All officials and employees shall be compensated in the manner provided by the annual appropriation act or as may hereafter otherwise be prescribed by law. This section shall not apply to the directors of the several departments of the state of Rhode Island or to the general officers of the state of Rhode Island whose salaries shall be fixed by the general assembly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-6-5
Manner of compensation prescribed by appropriation law
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 264 F. Supp. 2d 87 - Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers v. Rhode Island (2003)
Most recently applied in 264 F. Supp. 2d 87 - Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers v. Rhode Island (May 2003)
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 230; P.L. 1942, ch. 1214, § 2; P.L. 1951, ch. 2737, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1956, § 36-6-5.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.