{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-4-12","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4-12","heading":"Compensation for recovery of body from water.","body":"When services are rendered in bringing to land the dead body of a person found in any of the harbors, rivers, or waters of the state, compensation for services as he or she deemed reasonable may be allowed; but this privilege shall not entitle any person to compensation for services rendered in search for a dead body.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 4 Office of State Medical Examiners"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-4/23-4-12.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:37Z","sha256":"709d1c0bfa5d606605676f19448e015259c05d13781b1e9169e8f80f342765b4","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-4-11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-4-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}