Rhode Island § 39-1-5 § 39-1-5. Removal of commissioner from office.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 39-1-5 — § 39-1-5. Removal of commissioner from office.

Rhode Island § 39-1-5

Title 39Public Utilities and Carriers

Ch. 39-1Public Utilities Commission

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1-5 (2026).

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§ 39-1-5. Removal of commissioner from office.
Commissioners may at any time be removed from office by the governor for inefficiency,
            neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, but no commissioner shall be removed from
            office without an opportunity to be heard, publicly before the governor and after
            being given notice in writing of the charges against him or her. A copy of the charges
            and a transcript of the record of the hearing shall be filed with the secretary of
            state.
         

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§ 39-1-5. Removal of commissioner from office.

Commissioners may at any time be removed from office by the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, but no commissioner shall be removed from office without an opportunity to be heard, publicly before the governor and after being given notice in writing of the charges against him or her. A copy of the charges and a transcript of the record of the hearing shall be filed with the secretary of state.