Rhode Island § 22-3-12 - Organization of General Assembly
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§ 22-3-12. Organization of General Assembly
R.I. Gen. Laws § 22-3-12
§ 22-3-12. Government directory.
The secretary of state shall maintain an up-to-date online directory of government officials for the use of the general public, containing the congressional delegation, general officers, general assembly members, rolls of general assembly membership, the committees, the rules and orders, judiciary information, municipal government information, state agency information, and any other matter that the secretary may think proper. The secretary of state shall also provide a printed government directory referencing the online directory information to be printed and bound in a number to be determined by the secretary of state for distribution and historical preservation purposes only. Entities included in the online directory will be responsible for submitting up-to-date information. Users of the online directory shall have access to all directory information and be provided with historical search capabilities so that the entire history of the online directory is made available to the public.
History of Section.
P.L. 1902, ch. 1057, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 28, § 11; P.L. 1920, ch. 1859, § 1; G.L.
1909, ch. 28, § 8; P.L. 1921, ch. 2050, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 28, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch.
307, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-12; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 13, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 234,
§ 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 67; P.L. 2023, ch. 127, § 1, effective January 1, 2024;
P.L. 2023, ch. 128, § 1, effective January 1, 2024.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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