{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1.2-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.2-5","heading":"Director of state crime laboratory — Term.","body":"(a) The crime laboratory shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who shall be known as the “director — state crime laboratory” and who shall possess a Ph.D. degree or an equivalent combination of a M.S. degree and experience in an appropriate field and who has had forensic training or experience.\n(b) The director shall serve for a period of five (5) years and may be reappointed by the commission thereafter to subsequent five (5) year terms.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 1.2 State Crime Laboratory"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-1.2/12-1.2-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:22Z","sha256":"79759a21bf20df899117e481551bbca40223e6907dfd6f47fe9672563c2bba1d","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1.2-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1.2-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}