{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-5-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5-17","heading":"Assistance of indigent persons.","body":"If the mental health advocate, after examination and investigation of a financial statement of a person subject to the provisions of this chapter, is satisfied that the person submitting the financial statement is indigent, the mental health advocate or one of his or her assistants shall represent the person.","path":["Title 40.1 Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals","Chapter 5 Mental Health Law"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40.1/40.1-5/40.1-5-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:31Z","sha256":"4a7a68b3597818805f40408b0636a60796dcbf358c826ef4418aaf4bee15edf9","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-5-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-5-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}