Title 42
State Affairs and Government

Chapter 35
Administrative Procedures

R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.2

§ 42-35-2.2. Publication — Agency duties.

(a) Unless the record is exempt from disclosure under law of this state other than this chapter, an agency shall publish and make available for public inspection, and on request and for a reasonable charge, make available through regular or electronic mail:

(1) Each notice of a proposed rulemaking under § 42-35-2.7;

(2) Each rule filed under this chapter;

(3) Each summary of regulatory analysis required by § 42-35-2.9;

(4) Each declaratory order issued under § 42-35-8;

(5) The index of declaratory orders prepared under § 42-35-8;

(6) Each guidance document issued under § 42-35-2.12;

(7) The index of currently effective guidance documents prepared under § 42-35-2.12;

(8) Each final order in a contested case issued under § 42-35-12.

(b) All documents in this section must be published on the agency website by December 31, 2018, and maintained on the website thereafter.

(c) An agency shall file with the secretary of state, in a format acceptable to the secretary of state:

(1) Notice of a proposed rulemaking;

(2) A summary of the regulatory analysis required by § 42-35-2.9 for each proposed rule;

(3) Each final rule;

(4) An index of currently effective guidance documents under § 42-35-2.12; and

(5) Any other notice or matter that an agency is required to publish under this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 61, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 203, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 206, § 2.