Rhode Island General Laws 17-10-23. Certified copies of registration records
Every clerk of a local board shall, upon payment or tender, furnish to any person demanding it a certified copy of any registration of voters, and every town clerk shall also, upon request of any person and tender of legal fees, and without any unreasonable delay, examine the records and certify to the estate of any person, and shall furnish copies of any instrument or writing which may be on record or in the files of his or her office.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 7, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 7, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 7, § 26; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 7, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 312, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-48; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-27; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 203, § 1; G.L., § 17-10-23.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 17-10-23
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9