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R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-8-1 (2026)

Parole board — Appointment and terms of members

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Within the department of corrections there shall be a parole board consisting of seven (7) qualified electors of the state appointed by the governor. In the month of January in each year, the governor shall appoint one or more members of the board to serve in place of members whose terms have expired, for a term of three (3) years, and until his, her, or their successors have been appointed and qualified.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1965–1994 · leading case: Lerner v. Gill, 463 A.2d 1352 (R.I. 1983).
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Lerner v. Gill, 463 A.2d 1352 (R.I. 1983). · cites it 6× “Sections 13-8-1 et seq. These rulings do not have the force of law and do not constitute binding authority.”
Pine v. Clark, 636 A.2d 1319 (R.I. 1994). “See § 13-8-1. In the case of any prisoner whose sentence is within the board’s control, with certain exceptions, the board “may by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board, issue to such [a] *1324 prisoner a permit to be at liberty upon parole,” whenever…”
Skawinski v. State, 538 A.2d 1006 (R.I. 1988). “In particular, § 13-8-1 authorizes the creation of a parole board consisting of five members.”
Little v. Iannuccillo, 215 A.2d 421 (R.I. 1965). “1956, §13-8-1, which reads as follows: “Within the department of social welfare there shall ibe a parole board consisting of three (3) qualified electors of the state appointed by the governor.”
McGair v. Goldstein, 284 A.2d 586 (R.I. 1971). “” ■ ' General Laws 1956, §13-8-1, the then controlling statute, read as follows: “Within the department of social welfare there shall be a parole board consisting of three (3) qualified electors of the state appointed by the governor.”
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