R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-8.2-5

Current through 2024 Public Law 457
Section 13-8.2-5 - Powers and duties of the board
(a) The board shall have the power to issue and establish criteria to determine eligibility for issuance of the certificate of recovery & re-entry;
(b) By an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board to issue a certificate of recovery & re-entry to any person previously convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction;
(c) To create all applications, and certificates necessary for the purposes of this chapter upon forms prescribed by the board. Such forms relating to certificates of recovery & re-entry shall be distributed by the chairman of the board;
(d) To promulgate all necessary rules and regulations to carry out the intent of this chapter; and
(e) Any information contained within a certificate of recovery & re-entry as created in subsection (c) of this section shall be limited to:
(i) The applicant's name;
(ii) Date of birth;
(iii) Certificate number;
(iv) Issue date;
(v) A statement that "The board has determined that up to and including the issue date stated above, this individual has met the necessary standards of recovery & re-entry to hold the certificate"; and
(vi) Authentication phone number for the department of corrections.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-8.2-5

Added by 2013 Pub. Laws, ch. 412,§ 1, eff. 7/15/2014.
Added by 2013 Pub. Laws, ch. 322,§ 1, eff. 7/15/2014.