Rhode Island General Laws > Title 42 Rhode Island General Laws > Title 42 – State Affairs and Government Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions Chapter 42-1 Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of State Chapter 42-2 Federal Lands Chapter 42-3 Counties Chapter 42-4 State Emblems Chapter 42-4.1 Rhode Island State Yacht “Courageous” Chapter 42-4.2 Category One Memorial Items Chapter 42-5 Standard and Daylight Saving Time Chapter 42-5.1 Rhode Island Policy and Its Diverse Cultures Chapter 42-6 Departments of State Government Chapter 42-6.1 Governor’s Commerce and Workforce Coordination Cabinet Chapter 42-6.2 2021 Act on Climate Chapter 42-7 Executive Department Chapter 42-7.2 Office of Health and Human Services Chapter 42-7.3 Department of Public Safety Chapter 42-7.4 The Healthcare Services Funding Plan Act Chapter 42-8 Department of State Chapter 42-8.1 State Archives Chapter 42-8.2 State Register Chapter 42-9 Department of Attorney General Chapter 42-9.1 Office of Health Care Advocate Chapter 42-9.2 Office of Elder Justice Prosecution Unit Chapter 42-9.3 Office of Civil Rights Advocate Chapter 42-10 Treasury Department Chapter 42-10.1 Public Finance Management Board Chapter 42-11 Department of Administration Chapter 42-11.1 Prompt Payment by Department of Administration Chapter 42-11.2 Affordable Housing Opportunity Chapter 42-11.3 Motor Vehicles Owned by a Governmental Body Chapter 42-11.4 The Rhode Island Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program Chapter 42-12 Department of Human Services Chapter 42-12.1 Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals Chapter 42-12.2 Independent Living Services and Centers Chapter 42-12.3 Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women Chapter 42-12.4 The Rhode Island Medicaid Reform Act of 2008 Chapter 42-12.5 Licensing and Monitoring of Child Daycare Providers Chapter 42-13 Department of Transportation Chapter 42-13.1 The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund Chapter 42-14 Department of Business Regulation Chapter 42-14.1 Department of Business Regulation – Medical Malpractice Insurance Chapter 42-14.2 Department of Business Regulation – Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards Chapter 42-14.3 Public Utilities Commission Chapter 42-14.4 Department of Business Regulation – Apartment Listing Services Chapter 42-14.5 The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 – Health Insurance Oversight Chapter 42-14.6 Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act Chapter 42-16.1 Department of Labor and Training Chapter 42-17.1 Department of Environmental Management Chapter 42-17.2 Ski Tramways Chapter 42-17.4 Wastewater Treatment Plants Chapter 42-17.5 Natural Heritage Preservation Program Chapter 42-17.6 Administrative Penalties for Environmental Violations Chapter 42-17.7 Administrative Adjudication for Environmental Matters Chapter 42-17.8 The Rhode Island Environmental Compliance Incentive Act Chapter 42-17.9 Preservation of State Open Space Chapter 42-17.10 Enforcement of Certain Natural Resource Violations Chapter 42-18 Department of Health Chapter 42-20 Administration of State Departments Chapter 42-21 Effect of Transfer of Functions Between Departments Chapter 42-23 Commission on Interstate Cooperation Chapter 42-24 Commission on Uniform State Laws Chapter 42-26 Public Safety Grant Administration Office Chapter 42-26.1 Foreign Trade Zones Chapter 42-26.2 Safeguarding Federalism in Trade Act Chapter 42-27 Atomic Energy Commission Chapter 42-28 State Police Chapter 42-28.1 Municipal Police – Incentive Pay Chapter 42-28.2 Police Officers – Commission on Standards and Training Chapter 42-28.3 Aptitude and Psychological Tests for Law Enforcement Candidates Chapter 42-28.4 Municipal Firefighters – Incentive Pay Chapter 42-28.6 Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights Chapter 42-28.7 Fingerprinting of Minors Chapter 42-28.8 Protection of Children Chapter 42-28.9 Mounted Video/Audio Surveillance Cameras Chapter 42-28.10 Statewide Public Safety Computer Aided Records Management System Chapter 42-29 Sheriffs Chapter 42-30 Justices of the Peace Chapter 42-30.1 Uniform Law on Notarial Acts Chapter 42-31 Commissioners Chapter 42-32 Science and Research Council Chapter 42-34 Industrial-Recreational Building Authority Chapter 42-35 Administrative Procedures Chapter 42-35.1 Small Business Regulatory Fairness in Administrative Procedures Chapter 42-36 Annual Reports Chapter 42-37 New England State Police Compact Chapter 42-39 New England Interstate Planning Compact Chapter 42-40 Interchange of Government Employees Chapter 42-41 Budgeting, Appropriation and Receipt of Federal Monies Chapter 42-44.1 Sewage and Water Supply Failure Fund Chapter 42-45 Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission Chapter 42-45.1 Antiquities Act of Rhode Island Chapter 42-46 Open Meetings Chapter 42-47.1 State Government Internship Program Chapter 42-49 Little State Houses Chapter 42-51 Governor’s Commission on Disabilities Chapter 42-55 Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation Chapter 42-55.1 Housing Trust Fund Chapter 42-56 Corrections Department Chapter 42-56.1 Correctional Officers’ Incentive Pay Plan Chapter 42-56.2 Federal Surplus Property – Acquisition Chapter 42-56.3 The Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act Chapter 42-57 Fort Adams Foundation Chapter 42-58 American and Canadian French Cultural Exchange Commission Chapter 42-60 Energy Crisis Management Chapter 42-60.1 Fluorescent Lamp Ballast Standards Chapter 42-61 State Lottery Chapter 42-61.1 Prizes and Gift Act Chapter 42-61.2 Video Lottery Games, Table Games and Sports Wagering Chapter 42-61.3 Casino Gaming Chapter 42-62 Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act Chapter 42-63.1 Tourism and Development Chapter 42-63.2 Child Day Care Facilities in Industrial Parks Chapter 42-63.4 New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc. Chapter 42-63.5 Providence Place Project Chapter 42-64 Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Chapter 42-64.1 Economic Development Assistance Chapter 42-64.2 Rhode Island Public Rail Corporation Act Chapter 42-64.3 Distressed Areas Economic Revitalization Act Chapter 42-64.4 Economic Development Reporting Chapter 42-64.5 Jobs Development Act Chapter 42-64.6 Jobs Training Tax Credit Act Chapter 42-64.8 Urban Infrastructure Commission Chapter 42-64.9 Mill Building and Economic Revitalization Act Chapter 42-64.10 Quonset Development Corporation Chapter 42-64.11 Jobs Growth Act Chapter 42-64.12 Eminent Domain Chapter 42-64.13 Rhode Island Regulatory Reform Act Chapter 42-64.14 The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2011 Chapter 42-64.15 Made in Rhode Island Manufacturing Collaborative of 2013 Chapter 42-64.16 The Innovate Rhode Island Small Business Program Chapter 42-64.17 Long-Term Economic Development Chapter 42-64.18 Council of Economic Advisors Chapter 42-64.19 Executive Office of Commerce Chapter 42-64.20 Rebuild Rhode Island Tax Credit Chapter 42-64.21 Rhode Island Tax Increment Financing Chapter 42-64.22 Tax Stabilization Incentive Chapter 42-64.23 First Wave Closing Fund Chapter 42-64.24 I-195 Redevelopment Project Fund Chapter 42-64.25 Small Business Assistance Program Chapter 42-64.26 Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowships Chapter 42-64.27 Main Street Rhode Island Streetscape Improvement Fund Chapter 42-64.28 Innovation Initiative Chapter 42-64.29 Industry Cluster Grants Chapter 42-64.30 Anchor Institution Tax Credit Chapter 42-64.31 High School, College, and Employer Partnerships Chapter 42-64.32 Air Service Development Fund Chapter 42-64.33 The Rhode Island Small Business Development Fund Chapter 42-64.34 The Department of Housing Chapter 42-65 American and Irish Cultural Exchange Commission Chapter 42-66 Office of Healthy Aging Chapter 42-66.1 Security for Housing for the Elderly Act Chapter 42-66.2 Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Elderly Act Chapter 42-66.2.1 Rhode Island Best Rx Prescription Drug Discount Program for the Uninsured Chapter 42-66.3 Home and Community Care Services to the Elderly Chapter 42-66.4 Long-Term Health Care – Removal from a Skilled Nursing And/or Intermediate Care Facility Chapter 42-66.6 Long-Term Care Assessment and Care Management Services Chapter 42-66.7 Long-Term Care Ombudsperson Act of 1995 Chapter 42-66.8 Rhode Island Assisted Housing Living Waiver Chapter 42-66.9 Housing for the Elderly – Emergency Generators Required Chapter 42-66.10 Elder Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program Chapter 42-66.11 The Aging in Community Act of 2014 Chapter 42-66.12 The Rhode Island Aging and Disability Resource Center Chapter 42-66.13 Supported Decision-Making Act Chapter 42-69 Schooner Ernestina/Morrissey Commission Chapter 42-70 The Oliver H. Stedman Government Center Chapter 42-71 American and Italian Cultural Exchange Commission Chapter 42-72 Department of Children, Youth and Families Chapter 42-72.1 Licensing and Monitoring of Child Placing Agencies, Child Caring Agencies, Foster and Adoptive Homes, and Children’s Behavioral Health Programs Chapter 42-72.2 Family Support Program Chapter 42-72.3 Project Early Start Chapter 42-72.4 Compulsory School Attendance – Children Under State Care Chapter 42-72.5 Children’s Cabinet Chapter 42-72.6 The Rhode Island Training School for Youth Comprehensive Educational Programming Act Chapter 42-72.7 Coordination of Children’s Community Social Services, Education, and Mental Health Services – Pilot Program Chapter 42-72.8 Department of Children, Youth and Families’ Higher Education Opportunity Incentive Grant Chapter 42-72.9 Children’s Right to Freedom from Restraint Act Chapter 42-72.10 Department of Children, Youth and Families – Foster Parents’ Bill of Rights Chapter 42-72.11 Administrative Penalties for Childcare Licensing Violations Chapter 42-72.12 Preservation of Families with Disabled Parent Act Chapter 42-73 Child Advocate Office Chapter 42-74 Children’s Code Commission Chapter 42-75 Council on the Arts Chapter 42-75.1 Voluntary Support of Arts and Tourism Chapter 42-75.2 Allocation for Art for Public Facilities Act Chapter 42-76 The J. Joseph Garrahy Judicial Complex Chapter 42-77 Minority Groups Advisory Commission Chapter 42-77.1 Black Achievers Commission Chapter 42-77.2 Black Regiment Monument Commission Chapter 42-78 Cultural Coordinating Council Chapter 42-80 Prejudice and Bias Commission Act Chapter 42-80.1 Religious Freedom Restoration Act Chapter 42-81 Petroleum Allocation Act Chapter 42-82 Farmland Preservation Act Chapter 42-83 American and Polish Cultural Exchange Commission Chapter 42-84 Forms Management Center Act Chapter 42-87 Civil Rights of People with Disabilities Chapter 42-88 The J. Howard Mcgrath Judicial Complex Chapter 42-89 The Frank Licht Judicial Complex Chapter 42-90 Disclosure of Names of State Government Consultants Chapter 42-91 Small Business Advocacy Council Chapter 42-92 Equal Access to Justice for Small Businesses and Individuals Chapter 42-95 Providence River Relocation – Memorial Boulevard Extension Project Chapter 42-96 Neighborhood Crime Prevention Act Chapter 42-98 Energy Facility Siting Act Chapter 42-99 Convention Center Authority Act Chapter 42-100 State Poet Chapter 42-100.1 Historian Laureate of Rhode Island Chapter 42-101 The James W. Leighton Judicial Complex Chapter 42-102 Governor’s Workforce Board Rhode Island Chapter 42-103 Waste Facilities Siting Chapter 42-104 The William P. Robinson, Jr., Building Chapter 42-105 Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau Chapter 42-106 Rhode Island Aqua Fund Chapter 42-107 American and Portuguese Cultural Exchange Commission Chapter 42-109 Omnibus Substance Abuse Prevention Act Chapter 42-111 Bay State – Ocean State Compact Chapter 42-112 The Civil Rights Act of 1990 Chapter 42-113 Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund Act Chapter 42-114 Audio/Video Programming Advisory Committee Chapter 42-115 Community Resource Assistance Commission Chapter 42-116 Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Corporation Chapter 42-117 Expedited Permit Process Chapter 42-119 Rhode Island Commission on Women and Girls Chapter 42-120 American and Cape Verdean Cultural Exchange Commission Chapter 42-122 Natural Areas Protection Act of 1993 Chapter 42-123 The Zygmunt J. Friedmann Telecommunications Building Chapter 42-124 Special Legislative Commission on Equal Pay and Comparable Worth in Public and Private Employment Chapter 42-125 Rhode Island Greenways Act of 1995 Chapter 42-126 East Bay Economic Initiative Chapter 42-127.1 Uniform Electronic Transactions Act Chapter 42-128 Rhode Island Housing Resources Act of 1998 Chapter 42-128.1 Lead Hazard Mitigation Chapter 42-128.2 Expedited Permitting for Affordable Housing Chapter 42-128.3 Housing Incentives for Municipalities Chapter 42-129 Persian Gulf War Information Relief Commission Chapter 42-131 Intergovernmental Relations Council Chapter 42-132 Business Fast-Start Office Chapter 42-133 Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Act Chapter 42-135 State Pharmaceutical Purchasing and Dispensing Coordinating Council Chapter 42-136 Outdoor Lighting Control Chapter 42-137 The Select Commission on Race and Police-Community Relations Act Chapter 42-138 The Rhode Island Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Chapter 42-139.1 The Rhode Island Lobbying Reform Act Chapter 42-140 Rhode Island Energy Resources Act Chapter 42-140.1 The Rhode Island Energy Efficiency and Resource Management Council Chapter 42-140.2 Distributed Generation Chapter 42-140.4 The Rhode Island Petroleum Savings and Independence Advisory Commission Chapter 42-142 Department of Revenue Chapter 42-143 The Science and Technology Advisory Council Chapter 42-144 The University of Rhode Island Commission for Research Innovation Chapter 42-145 The American and Haitian Cultural Exchange Commission Chapter 42-146 The American and Panamanian Cultural Exchange Commission Chapter 42-147 The American and Jamaican Cultural Exchange Commission Chapter 42-148 Privatization of State Services Chapter 42-149 State Expenditures for Non-State Employee Services Chapter 42-150 The Community College of Rhode Island Twenty-First Century Work Force Commission Chapter 42-151 The Liberian Cultural Exchange Commission Chapter 42-153 Restricting Radio Frequency Identification Devices Chapter 42-154 Division of Elderly Affairs Chapter 42-155 Quasi-Public Corporations Accountability and Transparency Act Chapter 42-156 Underground Economy and Employee Misclassification Act Chapter 42-157 Rhode Island Health Benefit Exchange Chapter 42-157.1 Rhode Island Market Stability and Reinsurance Act Chapter 42-158 Freedom from Prone Restraint Act Chapter 42-159 Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission Chapter 42-160 Rhode Island Pay for Success Act Chapter 42-161 Statewide Body-Worn Camera Program Chapter 42-162 Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Program Chapter 42-163 The Rhode Island Broadband Development Program Chapter 42-164 Address Confidentiality Program Chapter 42-165 Rhode Island Longitudinal Data System Act Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.