{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-25","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 14-1-25","heading":"Arrest of juveniles without warrant.","body":"Any officer authorized to make an arrest for any criminal offense may take into custody without a warrant any child believed to be delinquent or wayward within that officer’s jurisdiction, but in no case shall a child be detained in custody longer than twenty-four (24) hours without being referred to the family court for consideration.","path":["Title 14 Delinquent and Dependent Children","Chapter 1 Proceedings in Family Court"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE14/14-1/14-1-25.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:32Z","sha256":"94bd6a1dfd6c8e6d454798e0f7afcb55096294d8344e07492a34069d4ef728d1","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-24","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}