Rhode Island § 42-9-6.1 § 42-9-6.1. Annual report of defense of challenged legislation.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-9-6.1 — § 42-9-6.1. Annual report of defense of challenged legislation.

Rhode Island § 42-9-6.1

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-9Department of Attorney General

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-9-6.1 (2026).

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§ 42-9-6.1. Annual report of defense of challenged legislation.
(a) The attorney general shall annually on or before the thirty-first (31st) day of January
            of each year submit a report to the general assembly showing the transactions of the
            attorney general's office and that of any special counsel appointed by or through
            the attorney general's office during the previous calendar year in relation to the
            defense of legislation passed by the general assembly that has been challenged on
            the grounds that it violates a provision of either the Constitution of the United
            States or the Constitution of the state of Rhode Island.
         
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§ 42-9-6.1. Annual report of defense of challenged legislation.

(a) The attorney general shall annually on or before the thirty-first (31st) day of January of each year submit a report to the general assembly showing the transactions of the attorney general's office and that of any special counsel appointed by or through the attorney general's office during the previous calendar year in relation to the defense of legislation passed by the general assembly that has been challenged on the grounds that it violates a provision of either the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the state of Rhode Island.

(b) The report shall include: (1) the name of each case; (2) the bill number of the challenged legislation; (3) the court in which the case was filed; (4) whether the case is being handled directly by the attorney general's office and/or the name of additional special counsel that have been appointed; (5) a summary of the proceedings including any final disposition of the case; and (6) the cost to the state, as near as may be ascertained, for defending each case.

(c) This report shall be a public document.