§ 28-2-1 Duty to work – Proclamation of governor – Penalty
§ 28-2-2 Possession of property or income not defense
§ 28-2-3 Inability to find work as defense
§ 28-2-4 Assignment to work of persons unable to find work
§ 28-2-5 Compensation of persons assigned to work
§ 28-2-6 Penalty for failure to do assigned work
§ 28-2-7 Rules and regulations for assignment – Circumstances to be considered
§ 28-2-8 Duty of law enforcement officers to seek unemployed persons
§ 28-2-9 Employment of personnel – Assistance by other agencies
§ 28-2-10 Exemption of temporarily unemployed and students
§ 28-2-11 Persons deemed residents – Habitual loiterers
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-2 - Duty to Work in Time of War

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the department of labor and training. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Director: means the director of labor and training or his or her designee unless specifically stated otherwise. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8