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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | |
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Introduced By: Senators F Lombardi, Lombardo, Raptakis, Ciccone, and de la Cruz | |
Date Introduced: January 25, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 11-47-35.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons" |
2 | is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 11-47-35.1. Persons exempt from § 11-47-35. |
4 | The provisions of § 11-47-35 shall not apply to full-time members of the state police, |
5 | including, but not limited to, full-time members of the Rhode Island capitol police, full-time |
6 | members of the Rhode Island sheriff's department, full-time members of the state marshal's office, |
7 | full-time members of city or town police departments, or state marshals or correctional officers or |
8 | persons licensed under § 11-47-11. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | |
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1 | This act would exempt full-time members of divisions of the state police, including the |
2 | capitol police and the sheriff's department from the requirements of § 11-47-35. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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