2021 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 17 - Elections
Chapter 17-23 - Election Offenses
Section 17-23-8 - Failure to furnish certificate of election.

Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 17-23-8 (2021)
§ 17-23-8. Failure to furnish certificate of election.

Every city or town clerk or local board required by law to furnish any city, town, ward, or voting district officer elect with a proper certificate of the officer's election who neglects or refuses to do so, as soon as possible after the election, shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

History of Section.
P.L. 1901, ch. 829, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 10, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 10, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 325, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 17-23-8; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 201, § 13.

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