Within the family court there shall be established an intake department. Its duties shall be to receive applications and complaints relative to juvenile matters presented to the court, to provide for a thorough investigation of the applications and complaints, and to report thereon to the court before formal petition is filed. The intake department shall perform such other duties as shall be assigned to it by the court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-22
Intake department — Duties
Known as the The Family Court Act
The act spans §§ 8–8 (57 sections).
P.L. 1944, ch. 1441, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 8-10-11; P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.