R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-97: Information disclosed by interrogatories.

Interrogatories propounded by the secretary of state and the answers to them shall not be open to public inspection nor shall the secretary of state disclose any facts or information obtained from them except insofar as the secretary of state’s official duty may require the facts or information to be made public or if the interrogatories or the answers to them are required for evidence in any criminal proceedings or in any other action by this state.