§ 40-11-9 - Duties of law enforcement agency. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 40-11-9

   § 40-11-9  Duties of law enforcementagency. – Upon the receipt of a report concerning the alleged abuse or neglect of achild, it shall be the duty of the law enforcement agency to investigatefurther and to report the results of the investigation to the department and/orfamily court; provided, however, if there is reasonable cause to believe that acrime has been committed, the law enforcement agency shall report the result ofthe investigation to the department of attorney general. The investigationshall include personal contact with the child named in the report and any otherchildren in the same household. The interviewing of such child or children, ifthey are of the mental capacity to be interviewed, shall take place in theabsence of the person or persons responsible for the alleged neglect or abuse.