Rhode Island § 45-16-6 § 45-16-6. Aid and assistance in execution of office.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 45-16-6 — § 45-16-6. Aid and assistance in execution of office.

Rhode Island § 45-16-6

Title 45Towns and cities

Ch. 45-16Sergeants and Constables

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-16-6 (2026).

Text

§ 45-16-6. Aid and assistance in execution of office.
Every town sergeant and town constable, in the due execution of his or her office,
            may command all necessary aid and assistance in the execution of his or her office;
            and every person who, when so required, refuses or neglects to give aid and assistance,
            shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00).
         

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§ 45-16-6. Aid and assistance in execution of office.

Every town sergeant and town constable, in the due execution of his or her office, may command all necessary aid and assistance in the execution of his or her office; and every person who, when so required, refuses or neglects to give aid and assistance, shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00).

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 232, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 323, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 374, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 336, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 45-16-6; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 39; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 39.