Rhode Island General Laws 42-30-4. Certificate of engagement – Term of engagement
(a) Except as otherwise provided, each justice of the peace shall, at the time of receiving his or her commission, file with the secretary of state a certificate that he or she has been duly engaged thereon, signed by the person before whom the engagement shall have been taken, and the secretary of state shall, at the request of the justice of the peace and upon payment of the actual cost thereof, issue a wallet-size identification card to the person.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-30-4
- justice of the peace: include warden of the peace and the words "district court" include warden's court. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-14
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
(b) The term of engagement for each justice of the peace shall be for a period of four (4) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1911, ch. 671, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 30, § 12; P.L. 1925, ch. 642, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 489, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 42-30-4; P.L. 1960, ch. 76, § 25; P.L. 1971, ch. 40, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 292, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 480, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 43, § 11; P.L. 1993, ch. 384, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 381, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 104, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 109, § 2.