| Chapter 219 |
| 2023 -- S 0895 Enacted 06/21/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- POWER OF OFFICERS TO ADMINISTER OATHS |
Introduced By: Senators McKenney, Burke, LaMountain, F. Lombardi, and Zurier |
| Date Introduced: March 30, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 36-2-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-2 entitled "Power of |
| Officers to Administer Oaths" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 36-2-1. Officers with statewide power. |
| The following persons may administer oaths anywhere within the state: the governor, |
| lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, assistant attorneys general, general |
| treasurer, active magistrates and active and retired justices of the supreme, superior, family, and |
| district, and workers' compensation courts, each member of the general assembly after he or she |
| the member has filed his or her their signature with the secretary of state, commissioners |
| appointed by other states to take acknowledgments of deeds and depositions within this state, and |
| notaries public. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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