Rhode Island § 42-9-5 § 42-9-5. Prosecution of other process.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-9-5 — § 42-9-5. Prosecution of other process.

Rhode Island § 42-9-5

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-9Department of Attorney General

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-9-5 (2026).

Text

§ 42-9-5. Prosecution of other process.
The attorney general shall commence and prosecute to final judgment and execution
            those other legal or equitable processes, and shall perform those other duties that
            are or may be required of the attorney general by law; except insofar as the attorney
            general may have been required to act as the legal officer of the department of health,
            those functions are hereby transferred to the chief counsel of the division of legal
            services of the department of health.
         

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§ 42-9-5. Prosecution of other process.

The attorney general shall commence and prosecute to final judgment and execution those other legal or equitable processes, and shall perform those other duties that are or may be required of the attorney general by law; except insofar as the attorney general may have been required to act as the legal officer of the department of health, those functions are hereby transferred to the chief counsel of the division of legal services of the department of health.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 17, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 23, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 22, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-5; P.L. 1974, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 82.