Rhode Island § 12-29-5.1 § 12-29-5.1. Oversight committee created — Composition.

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§ 12-29-5.1 — § 12-29-5.1. Oversight committee created — Composition.

Rhode Island § 12-29-5.1

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-29Domestic Violence Prevention Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-29-5.1 (2026).

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§ 12-29-5.1. Oversight committee created — Composition.
(a) There is created a batterers intervention standards oversight committee, referred
            to in this chapter as the committee pursuant to the provisions of § 12-29-5.
         
(b) The committee shall meet no fewer than four (4) times per year at the call of the
            chairperson or upon petition of a majority of committee members.
         
(c) The committee shall consist of thirteen (13) members to be appointed as follows: The
            director of the department of corrections or his or her designee who shall serve as
            chairperson of the committee; the d

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§ 12-29-5.1. Oversight committee created — Composition.

(a) There is created a batterers intervention standards oversight committee, referred to in this chapter as the committee pursuant to the provisions of § 12-29-5.

(b) The committee shall meet no fewer than four (4) times per year at the call of the chairperson or upon petition of a majority of committee members.

(c) The committee shall consist of thirteen (13) members to be appointed as follows: The director of the department of corrections or his or her designee who shall serve as chairperson of the committee; the director of the Rhode Island justice commission or his or her designee; the executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence or his or her designee; a representative from the law enforcement community appointed by the chairperson of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association; the attorney general or his or her designee; the director of Justice Assistance or his or her designee; a qualified elector of this state appointed by the governor; the director of the domestic violence training and monitoring unit or his or her designee; the chief justice of the supreme court or his or her designee; the director of the department of health or his or her designee; a representative of a batterers intervention program appointed by the director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence; the chief judge of the district court or his or her designee; and the director of the Urban League of Rhode Island or his or her designee.

(d) Each member of the committee may appoint a permanent designee to attend committee meetings in his or her absence. A quorum of the committee shall consist of a majority of its members.