§ 45-19-2 Board of police officer's
relief. –
Within the department of labor and training there is a board of police
officer's relief consisting of seven (7) members which administers the fund for
the relief of police officers as provided by law. Five (5) members of the board
appointed by the director of labor and training; provided, that four (4) of the
five (5) members must be actually occupied and working as full-time police
officers in the police force of some municipality in this state. These four (4)
full-time police are selected, two (2) each, from a list of six (6) candidates
submitted by the Rhode Island State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police and the
International Brotherhood of Police Officers. The sixth member is appointed by
the Rhode Island Police Chiefs' Association as a representative of the
conference on the board. The seventh member is appointed by the Providence
Retired Police and Fire Association, and must be a retired Providence police
officer; provided, further, that all financial powers and duties concerning the
board of police officer's relief are administered by the general treasurer.
(P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 153; P.L. 1953, ch. 3068, § 1; G.L. 1956,
§ 45-19-2; P.L. 1965, ch. 209, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 180, § 1;
P.L. 1982, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 387, § 1.)