{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-4-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-2","heading":"State seal.","body":"There shall continue to be one seal for the public use of the state; the form of an anchor shall be engraved thereon; the motto thereof shall be the word “Hope”; and in a circle around the outside shall be engraved with the words, “Seal of the State of Rhode Island, 1636”.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 4 State Emblems"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-4/42-4-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:38Z","sha256":"a12f22702840de6e3c193e0182942c200926db8725efed92b440479e91b0f7e7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-4-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-4-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}