{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-5-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-5-2","heading":"Oversight of poor by directors of public welfare.","body":"The directors of public welfare shall have the care and oversight of all such poor and indigent persons settled in their respective towns.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 5 Support of the Needy"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-5/40-5-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:24Z","sha256":"ca2a38f265c551969f3ad4578d2cb4ebc314442932f30bb0d893675c6611b3f6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-5-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}