§ 36-5-1 Separation pay of unclassified employees entering service
§ 36-5-2 Rights of employees entering service after both classified and unclassified service
§ 36-5-2.1 Rights of employees entering service to maintain health care benefits
§ 36-5-3 Retirement or pension credit for period in military service
§ 36-5-4 Retirement credit provision supplementary
§ 36-5-5 Examinations for veterans’ employment representatives
§ 36-5-6 Veterans’ point credits
§ 36-5-7 State employees – Veterans
§ 36-5-8 State employment tenure for disabled veterans
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 36-5 - Military Service and Veterans

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8