Rhode Island record-clearing statutes
These are the Rhode Island statutes that govern expungement. Each entry links to the official text.
- motion for expungement — R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-2
- motion hearing - criteria for granting expungement — R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-3
- Destruction or sealing of records of persons acquitted or otherwise exonerated — R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12
- Sealing of records of persons acquitted or otherwise exonerated by operation of law or by motion — R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12.1
- Sealing of arrest records for wrongful arrest due to mistaken identity or any other reason — Notification — R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12.2
- Expungement of criminal records — the chapter — Chapter 1.3. Expungement of Criminal Records. (§12-1.3-1 - §12-1.3-5)
- Definitions — crime of violence, first offender, records — R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-1
- Effect of expungement of records — Access to expunged records — Wrongful disclosure — R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-4
- Expungement of marijuana records — R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-5