Rhode Island § 42-56-3 § 42-56-3. Transfer of functions from the department of human services.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-56-3 — § 42-56-3. Transfer of functions from the department of human services.

Rhode Island § 42-56-3

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-56Corrections Department

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-3 (2026).

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§ 42-56-3. Transfer of functions from the department of human services.
There are transferred to the director of the department of corrections:
(1) All of the functions of the division of correctional services formerly of the department
            of human services, including the administration of interstate compacts and all other
            officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, or commissions of the
            division of correctional services.
         
(2) Those functions of the department of social and rehabilitative services that were
            administered through or with respect to the division of correction

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§ 42-56-3. Transfer of functions from the department of human services.

There are transferred to the director of the department of corrections:

(1) All of the functions of the division of correctional services formerly of the department of human services, including the administration of interstate compacts and all other officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, or commissions of the division of correctional services.

(2) Those functions of the department of social and rehabilitative services that were administered through or with respect to the division of correctional services to include generally and specifically, the correctional institutions, the probation services, and other similar functions.

(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions of the director of the department of human services as is incidental to or necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by this section.

Legislative History

P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 208, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 29, § 5.