Rhode Island § 37-8-10 § 37-8-10. Hours State House open — Maintenance of good order.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 37-8-10 — § 37-8-10. Hours State House open — Maintenance of good order.

Rhode Island § 37-8-10

Title 37Public Property and Works

Ch. 37-8Public Buildings

This text of Rhode Island § 37-8-10 (§ 37-8-10. Hours State House open — Maintenance of good order.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-8-10 (2026).

Text

§ 37-8-10. Hours State House open — Maintenance of good order.
The department of administration shall fix the hours for opening and closing the State
            House, but the hours so fixed shall not prevent access by the public to the offices
            therein during the time when it is provided by law that they shall be kept open. It
            shall be the duty of the department to maintain good order in the State House and
            upon the grounds surrounding the State House. The capitol police, the bureau of police
            and fire of the city of Providence, and the superintendent of state police shall assign
            such number of officers for that purpose as the department may from time to time r

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

§ 37-8-10. Hours State House open — Maintenance of good order.

The department of administration shall fix the hours for opening and closing the State House, but the hours so fixed shall not prevent access by the public to the offices therein during the time when it is provided by law that they shall be kept open. It shall be the duty of the department to maintain good order in the State House and upon the grounds surrounding the State House. The capitol police, the bureau of police and fire of the city of Providence, and the superintendent of state police shall assign such number of officers for that purpose as the department may from time to time request.

Legislative History

P.L. 1902, ch. 1051, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 37, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 35, § 6; P.L. 1931, ch. 1719, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 105, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-8-10; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 7.