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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Craven, and Dawson

     Date Introduced: January 26, 2024

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 11-47-35.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons"

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is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     11-47-35.1. Persons exempt from § 11-47-35.

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     The provisions of § 11-47-35 shall not apply to full-time members of the state police, full-

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time members of the Rhode Island capitol police, full-time law enforcement officers within the

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department of public safety, full-time members of the state marshal’s office, full-time members of

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city or town police departments, or state marshals or correctional officers or persons licensed under

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§ 11-47-11.

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     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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     This act would exempt full-time members of the state police, full-time members of the

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capitol police, the sheriff's department and the Rhode Island department of environmental

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management conservation officers from the requirements of § 11-47-35.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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