for and defend them in all suits and […]
§ 42-28-21. Injury and death benefits. (a) If any member of the division whose service is terminated on or after January 1, 1960, shall have in the course of performance of his or her duties suffered injury causing disability or causing death, that member or his or her surviving dependent relatives, whose dependence shall be […]
§ 42-28-22. Retirement of members. (a) Whenever any member of the state police hired prior to July 1, 2007, has served for twenty (20) years, he or she may retire therefrom or he or she may be retired by the superintendent with the approval of the governor, and in either event a sum equal to […]
§ 42-28-22.1. Retirement contribution. (a) Legislative findings. The general assembly finds that: (1) A trust was created for retirement purposes for members of the state police who were hired after July 1, 1987; however, as of January 1, 2015, there was an unfunded liability of approximately $ 200 million attributable to the retirement benefits for […]
§ 42-28-22.2. State contributions. The state of Rhode Island shall make its contribution for the maintaining of the system established by § 42-28-22.1 and providing the annuities, benefits, and retirement allowances in accordance with the provisions of this chapter by (a) annually appropriating an amount that will pay a rate percent of the compensation paid […]
§ 42-28-22.3. Separate plan and trust for retirement program of state police. (a) The retirement program established by § 42-28-22.1 shall constitute a separate retirement program known as the “State Police Retirement Program” which shall be deemed to be a separate plan for purposes of § 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 […]
§ 42-28-23. Military credit on retirement. Whenever a member of the Rhode Island state police, other than a civilian member, has been granted a leave of absence from the state police to enable him or her to serve in the armed forces of the United States in time of war or national emergency, the time […]
