Rhode Island § 17-22-3 § 17-22-3. Deputy sheriffs attending sessions — Disturbance of proceedings.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-22-3 — § 17-22-3. Deputy sheriffs attending sessions — Disturbance of proceedings.

Rhode Island § 17-22-3

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-22Tabulation and Certification of Returns by State Board

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-22-3 (2026).

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§ 17-22-3. Deputy sheriffs attending sessions — Disturbance of proceedings.
The sheriff of Providence County shall assign as many of the sheriff's deputies as
            the state board may request to attend upon the board during its sessions to preserve
            order. The orders of the presiding officer of the board at the meetings shall be obeyed
            by the deputies, and they shall, at the direction of the presiding officer, remove
            from the room where any session is being held any person not a member of the board.
            Any person who disturbs or interferes with the proceedings of any session shall be
            guilty of a misdemeanor.
         

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§ 17-22-3. Deputy sheriffs attending sessions — Disturbance of proceedings.

The sheriff of Providence County shall assign as many of the sheriff's deputies as the state board may request to attend upon the board during its sessions to preserve order. The orders of the presiding officer of the board at the meetings shall be obeyed by the deputies, and they shall, at the direction of the presiding officer, remove from the room where any session is being held any person not a member of the board. Any person who disturbs or interferes with the proceedings of any session shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Legislative History

P.L. 1901, ch. 825, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 19, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 18, § 7; P.L. 1930, ch. 1592, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 311, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1040, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-22-3; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 201, § 12.