§ 36-1-13. Member of general assembly elected or appointed to office — Time for qualification.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 36-1-4, or of any other statute thereunto appertaining, a person who, while a member of the general assembly, is elected to office by the general assembly, or by either house thereof, or appointed to office by the governor, shall, within thirty (30) days after the date of his or her commission or within ten (10) days subsequent to the election and qualification of his or her successor as a member of the general assembly, whichever shall occur later, deliver to the secretary of state a certificate that he or she has been duly engaged thereon, signed by the person or persons before whom the engagement shall have been taken.
History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 93, § 2; P.L. 1964, ch. 23, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 36-1 - Appointment, Qualification, and Tenure of Officers
Section 36-1-1. - Inauguration of state officers and general assembly.
Section 36-1-2. - Engagement of office.
Section 36-1-2.1. - Transition of general officers.
Section 36-1-3. - Issuance of commissions.
Section 36-1-4. - Delivery of certificate of engagement to secretary of state.
Section 36-1-5. - Certificate of election of United States senators.
Section 36-1-6. - Tenure of officers appointed by governor.
Section 36-1-7. - Removal of officers appointed with advice and consent of senate.
Section 36-1-8. - Tenure of officers elected by general assembly.
Section 36-1-9. - Vacancies in general state offices.
Section 36-1-10. - Vacancies in offices filled by governor or grand committee.
Section 36-1-11. - Power of senate to act on nominations.
Section 36-1-12. - Time allowed for senate action on nominations — Disapproval — Withdrawal.