# Rhode Island

Every law and rule change USCLI tracks for Rhode Island, across the professions, on one page. Each entry links to its full write-up and official sources.

Source: https://uscli.org/states/rhode-island

## Licensing Ledger

Rhode Island private detectives are licensed by the city or town where their principal place of business is located, not by a state agency. The Private Detective Act has not been amended since 2019. Adjacent laws have changed: a data privacy act and a judicial privacy law took effect January 1, 2026, a 2026 law made impersonating a person or business to defraud a felony, and the fee for process service by sheriffs and constables rose to $70.

[Full Rhode Island page: every change, its sources, and what has not changed](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/rhode-island) (5 entries).

- Jun 26, 2026 — **[Process service fee set at $70](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/rhode-island#pl-2026-261)** — P.L. 2026, ch. 261 — Makes the fee of deputy sheriffs, town sergeants, and constables for serving writs, citations, and subpoenas a fixed $70 rather than a maximum (R.I. Gen. Laws 9-29-9(b)). P.L. 2025, ch. 83, effective June 18, 2025, had raised the maximum from $45 to $70.
- Jun 23, 2026 — **[Impersonation and digital forgery become felony identity fraud](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/rhode-island#pl-2026-412)** — P.L. 2026, chs. 412 and 413 — Adds to felony identity fraud knowingly impersonating a person or entity, living or dead, with intent to defraud or injure, and knowingly generating or distributing a forged digital likeness, such as an AI-generated image or voice of an identifiable…
- Jun 19, 2026 — **[Genetic Information Privacy Act](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/rhode-island#pl-2026-222)** — P.L. 2026, ch. 222 — New chapter 6-63 requires direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies to obtain express consent, honor revocation of consent, destroy samples within 30 days after consent to store them is revoked, and secure genetic data.
- Jan 1, 2026 — **[Judges’ personal information must be taken down on request](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/rhode-island#judicial-security)** — Judicial Security Act, P.L. 2025, chs. 282 and 283 (R.I. Gen. Laws 8-15-12) — After written notice from a covered state or federal judge, any person, data aggregator, or business must remove the judge’s or family’s listed personal information, including residence addresses and phone numbers, from publicly available content within 10…
- Jan 1, 2026 — **[Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act takes effect](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/rhode-island#dtppa)** — P.L. 2024, chs. 430 and 453 (R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 6-48.1) — Commercial websites and internet service providers that sell customers’ personally identifiable information must disclose the categories collected and the third parties it is sold to (6-48.1-3). Consumer rights and controller duties apply to businesses…

## Officer Ledger

The Officer Ledger has not published a Rhode Island page yet. [See the states it covers](https://uscli.org/officer-certification-tracker).

## Forensic Ledger

The Forensic Ledger has not published a Rhode Island page yet. [See the states it covers](https://uscli.org/forensic-science-tracker).