{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-55-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-55-16","heading":"Prohibition against the use of lead based paints.","body":"When purchasing paint products or contracting or subcontracting for painting, construction, improvement, completion, or repair of any public buildings, public road, public bridge, or public construction, all municipalities, as defined by § 45-55-4(11), are prohibited from the use of lead based paint.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 55 Award of Municipal Contracts"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-55/45-55-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:58Z","sha256":"40a76c02ef0f01e625bc198b6a54c8382e905023e7dc3f237a79da1a10604c92","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-55-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-55-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}