Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21.2-10 (2026)

Accidental disability allowance

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The amount of retirement allowance for accidental disability is that as prescribed in § 45-21-22.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2018–2020 · leading case: John R. Grasso v. Gina Raimondo, 177 A.3d 482 (R.I. 2018).
John R. Grasso v. Gina Raimondo, 177 A.3d 482 (R.I. 2018). · cites it 95× “They further posit that the trial justice misinterpreted the effect that a 1980 amendment to G.L. 1956 § 45-21.2-10 had on Mr. Grasso’s accidental disability pension in reaching her decision in the case.”
City of Cranston v. Int'l Bhd. of Police Officers, Local 301, 230 A.3d 564 (R.I. 2020). “General Laws 1956 § 45-21-22; see § 45-21.2-10. -9- “show that the [officer] is physically or mentally incapacitated for the performance of duty and ought to be retired,” then “the retirement board may retire the [officer] for ordinary disability.”
City of Cranston v. Int'l Bhd. of Police Officers, Local 301, 230 A.3d 564 (R.I. 2020). “General Laws 1956 § 45-21-22; see § 45-21.2-10. -9- “show that the [officer] is physically or mentally incapacitated for the performance of duty and ought to be retired,” then “the retirement board may retire the [officer] for ordinary disability.”
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