{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-9-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-9-8","heading":"Notice by owner of theft or embezzlement.","body":"The owner of, or person having a lien or encumbrance upon, a registered vehicle which has been stolen or embezzled may notify the division of motor vehicles of the theft or embezzlement, but in the event of an embezzlement may make a report only after having procured the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the person charged with the embezzlement.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 9 Theft and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-9/31-9-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:18Z","sha256":"c83249d9bc167bd586a84efe0cacdba7d02fa8045be10083f69b4cfac6f3a940","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-9-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-9-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}