R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-2-1

Current through 2024 Public Law 457

Section 36-2-1 - Officers with statewide power

The following persons may administer oaths anywhere within the state: the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, assistant attorneys general, general treasurer, active magistrates and active and retired justices of the supreme, superior, family, district and workers' compensation courts, each member of the general assembly after the member has filed their signature with the secretary of state, commissioners appointed by other states to take acknowledgments of deeds and depositions within this state, and notaries public.

Amended by 2023 Pub. Laws, ch. 219,§ 1, eff. 6/21/2023.

Amended by 2023 Pub. Laws, ch. 218,§ 1, eff. 6/21/2023.

G.L. 1896, ch. 25, § 9; C.P.A. 1905, § 1218; G.L. 1909, ch. 31, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 31, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 491, § 1; P.L. 1945, ch. 1591, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 36-2-1; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 40; P.L. 1979, ch. 241, § 1.