{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-76-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-76-1","heading":"“Sexual harassment” defined.","body":"As used in this chapter, “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when submission to this conduct or advances or requests is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s academic success.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 76 Sexual Harassment in Higher Education"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-76/16-76-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:55Z","sha256":"ba5c5d343568d5edba064c5524d6a73ab9652cccb019317602dcf1fd67c5c3e2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-75-1-16-75-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-76-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}