Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 42-28 - State Police
Section 42-28-11.1. - Local police officers assigned to state police.

§ 42-28-11.1. Local police officers assigned to state police.
Local police officers assigned to the state police for the purposes of assignment on a statewide task force shall exercise the same powers of arrest exercised by a sworn member of the state police only when working on an investigation authorized under the authority of the superintendent of the state police and only when said arrest power is exercised in the local police officer’s capacity as a member of the statewide task force. If a local police officer is assigned to a statewide task force for the purpose of investigation into criminal matters, generally, he or she shall exercise the same powers of arrest exercised by a sworn member of the state police only when working on an investigation authorized under the authority of the superintendent of the state police. The authorization for such local police officers acting under the authority of this statute shall be on file with the Rhode Island state police, and the police officer’s local department. A local police officer’s power of arrest obtained pursuant to this section shall be authorized only for as long as he or she is under the direct supervision of the superintendent of the state police. The officer’s assignment shall be for the duration of the statewide task force or unless the superintendent of the state police terminates the statewide task force prior to one year. The superintendent of the state police shall have the authority to reappoint a local police officer to an additional one year term.
History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 133, § 1.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 42 - State Affairs and Government

Chapter 42-28 - State Police

Section 42-28-1. - Definitions.

Section 42-28-2. - Establishment — Superintendent — General duties.

Section 42-28-3. - Scope of responsibilities.

Section 42-28-3.1. - AMBER Alert.

Section 42-28-3.2. - AMBER Alert procedures for protocol and implementation.

Section 42-28-3.3. - Senior citizen alert.

Section 42-28-3.4. - Missing Senior Citizen Alert procedures for protocol and implementation.

Section 42-28-3.5. - Blue Alert system.

Section 42-28-3.6. - Blue Alert procedures for protocol and implementation.

Section 42-28-4. - Composition of division.

Section 42-28-5. - Superintendent — Appointment, tenure, duties, and retirement.

Section 42-28-6. - Superintendent’s bond — Reports.

Section 42-28-7. - Deputy superintendent as acting superintendent.

Section 42-28-8. - Clerk of division.

Section 42-28-9. - Offices of superintendent.

Section 42-28-10. - Appointment and removal of members.

Section 42-28-11. - Powers of superintendent — Rules and regulations.

Section 42-28-11.1. - Local police officers assigned to state police.

Section 42-28-12. - Members assigned to towns.

Section 42-28-13. - Members assigned to department of environmental management.

Section 42-28-14. - Salary limits preserved — Honorable discharges.

Section 42-28-15. - Buildings, stations, garages, and barracks.

Section 42-28-16. - Statewide police telecommunications system.

Section 42-28-17. - Vehicles, equipment, and supplies.

Section 42-28-18. - Use of jails and places of detention.

Section 42-28-19. - Police powers of members — Fees — Duties — Suppression of riots.

Section 42-28-20. - Attorney general as legal advisor.

Section 42-28-21. - Injury and death benefits.

Section 42-28-22. - Retirement of members.

Section 42-28-22.1. - Retirement contribution.

Section 42-28-22.2. - State contributions.

Section 42-28-22.3. - Separate plan and trust for retirement program of state police.

Section 42-28-23. - Military credit on retirement.

Section 42-28-24. - Exemption from jury duty — Recognizance for costs — False impersonation.

Section 42-28-25. - State and municipal police training school established.

Section 42-28-25.1. - Trainee compensation for death, disability, or injury.

Section 42-28-26. - [Repealed.]

Section 42-28-27. - Supervision of school.

Section 42-28-28. - Persons admissible to school.

Section 42-28-29. - Sponsorship of school candidates by city or town.

Section 42-28-30. - Certificate of completion of training course.

Section 42-28-31. - Expenses of school — Compensation of candidates.

Section 42-28-32. - Annual appropriations.

Section 42-28-33. - Exceeding appropriations.

Section 42-28-34 - — 42-28-36. Repealed.

Section 42-28-37. - Accident reports — Fee.

Section 42-28-38 - — 42-28-44. Repealed.

Section 42-28-45. - Solicitation in name of state police.

Section 42-28-46. - Development of system monitoring crimes motivated by bigotry and bias.

Section 42-28-47. - Stolen or fire damaged vehicle report forms.

Section 42-28-48. - Repealed.

Section 42-28-49. - Acceptance of gifts and bequests.

Section 42-28-49.1. - Non-state agency reimbursements.

Section 42-28-50. - Severability.