{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-19-26-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-26-17","heading":"Exercise of powers by boards and bureaus.","body":"Whenever, by law, the powers, conferred in this chapter upon city or town councils, have been conferred upon boards or bureaus of police commissioners in any city or town, those powers shall continue to be exercised by the boards or bureaus of police commissioners.","path":["Title 19 Financial Institutions","Chapter 26 Pawnbrokers"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE19/19-26/19-26-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:15Z","sha256":"f48599dc44dd34a3b0f47548d450ab30d184a04982ce9208006c3edc2a8f879f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-19-26-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-19-26-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}