{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-15-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-15-5","heading":"“Appropriate authority in the receiving state” defined.","body":"As used in paragraph (a) of article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the phrase “appropriate authority in the receiving state” with reference to this state shall mean the department of children, youth and families.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 15 Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-15/40-15-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:29Z","sha256":"0ca5aa26a5b94d9c049fe3eb6cdff3b923064d2fcb025788bd9e4900cd3f9b7f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-15-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-15-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}