The officers mentioned in §§ 42-30-3 — 42-30-5, inclusive, shall possess all the powers that now are, or hereafter may be, conferred by law upon justices of the peace.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-30-7
Powers of justices
G.L. 1896, ch. 24, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 30, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 30, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 489, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 42-30-7; P.L. 1993, ch. 319, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 384, § 1; P.L. …
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