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RI Gen L § 12-6-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-6 - Warrants for Arrest|Section 12-6-7.1 - Service of arrest warrants.

§ 12-6-7.1. Service of arrest warrants.(a) Whenever any judge of any court shall issue his or her warrant against any person for failure to appear or comply with a court order, or for failure to make payment of a court ordered fine, civil assessment, or order of restitution, the judge may direct the warrant to each and all deputy sheriffs, the warrant squad, or any peace officer as defined in § 12-7-21, requiring them to apprehend the person and bring him or her before the court to be dealt with according to law; and the officers shall obey and execute the warrant, and be protected from obstruction and assault in executing the warrant as in service of other process. The person apprehended shall, in addition to any other costs incurred by him or her, be ordered to pay a fee for service of this warrant in the sum of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125). Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the above fee collected as a result of a warrant squad arrest shall be divided among the local law enforcement agencies assigned to the warrant squad. Any person apprehended on a warrant for failure to appear for a cost review hearing in the superior court may be released upon posting with a justice of the peace the full amount due and owing in court costs as described in the warrant or bail in an other amount or form that will ensure the defendant's appearance in the superior court at an ability to pay hearing, in addition to the one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) warrant assessment fee described above. Any person detained as a result of the actions of the justice of the peace in acting upon the superior court cost warrant shall be brought before the superior court at its next session. Such monies shall be delivered by the justice of the peace to the court issuing the warrant on the next court business day.(b) Any person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued by a municipal court may be presented to a judge of the district court, or a justice of the peace authorized to issue warrants pursuant to § 12-10-2, for release on personal recognizance or bail when the municipal court is not in session. The provisions of this section shall apply only to criminal and not civil cases pending before the courts.(c) Any person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued hereunder shall:(1) be immediately brought before the court;(2) if the court is not in session then the person shall be brought before the court at its next session;(3) be afforded a review hearing on his/her ability to pay within forty-eight (48) hours; and(4) if the court is not in session at the time of the arrest, a review hearing on his/her ability to pay will be provided at the time for the first court appearance, as set forth in subsection (c)(3) of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 404, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 322, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 33, § 1; 1996, ch. 413, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 297, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 326, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 43.
RI Gen L § 12-6-7.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-6 - Warrants for Arrest|Section 12-6-7.2 - Repealed.

§ 12-6-7.2. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 195 § 3; P.L. 1993, ch. 423, § 3; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 40; P.L. 1996, ch. 413, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 32, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 29, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 7, § 5.
RI Gen L § 12-6-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-6 - Warrants for Arrest|Section 12-6-8 - Taxing and execution for costs on discharge of respondent.

§ 12-6-8. Taxing and execution for costs on discharge of respondent.Whenever any complaint shall be tried before a district court in which the complainant is required to recognize with surety, and the respondent is discharged, the district court shall immediately tax all the costs for which the complainant is liable; and if the costs are not paid within ten (10) days, execution for the costs shall issue against the complainant and his or her surety returnable in twenty (20) days from the date of execution.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 164; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 12-6-8.
RI Gen L § 12-7-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-1 - Temporary detention of suspects.

§ 12-7-1. Temporary detention of suspects.A peace officer may detain any person abroad whom he or she has reason to suspect is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a crime, and may demand of the person his or her name, address, business abroad, and destination; and any person who fails to identify himself or herself and explain his or her actions to the satisfaction of the peace officer may be further detained and further questioned and investigated by any peace officer; provided, in no case shall the total period of the detention exceed two (2) hours, and the detention shall not be recorded as an arrest in any official record. At the end of the detention period the person so detained shall be released unless arrested and charged with a crime.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-1.
RI Gen L § 12-7-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-2 - Search of detained person for weapons.

§ 12-7-2. Search of detained person for weapons.A peace officer may search for a dangerous weapon any person he or she is questioning or about to question concerning any crime or suspected crime, whenever the officer reasonably believes that he or she is in danger from the person carrying a weapon, and if the person is carrying a dangerous weapon, an officer may take and keep it until the completion of questioning, when he or she shall either return it or arrest the person.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-2.
RI Gen L § 12-7-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-3 - Arrest without warrant for misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor.

§ 12-7-3. Arrest without warrant for misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor.A peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person if the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person is committing or has committed a misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor, and the officer has reasonable ground to believe that person cannot be arrested later or may cause injury to himself or herself or others or loss or damage to property unless immediately arrested.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 75; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 75; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-3; P.L. 1977, ch. 71, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-7-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-4 - Arrest without warrant for felony.

§ 12-7-4. Arrest without warrant for felony.A peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person for a felony, whenever:(1) The officer has reasonable ground to believe that a felony has been or is being committed and that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing it.(2) The person to be arrested in fact has committed or is committing a felony; and in that case it shall be immaterial that the officer did not believe him or her guilty or on unreasonable ground entertained belief in his or her guilt.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 75; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 75; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-4.
RI Gen L § 12-7-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-5 - Arrest on improper ground.

§ 12-7-5. Arrest on improper ground.If a lawful cause of arrest exists, the arrest shall be lawful even though the officer made the arrest on an improper ground.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-5.
RI Gen L § 12-7-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-6 - Arrest on warrant not in possession of arresting officer.

§ 12-7-6. Arrest on warrant not in possession of arresting officer.A peace officer may, without having a warrant in his or her possession, arrest any person for whose arrest a warrant has been issued, but after arrest, the warrant shall be shown to him or her as soon as practicable.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 75; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 75; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-6.
RI Gen L § 12-7-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-7 - Methods of arrest.

§ 12-7-7. Methods of arrest.An arrest is made by the restraint of the person to be arrested or by his or her submission of his or her person to the custody of the person making the arrest.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-7.
RI Gen L § 12-7-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-8 - Restraint and force used.

§ 12-7-8. Restraint and force used.No greater restraint than is necessary shall be used for the detention of any person, and no unnecessary or unreasonable force shall be used in making an arrest.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-8.
RI Gen L § 12-7-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-9 - Conditions justifying force dangerous to life.

§ 12-7-9. Conditions justifying force dangerous to life.A police officer may use force dangerous to human life to make a lawful arrest for committing or attempting to commit a felony, whenever he or she reasonably believes that force dangerous to human life is necessary to effect the arrest and that the person to be arrested is aware that a peace officer is attempting to arrest him or her.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-9.
RI Gen L § 12-7-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-10 - Resisting legal or illegal arrest.

§ 12-7-10. Resisting legal or illegal arrest.(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use force or any weapon in resisting a legal or an illegal arrest by a peace officer, if the person has reasonable ground to believe that he or she is being arrested and that the arrest is being made by a peace officer.(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both fine and imprisonment.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-10; P.L. 1980, ch. 351, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 114, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-7-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-11 - Summons.

§ 12-7-11. Summons.(a) In any case in which a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed or is committing a misdemeanor, he or she may issue a summons to the person substantially in the following form:(Summons)STATE OF RHODE ISLAND To ................................ You are hereby summoned to appear before a judge of the District Court for the ......................... located at .................. in the (City)(Town) of .................., in the State of Rhode Island, on the ....... day of .................., 20 ..... at ........ o'clock ........ m., to answer to a complaint charging you with the crime of ........ in violation of [statute, ordinance, etc.] If you fail to appear and answer, a warrant will issue for your arrest. Dated at ........ the ....... day of ............... 20 .....Title .......................Department ...............(b) Willful failure to appear in answer to this summons may be punished by a fine of not over fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment for not over fifteen (15) days.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-11; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 16; P.L. 1977, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 77, § 12, effective June 23, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 78, § 12, effective June 23, 2021.
RI Gen L § 12-7-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-12 - Release of arrested person by officer.

§ 12-7-12. Release of arrested person by officer.(a) The officer in charge of any police station shall consider the release of any person in his or her station who has been arrested without a warrant:(1) Without requiring the person to appear in court, when the officer is satisfied that there is no ground for making criminal complaint against the person or when the person has been arrested for drunkenness but in the judgment of the officer need not be brought before a magistrate; or(2) If the arrest is for a misdemeanor, upon that person signing an agreement to appear in court at a designated time.(b) Any officer with custody of a person who has been arrested or detained without a warrant may recognize that the person suffers from a serious mental illness and may release and refer the person to the nearest appropriate inpatient mental health facility or outpatient treatment program.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 75; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 75; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-12; P.L. 2017, ch. 342, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 353, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-7-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-13 - Repealed.

§ 12-7-13. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 12-7-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-14 - Punitive damages for false arrest or imprisonment.

§ 12-7-14. Punitive damages for false arrest or imprisonment.In an action for false arrest or false imprisonment, the plaintiff, if successful, may be awarded punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-14.
RI Gen L § 12-7-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-15 - Severability.

§ 12-7-15. Severability.If any part of §§ 12-7-1 — 12-7-14 is for any reason declared void, its invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of those sections.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-15.
RI Gen L § 12-7-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-16 - Arrest or seizure after commission of offense.

§ 12-7-16. Arrest or seizure after commission of offense.The authority given to any one to arrest any person or seize anything, while the person is actually engaged or the thing is actually used or employed in the commission of any offense, shall not be so construed as to prevent, if not so arrested or seized, the arrest of the person or the seizure of the thing after the commission of the offense, upon due process of law.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 64; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 64; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 76; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 76; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 69; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-16.
RI Gen L § 12-7-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-17 - Arrest of escapees and parole violators without warrant.

§ 12-7-17. Arrest of escapees and parole violators without warrant.The director of the department of corrections, the warden of the adult correctional institutions, any superintendent or employees connected with any institution under the management and control of the department of corrections, or any police officer or town constable, may arrest, without a warrant, any person who has escaped from any institution, or who, being absent from the institution on parole, has violated the conditions of the parole, for the purpose of returning the person to the institution from which the escape was made or from which the parole was granted.History of Section.P.L. 1922, ch. 2208, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 23; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-17; P.L. 1973, ch. 173, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 22; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 22.
RI Gen L § 12-7-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-18 - Temporary detention powers of National Guard.

§ 12-7-18. Temporary detention powers of National Guard.A National Guard member of the rank of sergeant or higher who is on emergency state duty pursuant to the call of the governor may detain any person abroad who he or she has reason to suspect is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a crime, and may demand of the person his or her name, address, business abroad, and destination; and any person who fails to identify himself or herself and explain his or her actions to the satisfaction of the national guard member may be further detained and further questioned and investigated by the peace officer; provided, in no case shall the total period of the detention exceed two (2) hours, and the detention shall not be recorded as an arrest in any official record. At the end of the detention period the person so detained shall be released unless arrested and charged with a crime.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 120, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-7-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-19 - Arrest after close pursuit by officers from cities or towns.

§ 12-7-19. Arrest after close pursuit by officers from cities or towns.Any member of a duly organized municipal peace unit of another city or town of the state who enters any city or town in close pursuit and continues within any city or town in such close pursuit of a person in order to stop him or her for a suspected violation of any provision of the motor vehicle code committed in the other city or town, shall be vested with all of the same authority as a member of a duly organized municipal peace unit of the city or town.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 191, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 469, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 474, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-7-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-20 - Right to use telephone for call to attorney - Bail bondsperson.

§ 12-7-20. Right to use telephone for call to attorney — Bail bondsperson.Any person arrested under the provisions of this chapter shall be afforded, as soon after being detained as practicable, not to exceed one hour from the time of detention, the opportunity to make use of a telephone for the purpose of securing an attorney or arranging for bail; provided, that whenever a person who has been detained for an alleged violation of the law relating to drunk driving must be immediately transported to a medical facility for treatment, he or she shall be afforded the use of a telephone as soon as practicable, which may exceed one hour from the time of detention. The telephone calls afforded by this section shall be carried out in such a manner as to provide confidentiality between the arrestee and the recipient of the call.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 122 § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 242, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 363, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-7-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-7 - Arrest|Section 12-7-21 - "Peace officer" defined.

§ 12-7-21. "Peace officer" defined."Peace officer," as used within this chapter, means the following individuals or members of:(1) Rhode Island state police;(2) Any member of a municipal or local police department;(3) Rhode Island airport corporation police;(4) Rhode Island park police;(5) Rhode Island capitol police;(6) Rhode Island conservation officers;(7) Rhode Island department of environmental management officers;(8) Rhode Island fire marshals;(9) Brown University police officers;(10) University of Rhode Island campus police officers;(11) Rhode Island College campus security;(12) Campus security at the Community College of Rhode Island;(13) Rhode Island sheriff's department;(14) The investigators of the department of attorney general appointed pursuant to § 42-9-8.1;(15) Any federal law enforcement officer;(16) Correctional investigators and correctional officers of the Rhode Island department of corrections;(17) The witness protection coordinator of the department of attorney general;(18) The warden, associate wardens, majors, captains, lieutenants, sergeants, correctional officers and investigators employed by a project operated by a municipal detention facility corporation, including, but not limited to, the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility; provided, such parties listed in this subsection (18) herein shall be deemed to be peace officers while in performance of their duties for the municipal detention facility only, and shall not be deemed to be peace officers at any time when they are not in performance of said duties;(19) Retired non-permanent sworn members of any municipal police department shall be deemed to be peace officers only while in the performance of their duties for any municipal police department, and shall be permitted to carry their firearm while in the performance of their duties for the municipal police department, and shall be subject to in-service training requirements of title 42, chapter 28;(20) Auto theft investigators appointed pursuant to § 31-50-1;(21) Providence fire department arson investigators; provided, that the arson investigator is a graduate of a police-training academy; and(22) Rhode Island School of Design police officers.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 286, § 4; P.L. 1993, ch. 273, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 423, § 4; P.L. 1998, ch. 121, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 290, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 329, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 390, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 263, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 392, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 7, § 6; P.L. 2011, ch. 287, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 400, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 164, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 234, § 3.
RI Gen L § 12-8-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-8 - Close Pursuit|Section 12-8-1 - Short title.

§ 12-8-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Act on Close Pursuit."History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2383, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 628, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 12-8-1.
RI Gen L § 12-8-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-8 - Close Pursuit|Section 12-8-2 - Definitions.

§ 12-8-2. Definitions.For the purposes of this chapter:(1) "Felony" includes any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.(2) "State" includes the District of Columbia.History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2383, §§ 4, 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 628, §§ 4, 5; P.L. 1950, ch. 2485, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-8-2.
RI Gen L § 12-8-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-8 - Close Pursuit|Section 12-8-3 - Arrest after close pursuit by officers from other states.

§ 12-8-3. Arrest after close pursuit by officers from other states.Any member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States who enters this state in close pursuit and continues within this state in that close pursuit of a person in order to arrest him or her on the ground that he or she has committed a felony in the other state shall have the same authority to arrest and hold in custody the person, as members of a duly organized state, county, or municipal peace unit of this state have to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he or she has committed a felony in this state.History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2383, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 628, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-8-3.