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LAW & LEGAL PROCESSSubject GuideState of Rhode Island General Assembly is the main website of R.I.'s legislative branch
Document Resources
GENERAL LAWS
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The numbering system is usually § Title, Chapter, Section. For example, § 17-1-2 is Title 17 (Elections), Chapter 1 (General Provisions), Section 2 (Definitions), which deals with the definitions of elected officials. If multiple sections are cited, the double §§ signs are used, e.g. §§ 7-1-1 - 7-1-26. |
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State Codes: Rhode Island (LexisNexis) has general searching for the General Laws State of Rhode Island General Laws contains full-text copies of all RI laws categorized by subject. |
General Laws of Rhode Island contains full-text copies of all RI laws categorized by subject. In addition, there are notes and analyses of each law. |
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The numbering system is Public Law, Chapter Number, session year, chamber (S=Senate, H=House), bill number. For example, Rhode Island Public Law Chapter 209 2004 -- H 8392 "An Act Relating to Workplace Safety" is the 209th Chapter (law) from 2004, that is the approval of House Bill 8392. |
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Public Laws Search The Rhode Island General Assembly Website from the Search Through dropdown menu you can search for public laws back to 1995 full-text. |
Public laws of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations passed at the General Assembly goes back to 1822. |
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Bills are numbered by year, chamber, and number of bill. For example, 2005 -H 6052 "An Act Relating to Food and Drugs - The Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Act" is a House bill numbered 6052 in 2005. |
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Bills Search The Rhode Island General Assembly Website from the Search Through dropdown menu you can search for Assembly or Senate bills back to 1997 Full-text |
Rhode Island General Assembly: Senate has only bills from 1993-94. Rhode Island General Assembly: House has 1987-89, 1991, and 1994. Consult Rhode Island State Library for bills older than what we have in our resources. |
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Regulations Regulations Database has full-texts of all state regulations that are presently in effect. |
Consult Rhode Island State Library for historical research. |
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Court Decisions through LexisNexis is the easiest way to search for all court cases, and it has full text. Cases will be cited in both of the following systems: The numbering system for the Reports of cases heard and determined in the Supreme court of Rhode IslandVolume is R.I., page. For example, 122 R.I. 1 "Pamela J. Paradiso v. Joseph J. Paradiso" is the case in Volume 122 of the Rhode Island Reports (R.I.) on page 1. The numbering system is Rhode Island Reporter is Volume, A.2d, page. For example, 415 A.2d 729 "State v. McKenna" is in volume 415 on page 729 of the Altanic Reporter, 2nd Series (Technically, the Rhode Island Reporter is reported in the Atlantic Reporter. |
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Reports of cases heard and determined in the Supreme court of Rhode Island has cases from 1828 to1980. Please also see link to older title of this publication for the older volumes.
Rhode Island Reporter is published by a private firm and covers 1980-1990. |
Josiah (Brown University Library Catalog) has records of all R.I. documents that the Library receives from the State.
State Library Online Catalog probably has the most comprehensive records of all documents produced by the State of Rhode Island. You can interlibrary loan (ILL) them or take a short walk down to the State Capitol where the library is.
State Clearinghouse Checklists is a checklist of officially published R.I. government documents by year back to 1996.
Judiciary of Rhode Island has links to all the courts of R.I.: Supreme, Superior, Family, District, Worker's Compensation, Traffic Tribunal.
Law Library of Congress: Rhode Island is the Library of Congress's subject guide to legal resources for Rhode Island.
Office of the Secretary of State provides many resources for the state, e.g., elections, corporations, etc.
Rhode Island Agency & Municipality Web Sites has a huge A-Z list of Rhode Island agencies.
Rhode Island Justice Commission plans, coordinates, and collects data on adult and juvenile criminal justice systems.
State of Rhode Island General Assembly is the main website of R.I.'s legislative branch.
State of Rhode Island: Lieutenant Governor chairs committees such as Long-Term-Care Coordinating Council, Small Business Advocacy Council and the Rhode Island Emergency Management Advisory Council
State of Rhode Island: Office of the Governor offers resources from this office.
Rhode Island Criminal and Juvenile Justice Statistics contains crime data on subjects such as arrests, court cases, traffic, etc.
Rhode Island Geographic Informatin System (RIGIS) contains law enforcement spatial and numeric data for GIS.
RI Criminal and Juvenile Justice Statistics has state crime data on subjects including gangs, sex offenses, etc.
U.S. Drug Enforcment Agency (DEA): Rhode Island contains drug related data for the state.
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