Rhode Island § 31-21.1-7 § 31-21.1-7. Penalties for refusal to act.

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§ 31-21.1-7 — § 31-21.1-7. Penalties for refusal to act.

Rhode Island § 31-21.1-7

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-21.1Traffic Stops Statistics

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-21.1-7 (2026).

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§ 31-21.1-7. Penalties for refusal to act.
An organization chartered for the purpose of combating discrimination, racism, or
            of safeguarding civil liberties, or of promoting full, free, or equal employment opportunities,
            may seek appropriate relief in a civil action against any police department for failing
            to collect or transmit the data as required in this chapter, and may be awarded its
            costs, including attorneys' fees, for bringing such an action. As a condition precedent
            to the filing of a civil action by an organization under this section, the organization
            shall send a notice to the attorney general and the committee identifying the police
   

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§ 31-21.1-7. Penalties for refusal to act.

An organization chartered for the purpose of combating discrimination, racism, or of safeguarding civil liberties, or of promoting full, free, or equal employment opportunities, may seek appropriate relief in a civil action against any police department for failing to collect or transmit the data as required in this chapter, and may be awarded its costs, including attorneys' fees, for bringing such an action. As a condition precedent to the filing of a civil action by an organization under this section, the organization shall send a notice to the attorney general and the committee identifying the police department which is failing to collect or transmit the data and the organization shall then allow fifteen (15) days to elapse to allow the police department to come into compliance or to allow the attorney general to commence a civil action to enforce compliance with this chapter.