{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1.5-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.5-17","heading":"Bailed and convicted persons — Refusal to give DNA sample.","body":"Any person who is required to have a DNA sample taken after having been arrested and charged with any crime of violence as defined in § 12-1.5-2 or convicted of any felony, who refuses to do so, and who knowingly, violently resists the taking of a DNA sample duly authorized by medical personnel, shall be in violation of the terms of his or her release, regardless of whether or not the term was a special condition of his or her bail, release on probation, parole, or home confinement, or other form of supervised release.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 1.5 DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent Offenders"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-1.5/12-1.5-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:22Z","sha256":"80a6aa69e9291d6bb6fe61b5698cc02f54c1d697687bbb034e6ae5409983ea92","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1.5-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1.5-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}