Rhode Island § 14-1-38 § 14-1-38. Insufficient evidence of waywardness or delinquency.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 14-1-38 — § 14-1-38. Insufficient evidence of waywardness or delinquency.

Rhode Island § 14-1-38

Title 14Delinquent and Dependent Children

Ch. 14-1Proceedings in Family Court

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 14-1-38 (2026).

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§ 14-1-38. Insufficient evidence of waywardness or delinquency.
If, after a hearing on any petition in the case of a wayward or delinquent child under
            this chapter, the court finds that there is not sufficient evidence to support it,
            the court shall adjudge the child to be not a delinquent or wayward child, as the
            case may be, and shall discharge the child.
         

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§ 14-1-38. Insufficient evidence of waywardness or delinquency.

If, after a hearing on any petition in the case of a wayward or delinquent child under this chapter, the court finds that there is not sufficient evidence to support it, the court shall adjudge the child to be not a delinquent or wayward child, as the case may be, and shall discharge the child.