R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-18-8

The director of labor and training or his or her authorized representative may remove any material or article which is being processed in a home in violation of any provision of this chapter and may retain it until claimed by the employer. If the material or article is labeled as required by § 28-18-15, the director of labor and training shall by registered or certified mail give notice of the removal to the person whose name and address is affixed to the article as provided by § 28-18-15. Unless the article or material removed is claimed within thirty (30) days thereafter it may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of; provided, that where the material or article is not so labeled the director may also destroy or otherwise dispose of the material or article after thirty (30) days if no claim is made for it within that period.