Rhode Island General Laws 42-164-6. Disclosure of address prohibited – Exceptions
(a) The secretary of state may not make a program participant’s address, other than substitute address, available for inspection or copying, except under the following circumstances:
(1) If requested by a law enforcement agency for a law enforcement purpose with an accompanying warrant; or
(2) If directed by a court order, to a person identified in the order.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-164-6
- Agency: means any subdivision of the state of Rhode Island, a municipality, or a subdivision of a municipality. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-164-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Secretary: means the Rhode Island secretary of state. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-164-2
- Substitute address: means the secretary's designated address for the address confidentiality program. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-164-2
(b) The secretary of state shall provide immediate notification of disclosure to a program participant when disclosure takes place under this section, unless specific language in a warrant or court order prohibits it.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 1, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 1, effective January 1, 2023.