Rhode Island § 12-2-2 § 12-2-2. Badges to be worn or carried by officers.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-2-2 — § 12-2-2. Badges to be worn or carried by officers.

Rhode Island § 12-2-2

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-2Railroad, Steamboat, and Bridge Police

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-2-2 (2026).

Text

§ 12-2-2. Badges to be worn or carried by officers.
Every officer commissioned under this chapter shall, when on duty and in uniform,
            wear in plain sight a metallic badge inscribed with the words "railroad policeâ€� and
            the name or initials of the corporation for which he or she is appointed, or "steamboat
            policeâ€� according to his or her appointment. When not in uniform, the officer must
            carry a badge while on duty.
         

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§ 12-2-2. Badges to be worn or carried by officers.

Every officer commissioned under this chapter shall, when on duty and in uniform, wear in plain sight a metallic badge inscribed with the words "railroad policeâ€� and the name or initials of the corporation for which he or she is appointed, or "steamboat policeâ€� according to his or her appointment. When not in uniform, the officer must carry a badge while on duty.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 107, § 4; G.L., ch. 107, § 2; P.L. 1902, ch. 972, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 128, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 134, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 615, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 12-2-2; P.L. 1987, ch. 88, § 1.