Rhode Island § 12-1-9.1 § 12-1-9.1. Duty of police officials to furnish fingerprints.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-1-9.1 — § 12-1-9.1. Duty of police officials to furnish fingerprints.

Rhode Island § 12-1-9.1

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-1Identification and Apprehension of Criminals

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-9.1 (2026).

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§ 12-1-9.1. Duty of police officials to furnish fingerprints.
It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the state police and the chiefs of police
            or town sergeants to furnish the bureau of criminal identification of the department
            of attorney general within ten (10) days of arrest, the fingerprints and physical
            description of all persons arrested and all persons who are wanted for serious crimes
            or who are fugitives from justice. This section is not intended to include violations
            of city or town ordinances or of persons arrested for minor offenses.
         

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§ 12-1-9.1. Duty of police officials to furnish fingerprints.

It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the state police and the chiefs of police or town sergeants to furnish the bureau of criminal identification of the department of attorney general within ten (10) days of arrest, the fingerprints and physical description of all persons arrested and all persons who are wanted for serious crimes or who are fugitives from justice. This section is not intended to include violations of city or town ordinances or of persons arrested for minor offenses.