Rhode Island § 42-168-2 - State-Owned and Operated Printing Facilities Preference Act
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§ 42-168-2. State-Owned and Operated Printing Facilities Preference Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-168-2
§ 42-168-2. Use of state-owned/operated printing facilities.
Any state agency, state institution of higher education, and quasi-public agency which engages in the printing of more than fifty (50) copies of a contract, publication, brochure, mail piece, notice, and/or promotional material shall, when practicable, use an existing state-owned/operated print shop/facility as long as said state-owned/operated print shop/facility is capable of processing and manufacturing the aforementioned materials.
History of Section.
P.L. 2025, ch. 138, § 1, effective June 24, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 149, § 1, effective
June 24, 2025.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-168-2 ("State-Owned and Operated Printing Facilities Preference Act") 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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