Rhode Island § 30-2-13 - Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces
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§ 30-2-13. Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-2-13
§ 30-2-13. Qualifications of adjutant general.
No person shall be eligible to hold the office of adjutant general unless he or she holds, or has held, a commission of at least colonel in the armed forces of the United States, or in a reserve component thereof, and shall have served not less than five (5) years in one or more of the federal services, and shall meet the criteria for federal recognition in the rank to which he or she has been appointed as prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United States.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 30; G.L. 1956, § 30-2-13; P.L. 1966, ch. 229, § 2; P.L.
1969, ch. 64, § 3.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 30-2-13 ("Organization and Command of Military and Naval Forces") 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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