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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS

     

     Introduced By: Senators Mack, Bissaillon, Euer, LaMountain, F. Lombardi, McKenney,
and Burke

     Date Introduced: March 22, 2024

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     (Dept. of Corrections)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 23-3 of the General Laws entitled "Vital Records" is hereby amended

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by adding thereto the following section:

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     23-3-25.2. Incarcerated persons' exemption for fees for copies and searches.

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     Any incarcerated person who is set to be released from prison to re-enter the community

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shall be processed without a charge or fee when making a first request for vital statistics at the

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department of health regarding a request for their own personal records.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS

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     This act would provide an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of

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fees for a first request for vital statistics from the department of health.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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