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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 46 - Waters and Navigation » Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks » Section 46-10-16. – Employment of assistants by director.

§ 46-10-16. Employment of assistants by director.

The director of the department of environmental management, upon taking charge of unclaimed property, may employ as many persons as the director shall think necessary to assist in preserving the property, and he or she may appoint guards to secure the property and may suppress all tumults and disorders.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-16.