The justices of the family court or its magistrate(s) are hereby empowered, when ordering a noncomplying parent to the adult correctional institution or the women’s reformatory for contempt, to order immediate work release status for him or her.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-38.1
Imprisonment for contempt
Known as the The Family Court Act
The act spans §§ 8-10-1 to 8-10-9 (57 sections).
P.L. 1984, ch. 406, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 442, § 2.
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.