{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-28.8-2.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28.8-2.1","heading":"Investigation.","body":"No municipal police department of the state shall have in force any regulation or policy that requires a twenty-four (24) hour waiting period prior to conducting an investigation of a complaint of a missing child.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 28.8 Protection of Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-28.8/42-28.8-2.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:49Z","sha256":"e4b0841fc0813a866c89200453ac9bec306c7988c9e61fc6d1e50ae91ce122d8","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-28.8-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-28.8-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}