{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-14-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-14-5","heading":"Continuation of prior law.","body":"The provisions of chapters 1 — 14 of this title, insofar as they are substantially the same as the statutes existing prior to April 26, 1956, relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations of those statutes and not as new enactments.","path":["Title 30 Military Affairs and Defense","Chapter 14 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE30/30-14/30-14-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:10Z","sha256":"aa1d95880ee36fcf908b7f4614ad3663fc0dfe87b535f93127b848f967d08839","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-14-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-14-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}