Scope and applicability. [Contingent effective date; see note.]

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.5-7., under Chapter 12-1.5 DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent Offenders.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.5-7.

For law enforcement purposes, this chapter is applicable to adult persons arrested for any crime of violence as defined in § 12-1.5-2 and/or convicted of, or sentenced for, any felony.