{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-28.1-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28.1-3","heading":"Incentive steps.","body":"(a) Advancement to each of the incentive salary steps shall be based on a point system as set forth in § 42-28.1-4 and shall be accomplished as follows:\nIncentive\tIncrease above\tPoints\nStep\tBasic Salary\tAcquired\n1\t$1,000\t30\n2\t$2,000\tAssociate Degree\n\t\tin Law\n\t\tEnforcement\n\n3\t$3,000\tBachelor’s Degree\n\t\tin Law Enforcement\n\t\tor\n\t\tCriminal Justice\n\n4\t$3,500\tJuris Doctor, Masters\n\t\tDegree\n\t\tin Law Enforcement\n\t\tprovided the\n\t\tparticipant has\n\t\tachieved a\n\t\tBachelor’s\n\t\tDegree in Law\n\t\tEnforcement,\n\t\tcriminal justice,\n\t\tor law\n(b) Except that the state fire marshal and the deputy state fire marshals may be granted credit for a degree with a concentration in fire science.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 28.1 Municipal Police — Incentive Pay"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-28.1/42-28.1-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:48Z","sha256":"9cd01efaa0648d9c3ddb2789802e66029dbec0fa4d528a56fd3bf3dbd131a1f0","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-28.1-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-28.1-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}