2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-56 - Corrections Department
Section 42-56-17 - Identification and description of inmates.
§ 42-56-17 Identification and description of inmates. – The director of corrections, or his or her designee, shall cause prisoners confined under sentence in the adult correctional institutions to be physically and factually described in accordance with accepted criminal identification standards for the identification of criminals. The director of corrections, or his or her designee, shall cause identification to be made by a person or persons in the official service of the state, and shall prescribe rules and regulations for keeping accurate records at those institutions, and for classifying and indexing the records.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 183, § 2.)
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