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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
Chapter 40.1-22 - Developmental Disabilities
Section 40.1-22-20 - Exclusiveness of this chapter.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 40.1-22-20 (2017)
§ 40.1-22-20. Exclusiveness of this chapter.
Where under any provision of any existing law, except in the case of a person held under criminal process, any person coming within the definition of a developmentally disabled adult as defined in this chapter, shall have recourse to or be dealt with as provided in this chapter, exclusively.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1970, ch. 324, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-43.1-20; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 122, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 139.)
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