{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1-8.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-8.1","heading":"Method of identification.","body":"The bureau of criminal identification in the department of attorney general shall use fingerprints as the exclusive method of positive identification.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 1 Identification and Apprehension of Criminals"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-1/12-1-8.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:22Z","sha256":"794ac08b890bd508e85d1bbd8fa26a07ca64ff883b6e010a3a4bb140ee00faf3","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}