Where under any provision of any existing law, except in the case of a person held under criminal process, or under process of the family court for an act that would be considered a crime if committed by an adult, any person with psychiatric disability, as defined in this chapter, shall have recourse to or be dealt with as provided in this chapter, exclusively. This section shall prevail notwithstanding the provisions of § 14-1-5(1)(v).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5-34
Exclusiveness of this chapter
Known as the Mental Health Law
The act spans §§ 40.1-5-1 to 40.1-5-9 (48 sections).
P.L. 1966, ch. 100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-20-20, Reorg
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