Rhode Island General Laws 9-19.1-2. Nondisclosure of confidential information
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Except as provided in § 9-19.1-3, no person shall be required by any court, grand jury, agency, department, or commission of the state to reveal confidential association, to disclose any confidential information, or to disclose the source of any confidential information received or obtained by him or her in his or her capacity as a reporter, editor, commentator, journalist, writer, correspondent, newsphotographer, or other person directly engaged in the gathering or presentation of news for any accredited newspaper, periodical, press association, newspaper syndicate, wire service, or radio or television station.
History of Section.
P.L. 1971, ch. 86, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-19.1-2
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).