Rhode Island § 12-23-5 § 12-23-5. Cooperation of public officers — Visitation and inspection powers.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-23-5 — § 12-23-5. Cooperation of public officers — Visitation and inspection powers.

Rhode Island § 12-23-5

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-23Criminal Law Advisory Commission

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-23-5 (2026).

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§ 12-23-5. Cooperation of public officers — Visitation and inspection powers.
It shall be the duty of all officers of the state and of any city or town directly
            or indirectly connected with the administration of the criminal law to cooperate with
            the commission in the study and survey authorized by this chapter, and those officers
            shall furnish the commission upon request all records, data, and other information
            at their disposal relating to matters under consideration by the commission. Members
            of the commission may at any time visit and inspect the institutions and places in
            the state where criminals are confined and may interview the officers in 

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§ 12-23-5. Cooperation of public officers — Visitation and inspection powers.

It shall be the duty of all officers of the state and of any city or town directly or indirectly connected with the administration of the criminal law to cooperate with the commission in the study and survey authorized by this chapter, and those officers shall furnish the commission upon request all records, data, and other information at their disposal relating to matters under consideration by the commission. Members of the commission may at any time visit and inspect the institutions and places in the state where criminals are confined and may interview the officers in charge of those institutions.