{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-4-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-4-17","heading":"Special statutes controlling.","body":"The provisions of this chapter are subject to the provisions of any special statutes respecting any particular town or city, none of which are repealed by this section; provided, that no elected or appointed official or member of a board or commission, or employee of any city or town, shall be disqualified in that capacity because he or she serves as a delegate to a constitutional convention of the state, or other unpaid position with the state.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 4 Election and Qualification of Officers"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-4/45-4-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:41Z","sha256":"8c2201595c88d54a2bc5491a9981c4dc559a1016f55c5d99b154d434c0ec4804","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-4-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-4-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}