Rhode Island General Laws
Title 14 - Delinquent and Dependent Children

Section 14-1-10. - Preliminary investigation on information furnished to court. - § 14-1-10. Preliminary investigation on information furnished to court. Except...

Section 14-1-11. - Authorizing and filing petition. - § 14-1-11. Authorizing and filing petition. (a) The filing of...

Section 14-1-11.1. - Commitment of voluntary placements. - § 14-1-11.1. Commitment of voluntary placements. (a) The department of...

Section 14-1-12. - Form and contents of petition. - § 14-1-12. Form and contents of petition. (a) The petition...

Section 14-1-13. - Complaints pertaining to feeble-minded persons. - § 14-1-13. Complaints pertaining to feeble-minded persons. Any complaint brought...

Section 14-1-14. - Petitions for adoption. - § 14-1-14. Petitions for adoption. Any petition for the adoption...

Section 14-1-15. - Warrants for offenses against children. - § 14-1-15. Warrants for offenses against children. The family court...

Section 14-1-16. - Summons of child or adult in charge of child. - § 14-1-16. Summons of child or adult in charge of...

Section 14-1-17. - Service of summons. - § 14-1-17. Service of summons. The summons shall require the...

Section 14-1-18. - Process running throughout state — Persons authorized to serve. - § 14-1-18. Process running throughout state — Persons authorized to...

Section 14-1-19. - Failure to obey summons. - § 14-1-19. Failure to obey summons. Any parent, guardian, lawful...

Section 14-1-20. - Release or placement of child in custody of officer. - § 14-1-20. Release or placement of child in custody of...

Section 14-1-21. - Release or detention of child under custody of court. - § 14-1-21. Release or detention of child under custody of...

Section 14-1-22. - Taking child into immediate custody. - § 14-1-22. Taking child into immediate custody. Nothing contained in...

Section 14-1-23. - Place of detention of juveniles. - § 14-1-23. Place of detention of juveniles. The board of...

Section 14-1-24. - Care of girls detained. - § 14-1-24. Care of girls detained. Whenever a girl is...

Section 14-1-25. - Arrest of juveniles without warrant. - § 14-1-25. Arrest of juveniles without warrant. Any officer authorized...

Section 14-1-26. - Separation from adult offenders. - § 14-1-26. Separation from adult offenders. In case a delinquent...

Section 14-1-26.1. - Temporary custody of status and non-offenders. - § 14-1-26.1. Temporary custody of status and non-offenders. A juvenile...

Section 14-1-27. - Temporary detention in public or private institutions. - § 14-1-27. Temporary detention in public or private institutions. (a)...

Section 14-1-28. - Transfer of cases from other courts. - § 14-1-28. Transfer of cases from other courts. If, during...

Section 14-1-29. - Times and places of hearings. - § 14-1-29. Times and places of hearings. The court shall...

Section 14-1-30. - Conduct of hearings. - § 14-1-30. Conduct of hearings. In the hearing of any...

Section 14-1-30.1. - Compelling evidence in hearings — Immunity. - § 14-1-30.1. Compelling evidence in hearings — Immunity. In the...

Section 14-1-30.2. - Foster parents — Notice of court proceedings. - § 14-1-30.2. Foster parents — Notice of court proceedings. The...

Section 14-1-31. - Services of public defender. - § 14-1-31. Services of public defender. Prior to the commencement...

Section 14-1-32. - Power of court to order disposition of child. - § 14-1-32. Power of court to order disposition of child....

Section 14-1-32.1. - Juvenile victim restitution program. - § 14-1-32.1. Juvenile victim restitution program. (a) If a judge...

Section 14-1-32.2. - Administration of program — Payment for services. - § 14-1-32.2. Administration of program — Payment for services. The...

Section 14-1-32.3. - Appropriations. - § 14-1-32.3. Appropriations. The general assembly shall appropriate one hundred...

Section 14-1-32.4. - Family counseling for drug or alcohol related offenses. - § 14-1-32.4. Family counseling for drug or alcohol related offenses....

Section 14-1-33. - Supervision of child placed on probation. - § 14-1-33. Supervision of child placed on probation. (a) Whenever...

Section 14-1-34. - Placement of dependent and neglected children — Criminal records of foster parents made available. - § 14-1-34. Placement of dependent and neglected children — Criminal...

Section 14-1-35. - Guardianship of agency to which child entrusted — Adoption proceedings. - § 14-1-35. Guardianship of agency to which child entrusted —...

Section 14-1-35.1. - Child advocate as guardian of estate of child in certain circumstances — Plan for disbursement of funds. - § 14-1-35.1. Child advocate as guardian of estate of child...

Section 14-1-36. - Commitment of delinquent and wayward children. - § 14-1-36. Commitment of delinquent and wayward children. (a) In...

Section 14-1-36.1. - Release from training school. - § 14-1-36.1. Release from training school. (a) No child sentenced...

Section 14-1-36.2. - Assignment of custody to the director of the department of children, youth and families. - § 14-1-36.2. Assignment of custody to the director of the...

Section 14-1-36.3. - Community confinement. - § 14-1-36.3. Community confinement. (a) The family court may authorize...

Section 14-1-37. - Other disposition for best interests of child. - § 14-1-37. Other disposition for best interests of child. The...

Section 14-1-38. - Insufficient evidence of waywardness or delinquency. - § 14-1-38. Insufficient evidence of waywardness or delinquency. If, after...

Section 14-1-39. - Fees for delivery of child to court or institution. - § 14-1-39. Fees for delivery of child to court or...

Section 14-1-40. - Adjudication not having effect of conviction. - § 14-1-40. Adjudication not having effect of conviction. (a) No...

Section 14-1-41. - Protection of religious faith. - § 14-1-41. Protection of religious faith. In placing a child...

Section 14-1-42. - Modification of order of commitment — Release, detention, or recommitment of child. - § 14-1-42. Modification of order of commitment — Release, detention,...

Section 14-1-43. - Repealed. - § 14-1-43. Repealed.

Section 14-1-44. - Effect of order for maintenance — Enforcement. - § 14-1-44. Effect of order for maintenance — Enforcement. (a)...

Section 14-1-45. - Procedures in adult cases — Sentence. - § 14-1-45. Procedures in adult cases — Sentence. Except as...

Section 14-1-45.1. - Compelling evidence in adult cases — Immunity. - § 14-1-45.1. Compelling evidence in adult cases — Immunity. In...

Section 14-1-46. - Institution of proceedings against adults — Process. - § 14-1-46. Institution of proceedings against adults — Process. Proceedings...

Section 14-1-47. - Trial by judge or jury. - § 14-1-47. Trial by judge or jury. If any adult...

Section 14-1-48. - Jury trial in family court. - § 14-1-48. Jury trial in family court. (a) In every...

Section 14-1-48.1. - Powers of chief judge in jury trials. - § 14-1-48.1. Powers of chief judge in jury trials. The...

Section 14-1-49. - Fees for service of process or attendance in court. - § 14-1-49. Fees for service of process or attendance in...

Section 14-1-50. - [Obsolete.] - § 14-1-50. [Obsolete.]

Section 14-1-51. - Physical or mental examination and treatment. - § 14-1-51. Physical or mental examination and treatment. (a) The...

Section 14-1-52. - Appeals. - § 14-1-52. Appeals. (a) From any final decree, judgment, order,...

Section 14-1-53. - Effect of pendency of appeal. - § 14-1-53. Effect of pendency of appeal. The pendency of...

Section 14-1-54 - — 14-1-57. Repealed. - § 14-1-54 — 14-1-57. Repealed.

Section 14-1-58. - Counsel. - § 14-1-58. Counsel. The attorney general or any attorney in...

Section 14-1-59. - Cooperation of public and private agencies. - § 14-1-59. Cooperation of public and private agencies. It is...

Section 14-1-59.1. - Procedural safeguards. - § 14-1-59.1. Procedural safeguards. The family court, in cooperation with...

Section 14-1-60. - Repealed. - § 14-1-60. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 115, §...

Section 14-1-61. - Rules of court. - § 14-1-61. Rules of court. The court shall have the...

Section 14-1-62. - Construction of chapter. - § 14-1-62. Construction of chapter. This chapter shall be liberally...

Section 14-1-63. - [Obsolete.] - § 14-1-63. [Obsolete.]

Section 14-1-64. - Disposition of juvenile records. - § 14-1-64. Disposition of juvenile records. (a) All police records...

Section 14-1-65. - Hearings for out-of-state placement of children. - § 14-1-65. Hearings for out-of-state placement of children. (a) Prior...

Section 14-1-66. - Application by victim to obtain name of juvenile. - § 14-1-66. Application by victim to obtain name of juvenile....

Section 14-1-67. - Revocation or denial of motor vehicle operator’s license upon finding of delinquency or waywardness. - § 14-1-67. Revocation or denial of motor vehicle operator’s license...

Section 14-1-67.1. - Revocation of motor vehicle operator’s license for failure to make restitution. - § 14-1-67.1. Revocation of motor vehicle operator’s license for failure...

Section 14-1-68. - Child witness. - § 14-1-68. Child witness. (a) A videotape recording made by...

Section 14-1-69. - Hearsay. - § 14-1-69. Hearsay. In any custody and/or termination trial and/or...

Section 14-1-70. - Proceedings under prior law. - § 14-1-70. Proceedings under prior law. No proceeding arising from...

Section 14-1-71. - Severability. - § 14-1-71. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Chapter 14-2 - Commitment of Defective Delinquents [Repealed.]

Section 14-2-1 - — 14-2-8. Repealed. - § 14-2-1 — 14-2-8. Repealed.

Chapter 14-3 - Orphanages

Section 14-3-1. - Power to take custody of children. - § 14-3-1. Power to take custody of children. Any orphanage...

Section 14-3-2. - Proceedings to declare child in care of orphanage dependent or neglected. - § 14-3-2. Proceedings to declare child in care of orphanage...

Chapter 14-4 - O’Rourke Children’s Center

Section 14-4-1. - Repealed. - § 14-4-1. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 87, §§...

Section 14-4-2. - Repealed. - § 14-4-2. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 87, §...

Section 14-4-3. - Repealed. - § 14-4-3. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, 87, § 8;...

Section 14-4-3.1. - Repealed. - § 14-4-3.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 82, §...

Section 14-4-4. - Repealed. - § 14-4-4. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 87, §...

Section 14-4-5. - Repealed. - § 14-4-5. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 192, §...

Chapter 14-5 - Treatment of Juveniles for Chemical Dependency

Section 14-5-1. - Purpose of chapter. - § 14-5-1. Purpose of chapter. The purpose of this chapter...

Section 14-5-2. - Definitions. - § 14-5-2. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the...

Section 14-5-3. - Treatment of minors — Chemical abuse. - § 14-5-3. Treatment of minors — Chemical abuse. In all...

Section 14-5-4. - Treatment without parental consent. - § 14-5-4. Treatment without parental consent. In the event a...

Section 14-5-5. - Acknowledgment of treatment — Clinical record. - § 14-5-5. Acknowledgment of treatment — Clinical record. (a) Before...

Section 14-5-6. - Custodial treatment. - § 14-5-6. Custodial treatment. Whenever a juvenile voluntarily seeks custodial,...

Section 14-5-7. - Parental refusal — Custodial treatment. - § 14-5-7. Parental refusal — Custodial treatment. (a) In the...

Section 14-5-8. - Possession of one ounce (1 oz.) or less of marijuana. - § 14-5-8. Possession of one ounce (1 oz.) or less...

Chapter 14-6 - Interstate Compact on Juveniles

Section 14-6-1 - — 14-6-11. Repealed. - § 14-6-1 — 14-6-11. Repealed.

Chapter 14-6.1 - The Interstate Compact for Juveniles

Section 14-6.1-1. - Execution of compact. - § 14-6.1-1. Execution of compact. The governor on behalf of...

Section 14-6.1-2. - Amendment to compact. - § 14-6.1-2. Amendment to compact. The governor is authorized and...

Section 14-6.1-3. - Ratification procedure — Effective date. - § 14-6.1-3. Ratification procedure — Effective date. When the governor...

Section 14-6.1-4. - Compact administrator. - § 14-6.1-4. Compact administrator. Pursuant to the compact, the governor...

Section 14-6.1-5. - Supplementary agreements. - § 14-6.1-5. Supplementary agreements. The compact administrator is authorized and...

Section 14-6.1-6. - Financial arrangements. - § 14-6.1-6. Financial arrangements. The compact administrator, subject to the...

Section 14-6.1-7. - Federal and other aid. - § 14-6.1-7. Federal and other aid. Any and all donations,...

Section 14-6.1-8. - Fees. - § 14-6.1-8. Fees. Any judge of this state who appoints...

Section 14-6.1-9. - Responsibilities of state departments, agencies, and officers. - § 14-6.1-9. Responsibilities of state departments, agencies, and officers. The...

Section 14-6.1-10. - “Delinquent juvenile” defined. - § 14-6.1-10. “Delinquent juvenile” defined. “Delinquent juvenile,” includes a wayward...

Section 14-6.1-11. - Appropriations. - § 14-6.1-11. Appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate, out...

Chapter 14-6.2 - Interstate Compact for Juveniles

Section 14-6.2-1. - Execution of the Compact. - § 14-6.2-1. Execution of the Compact. The governor on behalf...

Section 14-6.2-2. - Amendment to compact. - § 14-6.2-2. Amendment to compact. The governor is authorized and...

Section 14-6.2-3. - Ratification procedure — Effective date. - § 14-6.2-3. Ratification procedure — Effective date. When the governor...

Section 14-6.2-4. - Compact administrator. - § 14-6.2-4. Compact administrator. Pursuant to the compact, the governor...

Section 14-6.2-5. - Supplementary agreements. - § 14-6.2-5. Supplementary agreements. The compact administrator is authorized and...

Section 14-6.2-6. - Financial arrangements. - § 14-6.2-6. Financial arrangements. The compact administrator, subject to the...

Section 14-6.2-7. - Federal and other aid. - § 14-6.2-7. Federal and other aid. Any and all donations,...

Section 14-6.2-8. - Fees. - § 14-6.2-8. Fees. Any judge of this state who appoints...

Section 14-6.2-9. - Responsibilities of state departments, agencies and officers. - § 14-6.2-9. Responsibilities of state departments, agencies and officers. The...

Section 14-6.2-10. - “Delinquent juvenile” defined. - § 14-6.2-10. “Delinquent juvenile” defined. “Delinquent juvenile,” as used in...

Section 14-6.2-11. - Appropriations. - § 14-6.2-11. Appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate, out...

Section 14-6.2-12. - Expiration date. - § 14-6.2-12. Expiration date. This section shall be repealed and...

Chapter 14-7 - Community Restitution

Section 14-7-1. - Community restitution. - § 14-7-1. Community restitution. The general assembly declares that the...

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Rhode Island General Laws Title 14 - Delinquent and Dependent Children

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Title 14 - Delinquent and Dependent Children