Rhode Island General Laws 29-7-5. Deposits of state publications
Each state agency shall designate one person as its documents officer and shall notify the clearinghouse of his or her identity. The documents officer shall, prior to public release of a state publication, deposit with the clearinghouse a minimum of twenty-five (25) copies of publications that are produced in printed or other tangible forms and for electronic publications, one electronic copy and as many tangible copies as are specified by the clearinghouse director to meet the needs of the depository library system.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 254, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 29-7-4; P.L. 1985, ch. 196, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 133, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 167, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 29-7-5
- Depository library: means a library designated to collect, maintain, and make available state publications to the general public. See Rhode Island General Laws 29-7-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Printed: means any form of printing and duplicating, regardless of format, with the exception of correspondence, and interoffice and intraoffice memoranda;
(3) "State agency" means any state office, whether legislative, executive, or judicial, including, but not limited to, any constitutional officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, and/or any other agency that expends state appropriated funds; and
(4) "State publication" means any publication, regardless of physical form or characteristics produced, made available electronically, printed, purchased, or authorized for distribution by a state agency, except those determined by the issuing agency to be required for official use only for administrative or operational purposes. See Rhode Island General Laws 29-7-2