{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-22-20","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-22-20","heading":"Exclusiveness of this chapter.","body":"Where under any provision of any existing law, except in the case of a person held under criminal process, any person coming within the definition of a developmentally disabled adult as defined in this chapter, shall have recourse to or be dealt with as provided in this chapter, exclusively.","path":["Title 40.1 Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals","Chapter 22 Developmental Disabilities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40.1/40.1-22/40.1-22-20.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:33Z","sha256":"803cc7171e6f8a4e6a12b0a2ec92ef8c1f28fd9e9e00d416aa94fc9b23bacec6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-22-19","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-22-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}