{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1.5-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.5-3","heading":"Powers and duties of the department of health.","body":"In addition to any other powers and duties conferred by this chapter, the department of health shall:\n(1) Be responsible for the policy management and administration of the state DNA database and state DNA databank;\n(2) Promulgate rules and regulations, within one hundred and eighty (180) days of June 29, 1998, to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and\n(3) Provide for liaison with the F.B.I. and other criminal justice agencies in regard to the state’s participation in CODIS or in any DNA database designated by the department of health.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 1.5 DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent Offenders"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-1.5/12-1.5-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:22Z","sha256":"c58ddc05d063bfce3c1f0bca55cbb3412e91a7aebf53c86612e546715cd95854","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1.5-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-1.5-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}