2016 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 21 - Food And Drugs
Chapter 21-28.2 - Drug Abuse Control
Section 21-28.2-13 - Preservation of rights.
§ 21-28.2-13 Preservation of rights.
The certification of a narcotic addict to the care and custody of the department pursuant to §§ 21-28.2-3 – 21-28.2-11, or the transfer of the narcotic addict pursuant to § 21-28.2-12, shall not forfeit or abridge any of the rights of the narcotic addict as a citizen of the United States or of the state of Rhode Island, nor shall the provisions of the election law depriving or limiting the right of a person admitted or certified to a mental institution to register or vote be applicable to the narcotic addict; nor shall the facts or proceedings relating to the admission, certification, or treatment of the narcotic addict be used against that person in any proceeding in any court, other than a proceeding pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1970, ch. 163, § 1.)
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