The superintendent shall appoint the other members of the division authorized by this chapter for terms of three (3) years each, and may remove any member after a hearing, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the division, and no member so removed shall be eligible to reappointment. No person shall be eligible for appointment for the first time by the superintendent unless the person shall be a citizen of the United States between the ages of eighteen (18) and thirty-five (35) years and shall have passed a physical and mental examination in accordance with the rules of the division.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-10
Appointment and removal of members
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Foley v. Connelie (1978)
Most recently applied in Foley v. Connelie (March 1978)
P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 6; P.L. 1949, ch. 2346, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-10; P.L. 1984, ch. 81, § 23; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 14.
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.