{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-21-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-3","heading":"Effective date of operations.","body":"The retirement system created in this chapter begins operations when at least five (5) municipalities, having a combined number of eligible employees for participation in the system of not less than one hundred fifty (150), have accepted the provisions of this chapter, and the effective date of operations shall be the first day of July following the date when these conditions have been fulfilled.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 21 Retirement of Municipal Employees"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-21/45-21-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:45Z","sha256":"f261ae7e8060eec04eec82e2b217c4ad01a87ee461f4ce43790d44cd049f8515","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-21-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-21-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}