{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-37-13-12.3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-12.3","heading":"Compelling obedience to subpoenas.","body":"In case of failure of any person to comply with any subpoena lawfully issued, or subpoena duces tecum, or on the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which he or she may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the duty of the superior court, or any judge thereof, on application by the director, to compel obedience by proceedings in the nature of those for contempt.","path":["Title 37 Public Property and Works","Chapter 13 Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE37/37-13/37-13-12.3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:09Z","sha256":"8471b01bda99fb14fd7751d7f21e8e017e0e8419f3f88cc6431b6abc5e4a7b9e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-37-13-12.2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-37-13-12.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}