{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-27-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-27-8","heading":"Abrogation of privilege.","body":"Any privilege established by chapter 37.3 of title 5, or any professional code relating to the exclusion of confidential communications and/or the competency of witnesses, may not be invoked in any civil or criminal action arising out of a report made pursuant to this chapter or the failure to make a report as required by this chapter.","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/TITLE40.1/40.1-27/40.1-27-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:34Z","sha256":"1b18ed9ab0d9a3e3c145840ef6b33cf7cba6bc32e2167081bb2ea01c69c47867","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-27-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-27-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}