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Full Patrol Kit available in Rhode Island

Rhode Island police field reference

Rhode Island criminal and traffic statutes, the decisions that interpret them, and field guides that walk the call. Built from published state sources and stored on your phone, so it works with no signal. Covers R.I. Gen. Laws Title 11 and R.I. Gen. Laws Title 31.

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StreetSense app statute screen for N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, driving while intoxicated, showing grade, penalties and patrol notesStreetSense app search screen: typing "suspended" returns the matching statutes and decision trees

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2,434Rhode Island statutes
38Case-law entries
82Field guides
83Quick cards
OfflineWorks with no signal

Counts reflect the current Rhode Island content pack and change with each release.

What’s in the Rhode Island pack

No law-review language. Each entry tells you what the law requires, what to charge and what to do first.

StreetSense app statute screen for N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, driving while intoxicated, showing grade, penalties and patrol notes

Rhode Island statutes

R.I. Gen. Laws Title 11 and R.I. Gen. Laws Title 31, with the grade, the elements to prove and a note on what to do first.

StreetSense app search screen: typing "suspended" returns the matching statutes and decision trees

Search the way you talk

Type “suspended” or “road rage” and get the right section. No statute numbers to memorize.

StreetSense app field guides screen listing decision-tree categories such as What Do I Charge, Domestic Violence and Traffic

Field guides

Step-by-step walkthroughs for the calls that go sideways, with the legal basis at each step.

StreetSense app case law library grouped by topic, including searches and warrants, vehicle stops and Miranda

Case law for patrol

Rhode Island decisions and the U.S. Supreme Court cases that decide your stops, in plain English with the citation.

Federal floor, Rhode Island rules

U.S. Supreme Court decisions set the minimum for every stop, search and arrest. Rhode Island’s legislature and courts can add stricter rules, and the answer on the street depends on both. The Rhode Island pack keeps the state’s own statutes and decisions next to the federal cases, and our blog breaks down both, state by state.

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Rhode Island decisions officers should know

Rhode Island Supreme Court · 1992

State v. Werner

In Rhode Island, probable cause that a vehicle holds contraband or evidence lets you search it without a warrant, under both the Fourth Amendment and Article I, Section 6. No separate exigency is required, even if the vehicle can no longer move or is in police custody.

615 A.2d 1010 (R.I. 1992)

Find the opinion for State v. Werner

Rhode Island Supreme Court · 1980

State v. Halstead

An investigatory vehicle stop needs reasonable suspicion built from specific, articulable facts, not a hunch. A rental truck at 4:30 a.m. in a high-crime area, going 15–20 mph under the limit, with both occupants staring at officers, was enough. A routine inventory of a lawfully impounded vehicle is also permitted.

414 A.2d 1138

Find the opinion for State v. Halstead

Each summary was checked against the court’s majority opinion on September 30, 2026. Read the decision and follow your agency’s policy; this is reference guidance, not legal advice.

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Temporary tags in Rhode Island

Scan a temporary tag and check it against the issuing state’s reference. The app shows what it found and the state’s own details. You make the call. Free for verified law enforcement, with or without a subscription.

StreetSense temporary tag scanner home screen with the Scan a Tag button

Work near a state line?

Task force, bi-state agency or a beat near the border: every state has its own page, and the Federal Kit travels with you.

The Rhode Island kit

Full Patrol Kit $24.99/yr · Patrol Essentials $9.99/yr · Lifetime $69.99 once, limited per state. 7-day free trial for new subscribers.

Questions

Does StreetSense cover Rhode Island law offline?

Yes. The Rhode Island pack covers R.I. Gen. Laws Title 11 and R.I. Gen. Laws Title 31, with case law, field guides and quick cards, and it is stored on your phone, so it works with no signal. Updates download in the background the next time you have service.

What does the Rhode Island pack include?

The current Rhode Island content pack has 2,434 statutes, 38 case-law entries, 82 field guides and 83 quick cards. Counts change with each release.

How much does StreetSense cost?

Patrol Essentials is $9.99 a year and the Full Patrol Kit is $24.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. The Lifetime Kit is $69.99 one time, where available (limited per state). It covers your selected state’s kit in the StreetSense mobile app for iOS and Android, with the content updates and new features added to the app over time. It does not unlock every state; the Lifetime All-States Kit is a separate add-on for Lifetime Kit holders. Products offered separately, such as companion apps, device integrations and agency services, are not included. See pricing and the Terms of Use, Sections 5.5 and 5.6.

Who built StreetSense?

A New Jersey police officer, Nick S. StreetSense is published by MNS Industries, LLC. Content comes from published official sources and cites its authority; see how we verify it.

Is this legal advice?

No. StreetSense is an educational reference. Federal decisions set the floor, and your state and department policy can be stricter. Follow your agency’s policy and your prosecutor’s guidance.

Carry Rhode Island law on your phone.

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