Rhode Island § 29-7-2 § 29-7-2. Definitions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 29-7-2 — § 29-7-2. Definitions.

Rhode Island § 29-7-2

Title 29Libraries

Ch. 29-7State Publications Clearinghouse

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 29-7-2 (2026).

Text

§ 29-7-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Depository libraryâ€� means a library designated to collect, maintain, and make available
            state publications to the general public. The clearinghouse director shall consider
            the geography of the state when designating depository libraries.
         
(2) "Printedâ€� means any form of printing and duplicating, regardless of format, with the
            exception of correspondence, and interoffice and intraoffice memoranda.
         
(3) "State agencyâ€� means any state office, whether legislative, executive, judicial, regulatory,
 

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§ 29-7-2. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Depository libraryâ€� means a library designated to collect, maintain, and make available state publications to the general public. The clearinghouse director shall consider the geography of the state when designating depository libraries.

(2) "Printedâ€� means any form of printing and duplicating, regardless of format, with the exception of correspondence, and interoffice and intraoffice memoranda.

(3) "State agencyâ€� means any state office, whether legislative, executive, judicial, regulatory, an administrative body of the state, or any political subdivision thereof; including, but not limited to, any constitutional officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, office, authority, any school, fire, or water district, and/or any other agency or quasi-public agency of Rhode Island state or local government which exercises governmental function and/or that expends state appropriated funds or any other public or private agency, person, partnership, corporation, or business entity acting on behalf of any public agency.

(4) "State publicationâ€� means any publication, regardless of physical form or characteristics produced, made available electronically, printed, purchased, or authorized for distribution by a state agency, except those determined by the issuing agency to be required for official use only for administrative or operational purposes.

Legislative History

P.L. 1983, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 196, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 27; P.L. 2024, ch. 168, § 3, effective June 17, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 169, § 3, effective June 17, 2024.