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RI Gen L § 12-2.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-2.2 - Capitol Police for Public Buildings|Section 12-2.2-5 - Classes in law enforcement.

§ 12-2.2-5. Classes in law enforcement.All capitol police shall be required to attend and successfully complete any law enforcement courses that the director of public safety shall require. These law enforcement courses will be conducted by either the state police or the municipal police training school for the benefit of the capitol police.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 4.
RI Gen L § 12-2.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-2.2 - Capitol Police for Public Buildings|Section 12-2.2-6 - Temporary assignment of capitol police officers.

§ 12-2.2-6. Temporary assignment of capitol police officers.(a) Upon the convening of the general assembly in each year, four (4) members of the capitol police will be assigned to these branches of government for security purposes. Two (2) capitol police officers will be chosen by the speaker of the house of representatives and two (2) capitol police officers will be chosen by the president of the senate to serve in these capacities. Duties assigned, clothing to be worn, and hours to be worked will be designated by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. These four (4) capitol police officers will be considered "on assignment" whenever officially assigned to any place used by the general assembly to conduct its business, or any place used by the committee or members of the general assembly to conduct business.(b) Following the adjournment of the general assembly, or at any other time designated by the speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate, these four (4) capitol police officers will return to their previously assigned duties as members of the capitol police.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 315, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 11.
RI Gen L § 12-2.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-2.2 - Capitol Police for Public Buildings|Section 12-2.2-7 - Powers of capitol police officers assigned to the general assembly.

§ 12-2.2-7. Powers of capitol police officers assigned to the general assembly.(a) Capitol police officers who are assigned to the general assembly and its members for security purposes shall have the same immunities and may exercise, in any place used by the general assembly to conduct its business, or any place used by any committee or members of the general assembly to conduct business, the same powers and authority of a police officer as are conferred by the laws of this state upon the members of the department of the state police, including the power to arrest persons for violation of ordinances of the city or town.(b) In conforming with the provisions of § 11-47-9 regarding the possession of firearms, the officers assigned to the general assembly will be considered "on assignment" when on designated duties.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 315, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-3 - Jurisdiction and Venue of Offenses|Section 12-3-1 - Offenses triable by district court.

§ 12-3-1. Offenses triable by district court.The district court shall have jurisdiction and cognizance of all crimes which are not expressly designated as felonies, offenses, misdemeanors, and violations, including offenses against town or city ordinances, if no special court exists or is created by charter or law for that purpose, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, and of all other criminal matters which are or shall be declared specially to be within the jurisdiction of the court by the laws of the state, which shall legally be brought before the court, with power to try, render judgment, pass sentence, and award a warrant for execution of the sentence.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 150; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 12-3-1; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 14; P.L. 1976, ch. 173, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 462, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 200, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-3 - Jurisdiction and Venue of Offenses|Section 12-3-2 - Power of district court over preliminary proceedings - Venue of offenses on public waters.

§ 12-3-2. Power of district court over preliminary proceedings — Venue of offenses on public waters.The district court for the division in which the court is situated shall have cognizance over all other crimes, offenses, and misdemeanors against the laws of the state other than those mentioned in § 12-3-1, which shall be done or committed within the division and legally brought before the court, and may cause all persons guilty or suspected to be guilty to be apprehended, examined, bailed, or committed to jail, according to law, to answer for the offense before the superior court, and the jurisdiction over crimes, offenses and misdemeanors committed on the public waters of the state, and within the jurisdiction or cognizance of the district court, may be exercised by the district court for any division adjoining the waters.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 151; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 12-3-2; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 14.
RI Gen L § 12-3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-3 - Jurisdiction and Venue of Offenses|Section 12-3-3 - Jurisdiction of New Shoreham wardens' court.

§ 12-3-3. Jurisdiction of New Shoreham wardens' court.The wardens' court of the town of New Shoreham shall have exclusive jurisdiction and cognizance over all crimes, offenses, and misdemeanors committed or done or occurring within the town of New Shoreham and the adjacent waters within the jurisdiction of the state, punishable by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) or by imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, and of all other criminal matters within the town limits, which are or shall be declared specially to be within the jurisdiction of a district or wardens' court by the laws of the state, which shall legally be brought before such wardens' court, with power to proceed to trial, render judgment, pass sentence, and award a warrant for execution of the sentence.History of Section.P.L. 1899, ch. 712, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 12-3-3; P.L. 2012, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 74, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-3 - Jurisdiction and Venue of Offenses|Section 12-3-4 - Venue of offenses.

§ 12-3-4. Venue of offenses.(a) Every indictment or information for offenses committed on the waters of Narragansett Bay may be tried in any county in the discretion of the attorney general, unless otherwise ordered by the presiding justice.(b) For the purpose of prosecuting and punishing criminal offenses over which the superior court has jurisdiction, the state of Rhode Island is declared to be a single district. The offenses shall be prosecuted and punished at the following locations unless otherwise ordered by the presiding justice:(1) For offenses committed in a city or town within Providence or Bristol counties, at the superior court in Providence;(2) For offenses committed in the city of Warwick or a town within Kent county, at the superior court in Warwick;(3) For offenses committed in a town within Washington county, at the superior court in South Kingstown; and(4) For offenses committed in the city of Newport or a town within Newport county, at the superior court in Newport.(c) For the purpose of prosecuting and punishing criminal offenses over which the district court has jurisdiction, the offenses shall be prosecuted and punished at the following locations unless otherwise ordered to be moved within the same county by the chief judge pursuant to this section or unless otherwise agreed to by the parties and the court: (1) for the offenses committed in a town within the first division, at the district court located within Bristol county; (2) for offenses committed in the city of Newport or a town within the second division, at the district court located within Newport county; (3) for offenses committed in the cities of Warwick or Cranston or a town within the third division, at the district court within the third division; (4) for offenses committed in a town within the fourth division, at the district court located within Washington county; (5) for offenses committed in a city or town within the fifth division, at the district court located within the fifth division; and (6) for offenses committed in a city within the sixth division, at the district court in Providence. The chief judge may order any criminal case or proceeding to be transferred to another division of the court within the same county. For purposes of this section, the first division shall be considered to be a part of Providence county.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 8; G.L., ch. 354, § 32; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 32; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 32; G.L. 1956, § 12-3-4; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 10; P.L. 1981, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 240, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-3 - Jurisdiction and Venue of Offenses|Section 12-3-5 - Offenses in vicinity of county or division boundary - Offenses at sea - Offenses aboard steamboat or train.

§ 12-3-5. Offenses in vicinity of county or division boundary — Offenses at sea — Offenses aboard steamboat or train.A criminal offense committed on or within one hundred (100) rods of the boundary line of two (2) counties may be alleged to have been committed and may be prosecuted and proceeded against in either county unless otherwise ordered by the presiding justice, and if committed on or within fifty (50) rods of the boundary line of two (2) divisions of the district court, it may be alleged to have been committed and may be proceeded against and prosecuted in either division unless otherwise ordered by the chief judge pursuant to § 12-3-4(c). A criminal offense committed upon the sea within one league of the shore may be prosecuted and punished in any county. A criminal offense committed upon a steamboat or a railroad car may be alleged to have been so committed without specifying the division of the district court or county in which it was committed, and may be prosecuted and proceeded against in any county or in any division.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 34; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 34; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 34; G.L. 1956, § 12-3-5; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 14; P.L. 1981, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 200, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-3 - Jurisdiction and Venue of Offenses|Section 12-3-6 - Act within state resulting in death outside state.

§ 12-3-6. Act within state resulting in death outside state.If a mortal wound is given, or if other violence or injury is inflicted, or if poison is administered, within this state, as a result of which death ensues outside this state, the homicide shall be prosecuted and punished at the location of the superior court as the presiding justice may by order designate.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 35; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 35; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 35; G.L. 1956, § 12-3-6; P.L. 1981, ch. 104, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-3 - Jurisdiction and Venue of Offenses|Section 12-3-7 - Jurisdiction based on importation of stolen property.

§ 12-3-7. Jurisdiction based on importation of stolen property.Whenever the property of another which has been taken or obtained in any other state or area within the jurisdiction of the United States, by the commission of any of the offenses described in §§ 11-8-6, 11-41-1 — 11-41-4, 11-41-6 — 11-41-9, 11-41-11, and 11-44-7, is brought into this state by the person who took or obtained the property by the commission of the offense, the offense by which the property was taken or obtained may be alleged to have been committed, and the person may be prosecuted and proceeded against in the superior court at any location that may by order be designated by the presiding justice or in any division of the district court in which the person is found in possession of the property, or through which the person may have transported the property or at any location that may be designated by the chief judge pursuant to § 12-3-4(c).History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 36; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 36; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 36; G.L. 1956, § 12-3-7; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 14; P.L. 1981, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 200, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-3 - Jurisdiction and Venue of Offenses|Section 12-3-8 - Venue of larceny prosecutions.

§ 12-3-8. Venue of larceny prosecutions.Larceny, whether at common law, or as defined by §§ 11-41-1 — 11-41-4, 11-41-6, and 11-41-11, may be prosecuted and proceeded against in the superior court at any location that may by order be designated by the presiding justice or in any division of the district court in which the offense was committed, or in which the defendant has possession of the money or property which is alleged to have been stolen, or in which the false pretense was made or used or in any division that may be ordered by the chief judge pursuant to § 12-3-4(c).History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 33; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 33; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 33; G.L. 1956, § 12-3-8; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 14; P.L. 1981, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 200, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-3-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-3 - Jurisdiction and Venue of Offenses|Section 12-3-9 - Possession of property stolen outside state.

§ 12-3-9. Possession of property stolen outside state.Whenever any property has been taken or obtained in any other state or area within the jurisdiction of the United States by robbery, stealing, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, or false pretenses with the intent to cheat and defraud, and the property is brought into this state by any person who knew it was so taken or obtained, that person shall be deemed guilty of the offense described in § 11-41-2, and the offense may be alleged to have been committed in any county or in any division of the district court in which the person is found in possession of the property, or through which the person may have transported the property. The person may be prosecuted and proceeded against in the superior court at any location that may by order be designated by the presiding justice or in the division of the district court in which the offense is alleged to have been committed or in any division that may be ordered by the chief judge pursuant to § 12-3-4(c).History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 37; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 37; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 37; G.L. 1956, § 12-3-9; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 14; P.L. 1981, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 200, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-3-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-3 - Jurisdiction and Venue of Offenses|Section 12-3-10 - Enumeration of statutes of limitation.

§ 12-3-10. Enumeration of statutes of limitation.The following compilation of statutes of limitation for criminal offenses is set forth as an aid to the public and is not intended to replace the specific statutes referred to in this section. The omission of any statute of limitation from this list shall in no way affect the validity of the statute.   Section  Offense Period of Limitations   4-4-26 Offenses relating to diseased animals  30 days    11-13-2 Prosecution of illegal sale, use or possession of fireworks  30 days    11-47-53 Prosecution for firing weapons or carrying loaded weapons in vehicles  30 days    12-12-17 Minor criminal offenses; time for indictment or information  3 years    12-12-18 New indictment or information to replace one stolen, lost or destroyed  1 year    17-23-11 Prosecution of election law offenses  1 year    28-39-32 Temporary disability insurance act offenses  5 years    30-13-46(a) Prosecution for desertion, AWOL during war, aiding the enemy or mutiny under the Rhode Island Code of Military Justice   No limit    30-13-46(b) Prosecution for desertion in peacetime or perjury under the Rhode Island Code of Military Justice   3 years    30-13-46(c) Prosecution for summary court-martial offenses under the Rhode Island Code of Military Justice   2 years    31-23.2-8 To enforce liability for tampering with odometers  6 months    46-7-4 Proceedings for forfeitures for wrongfully making fast a vessel to a stake or buoy, or damaging same, in the Pawtucket River, Warren River or upper Narragansett Bay, or to markers or beacons in other areas   6 months   History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 388, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-4 - Recognizance to Keep the Peace|Section 12-4-1 - Examination on complaint of threat to commit offense.

§ 12-4-1. Examination on complaint of threat to commit offense.Whenever complaint shall be made to any judge of the district court, or to any justice of the peace authorized to issue warrants within a division, that any person has, within the division, threatened to commit any crime or offense against the person or property of another, the judge or justice of the peace shall examine the complainant under oath or affirmation, and require his or her statement to be reduced to writing and be subscribed and sworn to by the complainant.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 152; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 12-4-1; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 15; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 12.
RI Gen L § 12-4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-4 - Recognizance to Keep the Peace|Section 12-4-2 - Warrant to apprehend accused.

§ 12-4-2. Warrant to apprehend accused.If the complainant shall then, before the judge or justice of the peace, enter into a recognizance in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00), and with this surety, as the judge or justice of the peace shall direct and approve, with condition to prosecute the complaint with effect, or in default of prosecution to pay the costs that may accrue to the state, the judge or justice of the peace shall issue a warrant returnable immediately, annexing to the warrant the complaint, or reciting its substance in it, directed to the sheriff, deputy sheriffs, town sergeants, and town constables in the county in which the division is, and to the like officers in the county in which the accused may be supposed to belong, reside, or be found, and requiring the officer who shall be charged with the service of the warrant immediately to apprehend the accused and have him or her before the district court for the division in which the offense shall be alleged to have been committed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 153; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 12-4-2; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 15; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 20; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 20.
RI Gen L § 12-4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-4 - Recognizance to Keep the Peace|Section 12-4-3 - Inquiry into truth of complaint - Sentence to enter recognizance.

§ 12-4-3. Inquiry into truth of complaint — Sentence to enter recognizance.Whenever any accused party shall be brought before the court, the court shall inquire into the truth of the complaint. If it shall appear that the complaint is true and that there is reasonable cause to fear that the threat would be carried into execution, the accused person shall be sentenced to enter into recognizance with sufficient surety or sureties, and in any sum that the court shall direct, with condition to keep the peace towards all the people of this state, and especially towards the person against whom or against whose property the threat shall have been made, for a certain time thereafter not exceeding eleven (11) months, and to pay all the costs of prosecution and conviction.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 154; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 12-4-3.
RI Gen L § 12-4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-4 - Recognizance to Keep the Peace|Section 12-4-4 - Discharge of accused - Commitment on failure to give recognizance.

§ 12-4-4. Discharge of accused — Commitment on failure to give recognizance.Upon complying with the sentence, the accused shall be discharged; but on neglecting so to do, he or she shall be committed to the adult correctional institutions, there to remain during the term of which he or she was sentenced to give recognizance, and until the costs are paid, and also all the costs of his or her commitment, or until he or she shall enter into the recognizance required by the sentence before some judge of the district court or justice of the peace authorized to take bail in the county, and pay the required costs.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 155; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-4-4; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 15.
RI Gen L § 12-4-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-4 - Recognizance to Keep the Peace|Section 12-4-5 - Exemption from recognizance - Domestic abuse.

§ 12-4-5. Exemption from recognizance — Domestic abuse.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no requirement shall be made of any complainant to enter into a recognizance of any sum to prosecute a complaint for domestic assault.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 156; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 12-4-5; P.L. 1977, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 23.
RI Gen L § 12-4-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-4 - Recognizance to Keep the Peace|Section 12-4-6 - Discharge on failure to find complaint supported by evidence - Costs.

§ 12-4-6. Discharge on failure to find complaint supported by evidence — Costs.If the district court before which the warrant shall be returned, or any warrant triable before it, upon which recognizance with surety for costs may be required by it, shall not consider the complaint, after trial, to be supported by the evidence adduced, the court shall immediately discharge the accused, and, as soon as may be, tax the costs that have accrued on it, including the attendance and travel of the witnesses summoned and present or sworn on the part of the complainant, and, if the costs are not paid within ten (10) days, shall issue execution for the costs against the complainant and his or her surety, returnable in twenty (20) days from the date of execution. The costs when collected shall be paid to the clerk, if there is any, or if not, to the justice, and be paid out by the clerk or justice to the several persons having right to them, or to the general treasurer.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 157; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 12-4-6.