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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-39 > Chapter-39-2 > 39-2-20SECTION 39-2-20
§ 39-2-20 Communications common carriers– Duty to disclose certain information. – A communications common carrier, as defined in § 12-5.1-1, shall discloseto the attorney general, or an assistant attorney general specially designatedby the attorney general, or any chief of police, the director of the statewidefugitive task force, or the superintendent of state police, the names,addresses, and telephone numbers of persons to whom nonpublished service isfurnished upon written certification by the attorney general, or assistantattorney general, or any chief of police, the director of the statewidefugitive task force or the superintendent of state police that the informationis necessary for an investigation of or prosecution of criminal violations ofthe laws of Rhode Island. No cause of action shall lie in any court against anycommunications common carrier, its officers, employees, or agents forfurnishing or disclosing the information in accordance with the certification.The attorney general, or any chief of police, or the superintendent of statepolice, or the director of the statewide fugitive task force shall not discloseany information obtained as a result of the written certification except as itis essential to the proper discharge of their duties.
