{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-5-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-5-3","heading":"Appointment, removal, and duties of matrons.","body":"The police chief of every city or town shall appoint at least one woman who shall be known as a police matron. The public safety commission of the city of Providence shall appoint at least two (2) women who shall be known as police matrons. A police matron shall not be appointed for any definite term, but may hold office until removal. She may be removed at any time for cause by the appointing body, by a written order stating the cause of removal. Police matrons shall assist with the confinement of all female prisoners.","path":["Title 13 Criminals — Correctional Institutions","Chapter 5 Station Houses for Women"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE13/13-5/13-5-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:30Z","sha256":"46d543986d902429aa2d54ceed85cbcb669a634f9f2cf1e6a9b633bb5ed73a47","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-5-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-5-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}