{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-601","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-601","heading":"Scope.","body":"This chapter governs procedures and requirements of genetic testing and genetic testing results of an individual to determine parentage and adjudication of parentage based on genetic testing, whether the individual voluntarily submits to testing or is tested pursuant to an order of the court or an administrative agency.\nGenetic testing shall not be used to challenge the parentage of an individual who is a parent under articles 7 or 8 of this chapter or to establish the parentage of an individual who is a donor.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 8.1 Uniform Parentage Act","Article 6 Genetic Parentage"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-8.1/15-6/15-8.1-601.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:36Z","sha256":"8bb459a81b6a1de0a5f92c9a07844755d01055d1f7287d105453f38f156f34bd","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-502","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}