§ 42-28-28. Persons admissible to school.
No person shall be admitted as a candidate to the municipal police training school unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state of Rhode Island and shall have reached the age of eighteen (18) years; nor shall any person be admitted who shall not have first been certified by a physician as being physically and mentally sound on an examination made within one month prior to the acceptance of his or her candidacy.
History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 24; P.L. 1955, ch. 3459, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-28; P.L. 1960, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 81, § 23.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
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 42-28-49. - Acceptance of gifts and bequests.