{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-8-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-8-2","heading":"Qualifications of board members.","body":"The seven (7) electors to be named by the governor shall have the following qualifications:\n(1)(i) One of the qualified electors shall be a psychologist or a physician who is professionally qualified in the field of psychiatry or neurology;\n(ii) One shall be a member in good standing of the Rhode Island bar;\n(iii) One shall be a person who is professionally trained in correctional work or in some closely related general field as a social work; and\n(iv) One shall be a law enforcement officer;\n(2) All of the qualified electors shall be individuals who shall also have shown an interest in social welfare problems.","path":["Title 13 Criminals — Correctional Institutions","Chapter 8 Parole"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE13/13-8/13-8-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:30Z","sha256":"eb3bbc66044bc3ebe99e463481eb66149789a8423748dfc4a346100f897492a0","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-8-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-8-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}