Rhode Island § 30-18-3 § 30-18-3. Change in treatment of certain discharges.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 30-18-3 — § 30-18-3. Change in treatment of certain discharges.

Rhode Island § 30-18-3

Title 30Military Affairs and Defense

Ch. 30-18Recordation of Honorable Discharges

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-18-3 (2026).

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§ 30-18-3. Change in treatment of certain discharges.
(a) For purposes of this chapter, all former members of the armed forces who were separated
            from the service with a general or other than honorable discharge due solely to their
            sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, may petition the office of veterans
            services on forms and conditions prescribed under § 30-18-4, to have his or her discharge recorded as honorable.
         
(b) Upon a determination by the office of veterans services that the member was separated
            from the armed forces with a general or other than honorable discharge due solely
            to thei

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§ 30-18-3. Change in treatment of certain discharges.

(a) For purposes of this chapter, all former members of the armed forces who were separated from the service with a general or other than honorable discharge due solely to their sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, may petition the office of veterans services on forms and conditions prescribed under § 30-18-4, to have his or her discharge recorded as honorable.

(b) Upon a determination by the office of veterans services that the member was separated from the armed forces with a general or other than honorable discharge due solely to their sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, the director of the office of veterans services shall provide a form to be recorded pursuant to §§ 30-18-1 and 30-18-2 certifying that the member's discharge is to be treated as honorable.

(c) Persons who have the characterization of their discharge changed under this section shall be afforded the same rights, privileges, and benefits authorized by general or public law to service members who were honorably discharged.