{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-29-3-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 29-3-1","heading":"Custody — Use of library materials.","body":"The supreme court shall have the custody of the state law library, and shall be responsible for the care and keeping of it. The state law library shall be open to the public; provided, however, no library materials shall be taken from it, except for the use of the Rhode Island judiciary, the general assembly, officers and employees of the executive branch, and attorneys at law admitted to practice in the courts of this or any other state, but any person may use the books within the library rooms.","path":["Title 29 Libraries","Chapter 3 State Law Library"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE29/29-3/29-3-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:05Z","sha256":"96d0b6d03cfb25223febb299f0d09097d5831806167d62644cfee641b65d852a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-29-2-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-29-3-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}