Rhode Island § 40.1-5-34 § 40.1-5-34. Exclusiveness of this chapter.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 40.1-5-34 — § 40.1-5-34. Exclusiveness of this chapter.

Rhode Island § 40.1-5-34

Title 40.1Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

Ch. 40.1-5Mental Health Law

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5-34 (2026).

Text

§ 40.1-5-34. Exclusiveness of this chapter.
Where under any provision of any existing law, except in the case of a person held
            under criminal process, or under process of the family court for an act that would
            be considered a crime if committed by an adult, any person with psychiatric disability,
            as defined in this chapter, shall have recourse to or be dealt with as provided in
            this chapter, exclusively. This section shall prevail notwithstanding the provisions
            of § 14-1-5(1)(v).
         

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§ 40.1-5-34. Exclusiveness of this chapter.

Where under any provision of any existing law, except in the case of a person held under criminal process, or under process of the family court for an act that would be considered a crime if committed by an adult, any person with psychiatric disability, as defined in this chapter, shall have recourse to or be dealt with as provided in this chapter, exclusively. This section shall prevail notwithstanding the provisions of § 14-1-5(1)(v).

Legislative History

P.L. 1966, ch. 100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-20-20, Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-5-20; P.L. 1974, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 136; P.L. 2022, ch. 231, art. 11, § 7, effective June 27, 2022.