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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28.2-2 (2026)

Municipal Police Training Academy School established

✓ current as of July 2026
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There is hereby created and established, under the authority of the director of the department of public safety, a municipal police training school, for the use of all municipal police departments with the exception of the Providence police department. The municipal police training academy shall also be used by the division of enforcement of the department of environmental management, or any other recognized police authority approved by the police officer’s commission on standards and training and shall be maintained by the state and located at a facility maintained and approved by the director of public safety. The municipal police training academy may utilize other state property for special courses of instruction when deemed necessary by the police officer’s commission on standards and training with the consent of the governor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1978–2018 · leading case: State v. Partington, 847 A.2d 272 (R.I. 2004).
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State v. Partington, 847 A.2d 272 (R.I. 2004). · cites it 4× “) To effectuate the purposes of the statute and proficiency in law enforcement, the Legislature created the municipal academy, located at the state police academy in Foster, § 42-28.2-2, and established the commission on standards and training to promulgate mandatory training…”
Burney v. City of Pawtucket, 559 F. Supp. 1089 (D.R.I. 1983). · cites it 2× “G.L. § 42-28.2-2. A Commission on Standards and Training (“Commission”) was established by R.”
Lynch v. Gontarz, 386 A.2d 184 (R.I. 1978). “1956 (1977 Reenactment) §42-28.2-2 and placed under the control and direction of a commission appointed by the Governor.”
Cmty. Coll. of Rhode Island v. CCRI Educ. Support Prof'l Ass'n/NEARI, 184 A.3d 220 (R.I. 2018). · cites it 3× “When it enacted G.L. 1956 § 42-28.2-2, the General Assembly established the Municipal Police Training Academy School under the authority of the Director of the Department of Public Safety.”
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