{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-12-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-12-17","heading":"Names of political parties.","body":"No political party may use or adopt a name which is similar to the name of another political party or which contains the name of another political party.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 12 Party Committees and Conventions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-12/17-12-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:02Z","sha256":"482c917939efe24ffa9b2e39d03ef740da2bb18992fff2bbb27a3b7cf4e33521","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-12-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-12.1-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}