R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-9-5: Notice to attorney general of proceedings affecting charitable trusts.

The attorney general shall be notified of all judicial proceedings affecting, or in any manner dealing with, a charitable trust, or affecting, or in any manner dealing with, a trustee who holds in trust within the state property given, devised, or bequeathed for charitable, educational, or religious purposes, and who administers or is under a duty to administer the property in whole or in part for these purposes within the state, and shall be deemed to be an interested party to the judicial proceedings.