§ 42-8.1-3 - State archives created.
SECTION 42-8.1-3
§ 42-8.1-3 State archives created. –(a) There shall be an establishment known as "the archives of the state ofRhode Island and Providence Plantations", also referred to in this chapter as"the state archives" or "the division".
(b) The state archives shall be a division of the departmentof state, as mandated by § 42-8-19.
(c) Except as provided by §§ 42-10-9 and 38-3-6,the division shall be the official custodian and trustee for the state of allpublic records of permanent historical, legal or other value, regardless ofphysical form or characteristics, which are transferred to it from any publicoffice of the state or any political subdivision thereof.