Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-3 (2026)

Transfer of functions from the department of human services

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There are transferred to the director of the department of corrections:

(1) All of the functions of the division of correctional services formerly of the department of human services, including the administration of interstate compacts and all other officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, or commissions of the division of correctional services.

(2) Those functions of the department of social and rehabilitative services that were administered through or with respect to the division of correctional services to include generally and specifically, the correctional institutions, the probation services, and other similar functions.

(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions of the director of the department of human services as is incidental to or necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by this section.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1990–1995 · leading case: State v. Hightower, 661 A.2d 948 (R.I. 1995).
State v. Hightower, 661 A.2d 948 (R.I. 1995). “The defendant claims that as a result of the marshals’ decision to physically restrain him he was thereby pre-eluded for all practical purposes from attending the view. The state on the other hand argues that the sole discretion to provide security outside the courtroom was that…”
Terrano v. State, Dep't of Corr., 573 A.2d 1181 (R.I. 1990). “1956 (1988 Reenactment) § 42-56-3. Police officers are charged with the enforcement of laws through investigations, interrogations, and arrests.”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-3(e)(l) — 1 case
State v. Hightower, 661 A.2d 948 (R.I. 1995). “The defendant claims that as a result of the marshals’ decision to physically restrain him he was thereby pre-eluded for all practical purposes from attending the view. The state on the other hand argues that the sole discretion to provide security outside the courtroom was that…”
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