{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-26.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 14-1-26.1","heading":"Temporary custody of status and non-offenders.","body":"A juvenile taken into custody at a state, municipal, or college police department for an offense that would not be classified as criminal if committed by an adult, or non-offender juveniles, such as dependent or neglected children, shall be held for identification, investigation, and processing purposes only in an unlocked, multi-purpose room that is not designated for residential use or secure detention. The child shall not be handcuffed to a stationary object and must remain in continuous visual supervision of an agency representative.","path":["Title 14 Delinquent and Dependent Children","Chapter 1 Proceedings in Family Court"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE14/14-1/14-1-26.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:32Z","sha256":"be7240864cb4b641b07beeffb779f3f7bae819f8bdd5665150fd4e00e491bc11","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-26","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}