§ 45-2-24. Town of Coventry — Municipal court. (a) The town council of the town of Coventry may establish a municipal court and confer upon the court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing ordinances, of the town […]
§ 45-2-25. City of Woonsocket — Municipal court. (a) The city council of the city of Woonsocket may establish a municipal court and confer upon the court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing ordinances, of the city […]
§ 45-2-26. Town of West Warwick — Municipal court. (a) The town council of the town of West Warwick may establish a municipal court and confer upon the court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing ordinances of […]
§ 45-2-27. City of Central Falls — Municipal court. (a) The city council of the city of Central Falls may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing ordinances, of […]
§ 45-2-28. Charitable contributions. Any city or town may make a charitable contribution not in excess of one thousand dollars ($1000) to any incorporated charitable institution. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 367, § 1.
§ 45-2-29. Town of Westerly — Municipal court. (a) The town council of the town of Westerly may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing ordinances of the town […]
§ 45-2-3. Power to appropriate money. Towns or cities may, at any legal meeting, grant and vote sums of money that they judge necessary: (1) For the purchase of sites for, and for the erection and repair of, town and city houses and other public buildings; (2) For the support of schools, and purchase of […]
§ 45-2-3.1. Powers of certain towns. (a) The towns of Hopkinton, West Greenwich, Richmond, and Charlestown may, at any legal meeting, grant and vote sums of money that they judge necessary: (1) For the purchase of sites for, and for the erection and repair of, town houses and other public buildings; (2) For the support […]
§ 45-2-3.2. Availability of funds upon failure of city or town to approve annual appropriation. (a) Unless otherwise provided by a city or town charter, in an emergency caused by a failure of a city or town to approve an annual appropriation measure, the same amounts appropriated in the previous fiscal year shall be available […]
§ 45-2-3.3. Background checks. Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, any person seeking to work or volunteer for a municipal recreation department, or any municipal recreation department having the written authorization of a person seeking to work or volunteer for the municipal recreation department, may request a Rhode Island […]
§ 45-2-3.4. Background checks. (a) Any person seeking employment as a firefighter with any city or town in Rhode Island shall undergo a national and state criminal background check to be initiated prior to, or within one week of, employment after receiving a conditional offer of employment. (b) The applicant shall apply to the bureau […]
§ 45-2-30. Town of Narragansett — Municipal court. (a) The town council of the town of Narragansett may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing ordinances of the town […]
§ 45-2-31. Registration of business name in the town of North Providence. (a) Each business including, but not limited to, wholesale, commercial, retail, professional service or manufacturing by the sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, or any other business entity shall, prior to its commencement of business within the town of North Providence, register its trade, company, […]
§ 45-2-31.1. Business registration fee — Town of Johnston. (a) Each business including, but not limited to, wholesale, retail, commercial, professional service or manufacturing whether by sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations or any business entity shall register their business, company, trade or office situated in the town of Johnston with the town clerk. Each registration shall […]
§ 45-2-31.2. Business registration fee — Town of Warren. (a) All wholesale, retail, commercial, professional service or manufacturing businesses, whether by sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations or any business entity, shall register their business, company, trade, or office situated in the town of Warren with the town clerk of the town of Warren. Each registration shall […]
§ 45-2-31.3. Business registration fee — Town of Smithfield. (a) Unless otherwise provided herein, the owner and operator of each wholesale, retail, commercial, professional service, and manufacturing business, whether sole proprietorships, partnership, corporations, or any business entity, shall register their business situated in the town of Smithfield with the tax assessor of the town of […]
§ 45-2-31.4. Business registration fee — Town of Richmond. (a) Every wholesale, retail, commercial, or manufacturing business located in Richmond, whether a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other business entity, shall register with the town clerk of the town of Richmond. The information provided upon registration shall include the name of the business, the name(s) […]
§ 45-2-31.5. Town of Warren — Delegation of local licensing authority. In the town of Warren, the town council is authorized to provide, by ordinance, for the administrative issuance and renewal of all licenses the council is authorized to issue pursuant to this title or any other section of the general laws, with the exception […]
§ 45-2-32. Town of Charlestown — Municipal court. (a) The town council of the town of Charlestown may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing ordinances of the town […]
§ 45-2-33. Additional substance abuse prevention assessment. (a) Each city, town, or municipal court shall impose, in addition to all other assessments, a substance abuse prevention assessment of thirty dollars ($30.00) to be levied against those speeding violations enumerated within §§ 31-41.1-4 or those violations of any city, town, or municipal ordinance, the essential elements […]
