Rhode Island § 17-22-3 - Tabulation and Certification of Returns by State Board
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§ 17-22-3. Tabulation and Certification of Returns by State Board
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-22-3
§ 17-22-3. Deputy sheriffs attending sessions — Disturbance of proceedings.
The sheriff of Providence County shall assign as many of the sheriff’s deputies as the state board may request to attend upon the board during its sessions to preserve order. The orders of the presiding officer of the board at the meetings shall be obeyed by the deputies, and they shall, at the direction of the presiding officer, remove from the room where any session is being held any person not a member of the board. Any person who disturbs or interferes with the proceedings of any session shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1901, ch. 825, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 19, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 18, § 7; P.L. 1930,
ch. 1592, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 311, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1040, § 1; G.L. 1956,
§ 17-22-3; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 201, § 12.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-22-3 ("Tabulation and Certification of Returns by State Board") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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