Rhode Island § 12-24-2 - Uniform Crime Reporting System
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§ 12-24-2. Uniform Crime Reporting System
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-24-2
§ 12-24-2. Reports.
The police department of each city and town and the enforcement division of the department of environmental management, once each quarter, upon a date and form prescribed and furnished by the superintendent of state police, shall forward to the division of state police a crime report. Each reporting department shall report only on cases within its jurisdiction and upon which it is making, or has made, the primary police investigation. The report shall be called the uniform crime report and shall cover crimes reported and otherwise processed during the reporting period. It shall contain the number and nature of offenses committed, the disposition of those offenses, and any other information that the superintendent of state police shall specify relating to the method, frequency, cause, and prevention of crime. Under no circumstances shall the name of any person be reported.
History of Section.
P.L. 1969, ch. 39, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-24-2 ("Uniform Crime Reporting System") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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