Rhode Island § 42-30-10 § 42-30-10. Removal of justices and commissioners.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-30-10 — § 42-30-10. Removal of justices and commissioners.

Rhode Island § 42-30-10

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-30Justices of the Peace

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-30-10 (2026).

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§ 42-30-10. Removal of justices and commissioners.
Any justice of the peace or commissioner of deeds, appointed by the governor, may
            be removed for cause by the governor, in the governor's discretion, within the term
            for which that officer shall have been appointed, after giving to that officer a copy
            of the charges against him or her and an opportunity to be heard in his or her defense;
            provided, however, that any justice of the peace or commissioner of deeds who is convicted
            of a felony and incarcerated shall have his or her commission revoked. The justice
            of the peace or commissioner of deeds shall not be eligible to apply for a new commission
  

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§ 42-30-10. Removal of justices and commissioners.

Any justice of the peace or commissioner of deeds, appointed by the governor, may be removed for cause by the governor, in the governor's discretion, within the term for which that officer shall have been appointed, after giving to that officer a copy of the charges against him or her and an opportunity to be heard in his or her defense; provided, however, that any justice of the peace or commissioner of deeds who is convicted of a felony and incarcerated shall have his or her commission revoked. The justice of the peace or commissioner of deeds shall not be eligible to apply for a new commission until his or her voting rights are restored pursuant to R.I. Const., Art. II, Sec. 1.

Legislative History

P.L. 1905, ch. 1220, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 30, § 17; P.L. 1911, ch. 671, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 30, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 489, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 42-30-10; P.L. 1989, ch. 333, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 104, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 109, § 2.