Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-5. Removal of commissioner from office
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Commissioners may at any time be removed from office by the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, but no commissioner shall be removed from office without an opportunity to be heard, publicly before the governor and after being given notice in writing of the charges against him or her. A copy of the charges and a transcript of the record of the hearing shall be filed with the secretary of state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1969, ch. 240, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 316, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-5
- Commissioner: means a member of the public utilities commission. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.