| Chapter 108 |
| 2021 -- S 0717 Enacted 07/01/2021 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- EMERGENCY POLICE POWER |
Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski |
| Date Introduced: March 26, 2021 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 45-42-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-42 entitled "Emergency |
| Police Power" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 45-42-2. Nonemergency police power. |
| (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and consistent with the provisions of chapter |
| 40.1 of this title entitled "Interlocal Contracting and Joint Enterprises", where the territories of one |
| city or town lies adjacent to another city or town, the chiefs of police of the adjacent any city or |
| town or any police department of a higher education institution may enter into an agreement, which |
| is subject to approval by each the appropriate city or town council by adoption of a resolution in |
| support of it or by approval by the president of the higher education institution, by which the chief |
| may request that the other city of, town, or higher education institution police force provide |
| assistance in a nonemergency situation for all those police services prescribed by law within any |
| portion of the jurisdiction of the city or town, or campus of the chief granting the authority. |
| (b) The officers responding to the request and agreement shall have the same authority, |
| powers, duties, privileges, and immunities for jurisdictional purposes as a duly appointed police |
| officer of the city, or town, or higher education institution making the request. |
| (c) All wage and disability payments, pension, workers' compensation claims, medical |
| expenses, or other employment benefits will be the responsibility of the employing agency, unless |
| the requesting agency is reimbursed for those costs from any other source. Each agency shall be |
| responsible for the negligence of its employees to the extent specified by law. |
| (d) A copy of any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be provided to the |
| superintendent of the Rhode Island state police. |
| (e) The governor shall have the authority to suspend an agreement entered into pursuant to |
| this section upon a finding that the suspension is in the interest of public safety. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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