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SECTION 42-56-36

   § 42-56-36  Transfer of powers andfunctions from department of corrections. – (a) There are hereby transferred to the department of administration:

   (1) Those functions of the department of corrections whichwere administered through or with respect to departmental programs in theperformance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c);

   (2) All officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils,committees, commissions, and task forces of the department of corrections whowere performing strategic planning functions as defined in § 42-11-10(c);

   (3) So much of other functions or parts of functions andemployees and resources, physical and funded, of the director of corrections asare incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functionstransferred by subdivisions (a)(1), (a)(2) and (a)(4) of this section; and

   (4) Those functions and duties of the department ofcorrections, which were administered through or with respect to departmentalprograms relating to the Rhode Island state marshals. The department ofcorrections shall transfer to the department of administration all resources,including positions, property, and accounts, and other funding pertinent to thestate marshals, that are presently allocated to the state marshals.

   (b) The functions and duties of the Rhode Island statemarshals that are transferred to the division of sheriffs within the departmentof administration consist of the following:

   (1) To be responsible for transportation statewide ofprisoners, to and from police departments, the adult correctional institutions,all courthouses, and other places of detention;

   (2) To transport persons arrested by state and local policedepartments to places of detention; provided, however, nothing in this sectionshall prevent state and local police departments from transporting thosepersons;

   (3) To supervise the conduct of and maintain order anddiscipline of the prisoners in their custody;

   (4) To be responsible for the custody and safety of prisonerswhile being transported to and from court sessions, places of detention, andoutside hospitals prior to commitment to the adult correctional institutions;

   (5) To be responsible for the custody and security ofprisoners detained in the cellblock areas in the Kent County courthouse andProvidence County superior courthouse and for the security of these prisonersduring the hearing of their cases, and while in outside hospitals prior tocommitment to the adult correctional institutions;

   (6) To be responsible for the safety and welfare of prisonersin their custody;

   (7) To provide all security in connection with transportationin the execution of extraditions, including, but not limited to, warrants, IAD(Interstate Agreement on Detainers), arrest affidavits, interstate compactextradition, and criminal detainers; and

   (8) To carry firearms as prescribed.

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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-42 > Chapter-42-56 > 42-56-36

SECTION 42-56-36

   § 42-56-36  Transfer of powers andfunctions from department of corrections. – (a) There are hereby transferred to the department of administration:

   (1) Those functions of the department of corrections whichwere administered through or with respect to departmental programs in theperformance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c);

   (2) All officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils,committees, commissions, and task forces of the department of corrections whowere performing strategic planning functions as defined in § 42-11-10(c);

   (3) So much of other functions or parts of functions andemployees and resources, physical and funded, of the director of corrections asare incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functionstransferred by subdivisions (a)(1), (a)(2) and (a)(4) of this section; and

   (4) Those functions and duties of the department ofcorrections, which were administered through or with respect to departmentalprograms relating to the Rhode Island state marshals. The department ofcorrections shall transfer to the department of administration all resources,including positions, property, and accounts, and other funding pertinent to thestate marshals, that are presently allocated to the state marshals.

   (b) The functions and duties of the Rhode Island statemarshals that are transferred to the division of sheriffs within the departmentof administration consist of the following:

   (1) To be responsible for transportation statewide ofprisoners, to and from police departments, the adult correctional institutions,all courthouses, and other places of detention;

   (2) To transport persons arrested by state and local policedepartments to places of detention; provided, however, nothing in this sectionshall prevent state and local police departments from transporting thosepersons;

   (3) To supervise the conduct of and maintain order anddiscipline of the prisoners in their custody;

   (4) To be responsible for the custody and safety of prisonerswhile being transported to and from court sessions, places of detention, andoutside hospitals prior to commitment to the adult correctional institutions;

   (5) To be responsible for the custody and security ofprisoners detained in the cellblock areas in the Kent County courthouse andProvidence County superior courthouse and for the security of these prisonersduring the hearing of their cases, and while in outside hospitals prior tocommitment to the adult correctional institutions;

   (6) To be responsible for the safety and welfare of prisonersin their custody;

   (7) To provide all security in connection with transportationin the execution of extraditions, including, but not limited to, warrants, IAD(Interstate Agreement on Detainers), arrest affidavits, interstate compactextradition, and criminal detainers; and

   (8) To carry firearms as prescribed.


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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-42 > Chapter-42-56 > 42-56-36

SECTION 42-56-36

   § 42-56-36  Transfer of powers andfunctions from department of corrections. – (a) There are hereby transferred to the department of administration:

   (1) Those functions of the department of corrections whichwere administered through or with respect to departmental programs in theperformance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c);

   (2) All officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils,committees, commissions, and task forces of the department of corrections whowere performing strategic planning functions as defined in § 42-11-10(c);

   (3) So much of other functions or parts of functions andemployees and resources, physical and funded, of the director of corrections asare incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functionstransferred by subdivisions (a)(1), (a)(2) and (a)(4) of this section; and

   (4) Those functions and duties of the department ofcorrections, which were administered through or with respect to departmentalprograms relating to the Rhode Island state marshals. The department ofcorrections shall transfer to the department of administration all resources,including positions, property, and accounts, and other funding pertinent to thestate marshals, that are presently allocated to the state marshals.

   (b) The functions and duties of the Rhode Island statemarshals that are transferred to the division of sheriffs within the departmentof administration consist of the following:

   (1) To be responsible for transportation statewide ofprisoners, to and from police departments, the adult correctional institutions,all courthouses, and other places of detention;

   (2) To transport persons arrested by state and local policedepartments to places of detention; provided, however, nothing in this sectionshall prevent state and local police departments from transporting thosepersons;

   (3) To supervise the conduct of and maintain order anddiscipline of the prisoners in their custody;

   (4) To be responsible for the custody and safety of prisonerswhile being transported to and from court sessions, places of detention, andoutside hospitals prior to commitment to the adult correctional institutions;

   (5) To be responsible for the custody and security ofprisoners detained in the cellblock areas in the Kent County courthouse andProvidence County superior courthouse and for the security of these prisonersduring the hearing of their cases, and while in outside hospitals prior tocommitment to the adult correctional institutions;

   (6) To be responsible for the safety and welfare of prisonersin their custody;

   (7) To provide all security in connection with transportationin the execution of extraditions, including, but not limited to, warrants, IAD(Interstate Agreement on Detainers), arrest affidavits, interstate compactextradition, and criminal detainers; and

   (8) To carry firearms as prescribed.