Rhode Island § 42-164-7 § 42-164-7. Nondisclosure of address in criminal and civil proceedings.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-164-7 — § 42-164-7. Nondisclosure of address in criminal and civil proceedings.

Rhode Island § 42-164-7

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-164Address Confidentiality Program

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-164-7 (2026).

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§ 42-164-7. Nondisclosure of address in criminal and civil proceedings.
No person shall be compelled to disclose a program participant's actual address during
            the discovery phase of or during a proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction
            or administrative tribunal unless the court or administrative tribunal finds, based
            upon a preponderance of the evidence, that the disclosure is required in the interests
            of justice. A court or administrative tribunal may seal that portion of any record
            that contains a program participant's actual address. Nothing in this section shall
            prevent the state, in its discretion, from using a program participant's 

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§ 42-164-7. Nondisclosure of address in criminal and civil proceedings.

No person shall be compelled to disclose a program participant's actual address during the discovery phase of or during a proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction or administrative tribunal unless the court or administrative tribunal finds, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that the disclosure is required in the interests of justice. A court or administrative tribunal may seal that portion of any record that contains a program participant's actual address. Nothing in this section shall prevent the state, in its discretion, from using a program participant's actual address in any document or record filed with a court or administrative tribunal if, at the time of filing, the document or record is not a public record.