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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO JUSTICES OF SUPREME, SUPERIOR, AND FAMILY COURTS | |
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Introduced By: Senator Daniel DaPonte | |
Date Introduced: February 27, 2014 | |
Referred To: Senate Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 8-3-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-3 entitled "Justices of |
2 | Supreme, Superior, and Family Courts" is hereby repealed. |
3 | 8-3-12. Retirement of judges with general assembly or office service. -- Any person, |
4 | who has served as a member of the general assembly, as a general officer, and as a justice of the |
5 | supreme court, the superior court, the family court, or the district court, whose combined service |
6 | as a member of the general assembly, a justice, and a general officer is twenty (20) years or more |
7 | and who has retired, resigned, or completed such service, shall, upon reaching the age of sixty- |
8 | two (62) years, receive during life a sum equal to three-fourths (3/4) of the highest annual salary |
9 | that the person was receiving during such service. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO JUSTICES OF SUPREME, SUPERIOR, AND FAMILY COURTS | |
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1 | This act would repeal the section of the law concerning retirement of judges with general |
2 | assembly or office service. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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