{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-13.2-3.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-13.2-3.1","heading":"CANTS (Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System) check — Operators and employees.","body":"Any person seeking to operate a facility which is, or is required to be, licensed or registered with the department or who is seeking employment, if the employment involves supervisory or disciplinary power over a child or children or involves routine contact with a child or children without the presence of other employees in any facility which is, or is required to be, licensed or registered with the department or who is seeking such employment at the training school for youth shall, after acceptance by the employer of the affidavit required by § 40-13.2-3, apply to the appropriate agency for a CANTS (child abuse and neglect tracking system) check. The department is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations to impose such fees or charges as may be appropriate to implement the provisions of this section.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 13.2 Certification of Childcare and Youth-Serving Workers and Operators"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-13.2/40-13.2-3.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:29Z","sha256":"d7329e482cbd0b48e9776a7ff1fa75b979bd5e22c0cd955f0d8264af9f483cf1","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-13.2-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-13.2-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}