Rhode Island § 30-21-12 § 30-21-12. Appointment to police or fire forces.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 30-21-12 — § 30-21-12. Appointment to police or fire forces.

Rhode Island § 30-21-12

Title 30Military Affairs and Defense

Ch. 30-21Employment of Veterans

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-21-12 (2026).

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§ 30-21-12. Appointment to police or fire forces.
Any citizen who has served in the military service of the United States, in the Army,
            Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Space Force, or Air Force thereof, and who has received
            an honorable discharge therefrom, may be eligible for appointment as a police officer
            or firefighter in any city or town of this state in the same manner as though that
            citizen were a qualified elector of the city or town on the date of their appointment;
            provided, however, that the citizen, if registered at any time during the military
            service, would be a qualified elector of that city or town at the date of that appointment.
      

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§ 30-21-12. Appointment to police or fire forces.

Any citizen who has served in the military service of the United States, in the Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Space Force, or Air Force thereof, and who has received an honorable discharge therefrom, may be eligible for appointment as a police officer or firefighter in any city or town of this state in the same manner as though that citizen were a qualified elector of the city or town on the date of their appointment; provided, however, that the citizen, if registered at any time during the military service, would be a qualified elector of that city or town at the date of that appointment.

Legislative History

P.L. 1920, ch. 1929, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 132, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 652, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-21-12; P.L. 2025, ch. 165, § 10, effective June 24, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 166, § 10, effective June 24, 2025.