§ 28-2-1. Duty to work — Proclamation of governor — Penalty. It is the duty of every able-bodied male resident of this state between the ages of eighteen (18) and fifty (50) years to be habitually and regularly engaged in some lawful, useful, and recognized business, profession, occupation, trade, or employment. Whenever the governor of […]
§ 28-2-10. Exemption of temporarily unemployed and students. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to persons temporarily unemployed by reason of differences with their employers, to bona fide students during the school term, or to persons preparing themselves to engage in trade or industrial pursuits. History of Section.P.L. 1918, ch. 1661, § 10; […]
§ 28-2-11. Persons deemed residents — Habitual loiterers. For the purposes of this chapter, any male person described in § 28-2-1 found in this state shall be deemed a resident, and in any prosecution under this chapter proof that the accused habitually loiters in idleness in streets, roads, depots, poolrooms, saloons, hotels, stores, or other […]
§ 28-2-2. Possession of property or income not defense. In no case shall the possession by the accused of money, property, or income sufficient to support himself and those regularly dependent upon him be a defense to any prosecution under this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1918, ch. 1661, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 90, § […]
§ 28-2-3. Inability to find work as defense. In no case shall the claim by the accused of his inability to obtain work or employment be a defense to a prosecution under this chapter, unless it is proven that the accused promptly notified the director of labor and training of his inability to obtain employment, […]
§ 28-2-4. Assignment to work of persons unable to find work. It shall be the duty of the director of labor and training, whenever any person informs him or her of his inability to obtain employment, to register the name of the person in the office of the director of labor and training, together with […]
§ 28-2-5. Compensation of persons assigned to work. All persons required to work under this chapter shall receive compensation of not less than the wage or salary paid to others engaged in the same nature of work to which each person is assigned. If any person is assigned to work for any department, board, division, […]
§ 28-2-6. Penalty for failure to do assigned work. Any person failing or refusing to do, or to continue to do, the work assigned to him, or who, in the meanwhile, has not become regularly or continuously employed in some lawful, useful, and recognized business, occupation, trade, profession, or employment, shall be guilty of a […]
§ 28-2-7. Rules and regulations for assignment — Circumstances to be considered. As soon as the proclamation has been issued as provided in § 28-2-1, it shall be the duty of the director of labor and training to prepare and publish any rules and regulations governing the assignment of persons to work under this chapter […]
§ 28-2-8. Duty of law enforcement officers to seek unemployed persons. After the issuance of the proclamation in § 28-2-1, it shall be the duty of a member of the division of sheriffs and of any other officer, state, county, or municipality charged with enforcing the law, to seek and continue to seek diligently the […]
§ 28-2-9. Employment of personnel — Assistance by other agencies. The director of labor and training is authorized to appoint or employ any employees that may be necessary, and to use any agencies that may be available and appropriate, to aid him or her in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and the director […]
