Title 45
Towns and Cities

Chapter 16
Sergeants and Constables

R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-16-13

§ 45-16-13. Removal of town constables from office.

Any town constable, except a constable elected by the electors of any town or city, may be removed for cause from office at any time by the town council or other body appointing him or her, after notice, in writing, to the town constable of the charges against him or her and an opportunity given him or her for a hearing.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 232, § 7; P.L. 1906, ch. 1308, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 323, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 374, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 336, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 45-16-13; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 39; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 39.