{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-27-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-27-6","heading":"Immunity from liability.","body":"Any person who, in good faith, makes an oral or written report pursuant to § 40.1-27-2, excluding any perpetrator or conspirator of the acts described in § 40.1-27-1, shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might be incurred as a result of having made the report. No program shall discharge, or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against any person who, in good faith, makes a report, testifies, or is about to testify in any proceeding about the abuse, mistreatment, or neglect of participants.","path":["Title 40.1 Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals","Chapter 27 Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40.1/40.1-27/40.1-27-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:34Z","sha256":"700b3901d1d7259259af15e98497dacb9ef16f5e37197ee77177c7b6b5fcbe26","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-27-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-27-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}