Article III Section 1 Qualified electors
Article III Section 2 Disqualification upon conviction or plea of nolo contendere — Requalification following sentence, probation or parole
Article III Section 3 Oath of general officers
Article III Section 4 Oath of general assembly members, judges, and other officers
Article III Section 5 Administration of oaths
Article III Section 6 Holding of offices under other governments — Senators and representatives not to hold other appointed offices under state government
Article III Section 7 Ethical conduct
Article III Section 8 Ethics commission — Code of ethics
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Terms Used In Rhode Island Constitution > Article III - Of Qualification for Office

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.