Rhode Island § 45-21-7 - Retirement of Municipal Employees
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§ 45-21-7. Retirement of Municipal Employees
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-7
§ 45-21-7. Liability of municipalities — Enforcement.
(a) Each participating municipality is liable to the retirement system for the cost of funding a retirement system for its employees who are members of the system, including all contributions collected from employees, including any contributions pursuant to chapter 10.3 of title 36.
(b) The liability of a municipality, including the liability under any formalized, commissioner approved, cooperative service arrangement under this chapter is enforceable by the retirement board against the municipality through appropriate action in the superior court.
(c) The state is further empowered to withhold from any municipality that amount of the municipality’s portion of any shared taxes which is sufficient to satisfy the liability, including any liability pursuant to chapter 10.3 of title 36.
History of Section.
P.L. 1951, ch. 2784, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 45-21-7; P.L. 1976, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 2011,
ch. 408, § 11; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 11.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-21-7 ("Retirement of Municipal Employees") 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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