2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 12 - Criminal Procedure
CHAPTER 12-1.5 - DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent Offenders
§ 12-1.5-17 - Convicted persons – Refusal to give DNA sample.
SECTION 12-1.5-17
§ 12-1.5-17 Convicted persons – Refusal to give DNA sample. – Any person who is required to have a DNA sample taken, who refuses to do so, and who knowingly violently resists the taking of a DNA sample duly authorized by medical personnel, shall be in violation of the terms of his or her release, regardless of whether or not the term was a special condition of his or her release on probation, parole, or home confinement or other form of supervised release.
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