Rhode Island General Laws Title 12. Criminal Procedure § 12-1.5-8. DNA sample required upon arrest or conviction for any crime of violence

(1) Every person who is sentenced to a term of confinement to prison, for any crime of violence as defined in § 12-1.5-2, or any felony shall not be released prior to the expiration of his or her maximum term of confinement unless and until a DNA sample has been taken;

(2) Every person convicted of any crime of violence as defined in § 12-1.5-2, or any felony, or who is sentenced thereon to any term of probation, or whose case is referred to a diversion program, or upon whose case sentencing is deferred shall have a DNA sample taken for analysis by the department of the health as a condition of any sentence which disposition will not involve an intake into prison.

(1) The DNA sample shall be submitted by the arresting authority to the department of health. The department of health shall not test or place the sample in the statewide DNA database prior to arraignment unless one of the following conditions has been met:

(2) If all qualifying criminal charges are determined to be unsupported by probable cause:

(3) The arrestee requests or consents to having their DNA sample processed prior to arraignment for the sole purpose of having the sample checked against a sample that has been processed from the crime scene or the hospital, and is related to the charges against the person.

(4) A second DNA sample shall be taken if needed to obtain sufficient DNA for the statewide DNA database system or if ordered by the court for good cause shown.