{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-24-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-24-1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to enhance the enforcement of support obligations by requiring employers to report all new hires or rehires effective October 1, 1997, by establishing a state directory of new hires to be reported to a national directory of new hires, to establish procedures for reporting and penalties for failure to report, in accordance with title IV, part D, § 454 of the Federal Social Security Act, 42 USC § 654, and as defined in § 15-24-2 of this chapter. This chapter shall be construed liberally to effect this purpose.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 24 Reporting of New Hires"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-24/15-24-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:40Z","sha256":"3fae87768d2ef7186cd1af6b64bc9f16de3b212a569b073d7c946a132fae2c8c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-23.1-908","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-24-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}