Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-1-4 (2026)

Delivery of certificate of engagement to secretary of state

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Every person so elected or appointed to office shall, within thirty (30) days after the date of his or her commission, deliver to the secretary of state a certificate that he or she has been duly engaged thereon, signed by the person before whom the engagement shall have been taken.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1966–1994 · leading case: DiPrete v. Morsilli, 635 A.2d 1155 (R.I. 1994).
DiPrete v. Morsilli, 635 A.2d 1155 (R.I. 1994). “Our review of the decision of the trial justice and the parties’ memoranda does not reveal a violation of § 36-1-4 — 5(b) but instead notes a violation of § 36-14-5(d).”
McCabe v. Kane, 221 A.2d 103 (R.I. 1966). “— Notwithstanding the provisions of §36-1-4 of the general laws, or of any other statute thereunto appertaining, a person who.”
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