Rhode Island § 29-3-1 § 29-3-1. Custody — Use of library materials.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 29-3-1 — § 29-3-1. Custody — Use of library materials.

Rhode Island § 29-3-1

Title 29Libraries

Ch. 29-3State Law Library

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 29-3-1 (2026).

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§ 29-3-1. Custody — Use of library materials.
The supreme court shall have the custody of the state law library, and shall be responsible
            for the care and keeping of it. The state law library shall be open to the public;
            provided, however, no library materials shall be taken from it, except for the use
            of the Rhode Island judiciary, the general assembly, officers and employees of the
            executive branch, and attorneys at law admitted to practice in the courts of this
            or any other state, but any person may use the books within the library rooms.
         

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§ 29-3-1. Custody — Use of library materials.

The supreme court shall have the custody of the state law library, and shall be responsible for the care and keeping of it. The state law library shall be open to the public; provided, however, no library materials shall be taken from it, except for the use of the Rhode Island judiciary, the general assembly, officers and employees of the executive branch, and attorneys at law admitted to practice in the courts of this or any other state, but any person may use the books within the library rooms.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 28, § 6; C.P.A. 1905, § 1088; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 29-3-1; P.L. 2002, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 377, § 1.