{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28.2-13","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.2-13","heading":"Preservation of rights.","body":"The certification of a narcotic addict to the care and custody of the department pursuant to §§ 21-28.2-3 — 21-28.2-11, or the transfer of the narcotic addict pursuant to § 21-28.2-12, shall not forfeit or abridge any of the rights of the narcotic addict as a citizen of the United States or of the state of Rhode Island, nor shall the provisions of the election law depriving or limiting the right of a person admitted or certified to a mental institution to register or vote be applicable to the narcotic addict; nor shall the facts or proceedings relating to the admission, certification, or treatment of the narcotic addict be used against that person in any proceeding in any court, other than a proceeding pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.","path":["Title 21 Food and Drugs","Chapter 28.2 Drug Abuse Control"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.2/21-28.2-13.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:27Z","sha256":"b7881a57bcfde57104707ce95ab66781677e57aa8cb4a72b2ea1e99e24ef78f8","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28.2-12","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28.2-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}