Rhode Island § 12-1.5-17 § 12-1.5-17. Bailed and convicted persons — Refusal to give DNA sample.

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§ 12-1.5-17 — § 12-1.5-17. Bailed and convicted persons — Refusal to give DNA sample.

Rhode Island § 12-1.5-17

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-1.5DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent Offenders

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.5-17 (2026).

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§ 12-1.5-17. Bailed and convicted persons — Refusal to give DNA sample.
Any person who is required to have a DNA sample taken after having been arrested and
            charged with any crime of violence as defined in § 12-1.5-2 or convicted of any felony, who refuses to do so, and who knowingly, violently resists
            the taking of a DNA sample duly authorized by medical personnel, shall be in violation
            of the terms of his or her release, regardless of whether or not the term was a special
            condition of his or her bail, release on probation, parole, or home confinement, or
            other form of supervised release.
         

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§ 12-1.5-17. Bailed and convicted persons — Refusal to give DNA sample.

Any person who is required to have a DNA sample taken after having been arrested and charged with any crime of violence as defined in § 12-1.5-2 or convicted of any felony, who refuses to do so, and who knowingly, violently resists the taking of a DNA sample duly authorized by medical personnel, shall be in violation of the terms of his or her release, regardless of whether or not the term was a special condition of his or her bail, release on probation, parole, or home confinement, or other form of supervised release.