§ 42-8-1. Head of department — Duties. There shall be a department of state. The head of the department of state shall be the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall perform the duties required by this chapter and by chapter 2 of title 6; chapters 1 to 4, inclusive, of title 7; chapters […]
§ 42-8-10. Defaults in election returns. The secretary of state shall, within thirty (30) days after any default in the return of voting machines and election returns, certify the default to the attorney general, and his or her certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the default, and the attorney general shall prosecute every person […]
§ 42-8-11. Repealed.
§ 42-8-12. Distribution of state publications to libraries. The secretary of state is hereby authorized and empowered to distribute to public and reference libraries within the state copies of any books published by state aid which are in his or her custody and which in his or her judgment are available for distribution. He or […]
§ 42-8-13. Sale of surplus publications. The secretary of state is hereby authorized and empowered to sell or dispose of all duplicate books, pamphlets or other surplus supplies which in his or her judgment are not available for use by the state. All sums received from the sales shall be deposited into the “secretary of […]
§ 42-8-13.1. Secretary of state preservation/conservation account. (a) There is hereby established within the general treasury of the state a restricted receipt account to be known as the “secretary of state preservation/conservation account”. There shall be deposited into such account all funds generated pursuant to §§ 42-8-13 and 29-1-6. (b) Funds collected within the account […]
§ 42-8-14. Repealed.
§ 42-8-15. Deputies and employees. The secretary of state shall appoint a first deputy secretary of state, a second deputy secretary of state, an assistant in charge of archives, and other necessary employees. These employees shall perform the duties required by this chapter and those other duties that may be specified by the secretary of […]
§ 42-8-16. Repealed.
§ 42-8-17. Payment of employees. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for the purposes of § 42-8-15, and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of that sum, or so much thereof as may […]
§ 42-8-18. Powers of deputies. The first deputy shall, in the absence of the secretary of state, do all things by law required of the secretary of state, as fully as the secretary him or herself might or could do; the second deputy shall, in the absence of the secretary of state and the first […]
§ 42-8-19. Care of archives. The secretary of state, having charge of the archives of the state, may employ a suitable person to restore, preserve, classify, and assemble the state archives under his or her direction. The person shall be trained in the care and preservation of archives and the general assembly shall annually appropriate […]
§ 42-8-2. Keeper of the seal. The secretary of state shall be the keeper of the seal of the state. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 16, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 22, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 21, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 9, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-8-2.
§ 42-8-20. Fees and charges of secretary. To the secretary of state there shall be allowed: (1) For every private petition to the general assembly received in either house which shall be continued with order of notice, to be paid to the secretary for the use of the state, by the applicant on continuance of […]
§ 42-8-21. Microfilming of records. The secretary of state may photograph, micro-photograph, film, or otherwise reproduce all or any part of the records kept by him or her in a manner and on film or paper that complies with the minimum standards of quality approved for reproducing records by the American National Standards Institute, and […]
§ 42-8-22. Repealed.
§ 42-8-23. Visitor Center and gift shop. (a) The secretary of state, in conjunction with the office of the governor, may establish and operate a visitor center and gift shop within the state house. (b) The visitor center and gift shop shall be managed by a committee consisting of one member selected by the governor […]
§ 42-8-24. Permanent commission on government information. (a) Creation. There is hereby created a permanent state commission on government information. (b) Composition. The commission shall consist of ten (10) members: one of whom shall be the governor, or designee; one of whom shall be the secretary of state, or designee; one of whom shall be […]
§ 42-8-3. Documents of general assembly. The secretary of state shall keep and preserve in his or her office all acts and resolves passed by the general assembly, and all original papers relating to assembly proceedings. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 16, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 22, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 21, § […]
§ 42-8-4. Affixing seal — Authenticated copies of papers. The secretary of state shall affix the seal of this state to acts, commissions, certificates and other papers in his or her office, in all cases required by law; and shall give copies duly authenticated, of any official paper, whenever required and paid therefor. History of […]
