All links connect to the State of Rhode Island General Laws (RI General Assembly website).

• Article XII - Rhode Island Constitution
• Code of Ethics (RIGL 36-14-1)
• Concealment of book or other property while on premises of library; Removal of book or other property from library (11-41-14.1)
• Confidentiality of Library Records (RIGL 11-18-32)
• Criminal Offenses - Publications, Library Property (RIGL 11-41-14)
• Free Public Libraries (RIGL 29-4)
• Historical Society Libraries (RIGL 29-2)
• Interstate Library Compact (RIGL 29-5)
• Office of Library and Information Services (RIGL 29-3.1)
  2006 Legislation (P.L. Chapter 206) changed the Library Board Legislation regarding Separation of Powers
• Open Meetings (RIGL 42-46)
  All libraries that receive state aid must comply with the open meetings law effective September 1, 2005.
  • Information for Libraries
  • Open Meetings Resources (Secretary of State)
  • RI Attorney General's Guide to Open Government (pdf file - 92 pages)
    (includes Open Meeting Act provisions)
• Public Records (RIGL 38-1)
• Public Records, Access to (exemptions) (RIGL 38-2)
• Public Records Administration (RIGL 38-3)
• The Rhode Island Information Resources Management Board (RIGL 29-8)
• State Aid to Libraries (RIGL 29-6)
• State Law Library (RIGL 29-3)
• State Library (RIGL 29-1)
• State Publications Clearinghouse (RIGL 29-7)

The GENERAL LAWS OF RHODE ISLAND, 1956, Reenactment of 1994, including supplements, published by the Michie Company, are the official record of the General Laws of RI. In print are included the history of the sections, cross references and index. The online source of the GENERAL LAWS is the RI General Assembly's web site at http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/Statutes.html, without the history of the sections and cross references. Also available at the General Assembly web site are the PUBLIC LAWS OF RHODE ISLAND, 1994-. Print copies of the GENERAL LAWS OF RHODE ISLAND are available in the OLIS Library and many other RI libraries.

For matters affecting legal rights, please refer to the printed version of the appropriate official publication.