§ 45-19-14 - Appropriations by towns to dependents of deceased police officers and fire fighters. - Rhode-island Statutes

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SECTION 45-19-14

§ 45-19-14 Appropriations by towns todependents of deceased police officers and fire fighters. – The several cities and towns are authorized and empowered to make a specialappropriation to surviving widows or widowers or domestic partners, or othersurviving dependents, of a deceased fire fighter or police officer who has beenin the service of a city or town for a period of at least two (2) years and haslost his or her life, or received injuries resulting in permanent disability,or incurred illness resulting in death, while in the line of duty as a firefighter or police officer. This appropriation may be in addition to any servicepension granted to the widows or widowers or domestic partners of any firefighters or police officers under the provisions of any law or any ordinance ofany city or town; provided, that the appropriation does not exceed the sum offive thousand dollars ($5,000) for any one person.

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SECTION 45-19-14

§ 45-19-14 Appropriations by towns todependents of deceased police officers and fire fighters. – The several cities and towns are authorized and empowered to make a specialappropriation to surviving widows or widowers or domestic partners, or othersurviving dependents, of a deceased fire fighter or police officer who has beenin the service of a city or town for a period of at least two (2) years and haslost his or her life, or received injuries resulting in permanent disability,or incurred illness resulting in death, while in the line of duty as a firefighter or police officer. This appropriation may be in addition to any servicepension granted to the widows or widowers or domestic partners of any firefighters or police officers under the provisions of any law or any ordinance ofany city or town; provided, that the appropriation does not exceed the sum offive thousand dollars ($5,000) for any one person.

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SECTION 45-19-14

§ 45-19-14 Appropriations by towns todependents of deceased police officers and fire fighters. – The several cities and towns are authorized and empowered to make a specialappropriation to surviving widows or widowers or domestic partners, or othersurviving dependents, of a deceased fire fighter or police officer who has beenin the service of a city or town for a period of at least two (2) years and haslost his or her life, or received injuries resulting in permanent disability,or incurred illness resulting in death, while in the line of duty as a firefighter or police officer. This appropriation may be in addition to any servicepension granted to the widows or widowers or domestic partners of any firefighters or police officers under the provisions of any law or any ordinance ofany city or town; provided, that the appropriation does not exceed the sum offive thousand dollars ($5,000) for any one person.