100-10-00 R.I. Code R. § 1.2
"Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 38-2 entitled "Access to Public Records".
"Business hours" means 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding State and Federal holidays.
"Department" means the Department of State.
"Public record" means all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, films, sound recordings, or other material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and which are made or received by any agency pursuant to law or relating to the transaction of public business as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the government or because of the value of the official government data contained therein.
100 R.I. Code R. § 100-RICR-10-00-1.2