Rhode Island § 42-28-2 § 42-28-2. Establishment — Superintendent — General duties.

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§ 42-28-2 — § 42-28-2. Establishment — Superintendent — General duties.

Rhode Island § 42-28-2

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-28State Police

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-2 (2026).

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§ 42-28-2. Establishment — Superintendent — General duties.
Within the department of public safety there shall be the Rhode Island state police.
            The head of the state police shall be the superintendent of state police who shall
            be a qualified police administrator and shall be appointed by the governor, shall
            serve at the governor's pleasure, and shall have the rank of full colonel. The state
            police shall perform the duties required by this chapter; and chapter 47 of title 11; and by all other provisions of the general laws and public laws, insofar as those
            powers and duties relate to the Rhode Island state police and the superintendent of
            state poli

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§ 42-28-2. Establishment — Superintendent — General duties.

Within the department of public safety there shall be the Rhode Island state police. The head of the state police shall be the superintendent of state police who shall be a qualified police administrator and shall be appointed by the governor, shall serve at the governor's pleasure, and shall have the rank of full colonel. The state police shall perform the duties required by this chapter; and chapter 47 of title 11; and by all other provisions of the general laws and public laws, insofar as those powers and duties relate to the Rhode Island state police and the superintendent of state police. The superintendent shall appoint and supervise such officers as may be required by law.