{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-21.1-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-21.1-9","heading":"Pay telephones, dialing without a coin.","body":"Every pay station telephone of a telephone common carrier served from a central office having a dial-tone-first capability shall permit a caller to dial 911, or to reach an operator by dialing “0,” without first inserting a coin or paying any other charge. No telephone common carrier shall eliminate the dial-tone-first capability from any central office having this capability on June 13, 1986.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 21.1 911 Emergency Telephone Number Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-21.1/39-21.1-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:20Z","sha256":"1ddf58071aa57be440390a6c362a7770b362122ff49c48bc726f59601b454aec","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-21.1-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-21.1-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}