Chapter 107
2021 -- H 5815
Enacted 07/01/2021

A N   A C T
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- EMERGENCY POLICE POWER

Introduced By: Representatives Hull, McLaughlin, Barros, Perez, and Costantino

Date Introduced: February 24, 2021

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
     SECTION 1. Section 45-42-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-42 entitled "Emergency
Police Power" is hereby amended to read as follows:
     45-42-2. Nonemergency police power.
     (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and consistent with the provisions of chapter
40.1 of this title entitled "Interlocal Contracting and Joint Enterprises", where the territories of one
city or town lies adjacent to another city or town, the chiefs of police of the adjacent any city or
town or any police department of a higher education institution may enter into an agreement, which
is subject to approval by each the appropriate city or town council by adoption of a resolution in
support of it or by approval by the president of the higher education institution, by which the chief
may request that the other city of, town, or higher education institution police force provide
assistance in a nonemergency situation for all those police services prescribed by law within any
portion of the jurisdiction of the city or town, or campus of the chief granting the authority.
     (b) The officers responding to the request and agreement shall have the same authority,
powers, duties, privileges, and immunities for jurisdictional purposes as a duly appointed police
officer of the city, or town, or higher education institution making the request.
     (c) All wage and disability payments, pension, workers' compensation claims, medical
expenses, or other employment benefits will be the responsibility of the employing agency, unless
the requesting agency is reimbursed for those costs from any other source. Each agency shall be
responsible for the negligence of its employees to the extent specified by law.
     (d) A copy of any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be provided to the
superintendent of the Rhode Island state police.
     (e) The governor shall have the authority to suspend an agreement entered into pursuant to
this section upon a finding that the suspension is in the interest of public safety.
     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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