{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-9-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-9-8","heading":"Appointment of receiver in a fiscal emergency.","body":"In the event the director of revenue determines, in consultation with the auditor general, that a city, town, or fire district is facing a fiscal emergency and that circumstances do not allow for appointment of a fiscal overseer or a budget commission prior to the appointment of a receiver, the director of revenue may appoint a receiver without having first appointed a fiscal overseer or a budget commission.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 9 Budget Commissions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-9/45-9-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:42Z","sha256":"59a10805f81af2e65375a783605b7e5c16e6eb88540b10774471c1608c08728f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-9-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-9-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}