R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-5.2-15: Reporting absence.

Whenever adult family member(s) become aware that a minor child in their household has been or will be temporarily absent from the home, the adult family member(s) have the responsibility to report such absence of a minor child from the home by the end of the five-day (5) period that begins with the date that the adult family member(s) become aware that the minor child has been or will be absent from the home for a period of thirty (30) or more consecutive days.