§ 38-1-1. Delivery of records on leaving public office. Every person who shall hold a public office shall, upon leaving the office, deliver to his or her successor in office, or, if there is no successor, to the public records administration program of the office of secretary of state, all records, books, writings, letters, and […]
§ 38-1-1.1. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter: (1) “Agency” or “public body” shall mean any executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative body of the state, or any political subdivision thereof; including, but not limited to, any department, division, agency, commission, board, office, bureau, authority, any school, fire, or water district, or other agency or […]
§ 38-1-10. Disposal of records. No public official may mutilate, destroy, sell, loan, or otherwise dispose of any public record without the consent of the public records administration program of the secretary of state. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 353, § 4; P.L. 2000, ch. 233, § 1.
§ 38-1-11. Assistance of the public records administration program. The public records administration program of the secretary of state shall have the right to examine the condition of public records and shall give advice and assistance to public officials in the solution of their problems of preserving, creating, filing, and making available the public records […]
§ 38-1-2. Delivery of records to lawful custodian. Every person, other than the lawful custodian thereof, who shall have in his or her possession, or under his or her control, any such record, book, writing, letter, or document as is designated in § 38-1-1 and who shall, without just cause, refuse or neglect for the […]
§ 38-1-3. Receptacles for city and town records. It shall be the duty of every city and town to provide fireproof receptacles for records and documents relating to the official business of the city or town where the records and documents may be kept free from injury from any cause. The receptacles shall be of […]
§ 38-1-4. Keeping of records in vaults provided — Penalty. When not in use, the records and documents shall be kept in the fireproof rooms, vaults, or safes provided for them. Whoever unlawfully keeps in his or her possession any public record, or unlawfully removes the record from the room in which it is usually […]
§ 38-1-5 — 38-1-8. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1910, ch. 645, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1912, ch. 822, § 1; P.L. 1916, ch. 1397, § 1; P.L. 1919, ch. 1732, § 1; P.L. 1920, ch. 1922, § 1; P.L. 1922, ch. 2219, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, §§ 5, 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 42, […]
§ 38-1-9. Custodian designated. The elected or appointed state, county, or municipal officer or officers charged by law with the responsibility of maintaining the office having public records shall be the custodian thereof. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 353, § 4.
