51 chapters · 604 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.2-1. Creation
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There shall be a state crime laboratory located at the University of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.2-2. Jurisdiction
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The state crime laboratory shall have the authority to investigate any and all evidence relating to state or local crimes when requested by appropriate agencies.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.2-3. Functions of the state crime laboratory
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The state crime laboratory shall be responsible for: (1) Technical services. (i) To examine and evaluate physical evidence collected at the scene of a crime or related to a crime. The examinations will be conducted in areas such as forensic serology, firearms, analyses of acceler…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.2-4. Funding
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The state crime laboratory shall be funded through the budget of the University of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.2-5. Director of state crime laboratory — Term
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(a) The crime laboratory shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who shall be known as the “director — state crime laboratory” and who shall possess a Ph.D. degree or an equivalent combination of a M.S. degree and experience in an appropriate field and who has had…