Rhode Island § 38-1-4 § 38-1-4. Keeping of records in vaults provided — Penalty.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 38-1-4 — § 38-1-4. Keeping of records in vaults provided — Penalty.

Rhode Island § 38-1-4

Title 38Public Records

Ch. 38-1Custody and Protection

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-1-4 (2026).

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§ 38-1-4. Keeping of records in vaults provided — Penalty.
When not in use, the records and documents shall be kept in the fireproof rooms, vaults,
            or safes provided for them. Whoever unlawfully keeps in his or her possession any
            public record, or unlawfully removes the record from the room in which it is usually
            kept, or alters, defaces, mutilates, or destroys any public record, or violates any
            provision of this section, shall, for each offense, be punished by a fine of not less
            than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
         

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§ 38-1-4. Keeping of records in vaults provided — Penalty.

When not in use, the records and documents shall be kept in the fireproof rooms, vaults, or safes provided for them. Whoever unlawfully keeps in his or her possession any public record, or unlawfully removes the record from the room in which it is usually kept, or alters, defaces, mutilates, or destroys any public record, or violates any provision of this section, shall, for each offense, be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).