{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-100.1-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-100.1-4","heading":"Qualifications.","body":"The historian laureate must have earned recognition and distinction as the author of authoritative books or essays about the history of Rhode Island; or served in a leadership position in staging commemorative public observances pertaining to various aspects of the history of Rhode Island; or taught and lectured about the history of Rhode Island to the general public.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 100.1 Historian Laureate of Rhode Island"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-100.1/42-100.1-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:07Z","sha256":"2f6fc3a615a2ed2f11dfb83c548db0435e5e04ddf734059f88a27aa3f4fbdbd3","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-100.1-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-100.1-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}