Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 280 - Department of Revenue
Chapter 10 - Director's Office
Subchapter 00 - General Administration
Part 1 - Access to Public Records (280-RICR-10-00-1)
Section 280-RICR-10-00-1.5 - Policy

The Department recognizes both the public's right to access public records and the individual's right to dignity and privacy. It is the Department's policy to facilitate public access to all public records that may be disclosed in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-1, et seq. It is also the policy of the Department to make all public records in the Department's possession be available for public inspection and copying consistent with applicable state or federal law, unless otherwise prohibited by a court of competent jurisdiction.