Rhode Island § 45-16-9 § 45-16-9. Attendance of special town constables at schools or meetings.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 45-16-9 — § 45-16-9. Attendance of special town constables at schools or meetings.

Rhode Island § 45-16-9

Title 45Towns and cities

Ch. 45-16Sergeants and Constables

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-16-9 (2026).

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§ 45-16-9. Attendance of special town constables at schools or meetings.
A special town constable shall, upon the request of any citizen and upon being tendered
            the sum of thirty cents ($.30) for each hour of service required, attend any school
            or meeting lawfully assembled for the purpose of preventing any interruption or disturbance
            at the school or meeting and may arrest, without warrant, and detain, not exceeding
            six (6) hours, any person found by the town constable in the act of willfully interrupting
            or disturbing a school or meeting, and may, in like manner with other police and special
            constables, command all necessary aid in the execution o

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§ 45-16-9. Attendance of special town constables at schools or meetings.

A special town constable shall, upon the request of any citizen and upon being tendered the sum of thirty cents ($.30) for each hour of service required, attend any school or meeting lawfully assembled for the purpose of preventing any interruption or disturbance at the school or meeting and may arrest, without warrant, and detain, not exceeding six (6) hours, any person found by the town constable in the act of willfully interrupting or disturbing a school or meeting, and may, in like manner with other police and special constables, command all necessary aid in the execution of the duties of the town constable's office.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 33; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 37; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 37; G.L. 1956, § 45-16-9; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 39; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 39.