2020 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-28.8 Protection of Children
Section 42-28.8-2.1 Investigation.

Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 42-28.8-2.1 (2020)

§ 42-28.8-2.1. Investigation.

No municipal police department of the state shall have in force any regulation or policy that requires a twenty-four (24) hour waiting period prior to conducting an investigation of a complaint of a missing child.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1988, ch. 260, § 2.)

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