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2020 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-28 State Police
Section 42-28-18 Use of jails and places of detention.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 42-28-18 (2020)
§ 42-28-18. Use of jails and places of detention.
Any jail, lockup, or other place of detention in charge of any officer of the state or of any county, city, or town thereof, shall at all reasonable hours be accessible to any member of the division for detention of prisoners; and a keeper thereof refusing to any member of the division the use of the jail, lockup, or other place of detention shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
(P.L. 1925, ch. 588, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 8, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 42-28-18.)
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