{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-45-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-45-1","heading":"Providence police and fire departments — Retired employees.","body":"All retired Group 2 employees of the city of Providence, as defined in § 45-21-10, and all beneficiaries of Group 2 employees who have retired or are deceased shall, on the first day of January of the year following the date of retirement or death, receive a cost of living retirement adjustment in addition to the retirement allowance, in an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the retirement allowance, not compounded. In each succeeding year thereafter, during the month of January, the retirement allowance shall be increased an additional three percent (3%) of the retirement allowance, not compounded, to be continued during the lifetime of that employee or beneficiary.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 45 Cost of Living Adjustments"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-45/45-45-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:56Z","sha256":"6e18bab9a56ea1f6d28cfe5af024e73edf085d5764bb7814585250821dc57827","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-44-13","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-45-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}