{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-10-38","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-38","heading":"Judgments, decrees, and orders — Punishment for contempt.","body":"(a) Like powers are hereby conferred upon the family court as are conferred upon the superior court by the provisions of § 8-6-1.\n(b) Provided, however, a justice of the family court shall notify the principal of a school that the court is ordering the placement of a juvenile in the principal’s school. The principal of the school shall have a right to be heard prior to the placement.","path":["Title 8 Courts and Civil Procedure — Courts","Chapter 10 Family Court"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE8/8-10/8-10-38.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:54:55Z","sha256":"fabde0e87fe93b6781ef323894a07d87b2749353cd316213a3f01333d85ce320","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-10-37","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-10-38.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}