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RI Gen L § 12-13-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-8 - Qualifications of sureties.

§ 12-13-8. Qualifications of sureties.(a) Whenever in any criminal case a defendant is required to recognize with surety or sureties, each surety, other than an incorporated surety company duly authorized by law to give the recognizance, must be a resident or freeholder within this state, and must be the owner of property of value to the amount expressed in the recognizance, over and above all incumbrances, but the justice or persons taking the recognizance may allow two (2) or more sureties to justify, provided they own in the aggregate property in value to the amount or sum for which the recognizance is given, over and above all incumbrances. The justice or person taking recognizance may require any surety offered to make affidavit or be examined orally under oath as to his or her qualifications as the surety.(b) Bail affidavits required for the posting of surety bail shall be approved and signed by any clerk, authorized by the presiding justice for bail posted in the superior courts, and by any clerk authorized by the chief judge of the district court for bail posted in the district courts. Neither the attorney general, nor his or her designee shall be required to approve the affidavits.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 16; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-8; P.L. 1998, ch. 361, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-13-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-8.1 - Penalty for false affidavit.

§ 12-13-8.1. Penalty for false affidavit.Any surety who knowingly makes a false affidavit regarding property to be offered as security for bail shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and/or shall be imprisoned for not more than one year.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 321, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-13-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-9 - Commitment of juveniles on failure to give recognizance.

§ 12-13-9. Commitment of juveniles on failure to give recognizance.Any accused person, under the age of eighteen (18) years, who shall be required by any court to enter into recognizance for his or her appearance before any court and shall not give the recognizance may, at the discretion of the court, be committed to the state training school for youth, there to remain until the required recognizance is given or he or she is otherwise discharged by law. The warrant or mittimus for the commitment of any the accused person to the school shall be, as nearly as the object of the commitment will admit, in the form prescribed in § 12-19-27 for the commitment of persons sentenced to the state training schools; and the director of corrections and his or her subordinates shall have the same authority over any accused person so committed to their custody which they have by law over persons sentenced to the school, except that they shall not have authority to bind out or discharge the accused persons.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, §§ 48, 49; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, §§ 48, 49; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 28; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 28; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-9.
RI Gen L § 12-13-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-10 - Deposit of money in lieu of bail.

§ 12-13-10. Deposit of money in lieu of bail.Any person who is held in custody or committed upon a criminal charge, if entitled to be released on bail, may at any time, instead of giving surety or sureties, in the discretion of the court, give before the court in which he or she is held to appear his or her personal recognizance to appear and do as ordered by the court, and shall be allowed to deposit, either individually or by another on his or her behalf, with the court in money ten percent (10%) of the amount of bail which he or she is ordered to furnish, and the justice or clerk of the court shall give him or her a certificate, and upon delivery of the certificate to the officer in whose custody he or she is shall be released from custody, and the money shall be deposited in the registry of the court before which the person shall be recognized to appear. Consistent with Article 1, § 9 of the Rhode Island Constitution, the giving of surety, or in the alternative the deposit with the court of ten percent (10%) of the amount of bail set, shall be the sole monetary conditions of the release on bail, except as set forth herein. No court shall require the deposit of cash as the sole monetary condition of the release on bail, except in those cases where the defendant owes court-imposed restitution. Upon the default of the defendant, the court before which he or she is recognized to appear may, at any time thereafter, order the money deposited in the registry of the court be forfeited, subject to the provisions of §§ 12-13-16, 12-13-16.1 and 12-13-16.2, and the money shall be paid to the general treasurer. If money has been deposited and the defendant at any time before forfeiture shall appear before the court to which he or she was recognized to appear, and shall surrender himself or herself, or shall recognize before the court with sufficient surety or sureties, in such an amount, to appear and do as the court may order, or be in any manner legally discharged, then the court shall order the return of the deposit to the defendant. If the money remains on deposit at the time of a judgment for the payment of a fine and costs, restitution, or any other assessment issued by the court, the clerk must apply the money in satisfaction of the judgment, and after satisfying the fine and costs, restitution, or any other assessment must refund the surplus, if any, to the defendant or to the individual who posted the money on behalf of the defendant, as the case may be.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 29; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-10; P.L. 1972, ch. 267, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 36, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 311, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 387, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 341, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 315, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-13-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-11 - New or additional recognizance.

§ 12-13-11. New or additional recognizance.Whenever in any criminal case a defendant is required to recognize with surety or sureties, or has given a recognizance in the case, any justice of the district court, when the complaint is pending in the court or the person is held to answer to the court, or any justice of the superior court, may, on motion of the attorney general, require the defendant to be brought before the justice to show cause why he or she should not be required to give a new recognizance with surety or sureties in place of the one already required or given, and the justice in his or her discretion, if good cause is shown, may require the defendant to give in place of the recognizance already given or required a new recognizance in the same sum as that originally required or given with other and sufficient surety or sureties, or to give a new recognizance with surety or sureties in a different sum than that originally required or given, as to the justice may seem reasonable, to do and to perform the conditions of the recognizance already given or required. In case the defendant shall fail to give the new recognizance required of him or her, the defendant shall immediately be committed to the penal institution to which he or she would have been committed if he or she had failed to give the recognizance originally required there to remain until he or she shall give the new recognizance as required of him or her before some justice or person authorized to take it, or until he or she shall be discharged pursuant to law.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 30; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-11; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 20.
RI Gen L § 12-13-12 - 12-13-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-12 - 12-13-15 - Repealed.

§ 12-13-12 — 12-13-15. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 12-13-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-16 - Process on default of recognizance.

§ 12-13-16. Process on default of recognizance.(a) Whenever any person under recognizance shall fail to perform the condition of his or her recognizance, or failed to appear as required by the terms and conditions of his or her bail or recognizance, the default shall be recorded and process shall be issued against the persons bound in the recognizance, or those of them as the attorney general shall direct.(b) No process for forfeiture of bail nor any petition for forfeiture of bail may be filed by the attorney general, or designee, or otherwise initiated prior to the expiration of forty-five (45) days after any warrant issued by any court has been entered into the court's database, the database of the bureau of criminal identification (BCI) for the state of Rhode Island, and the database for the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 25; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 25; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 23; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-16; P.L. 2017, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-13-16.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-16.1 - Forfeiture of bail.

§ 12-13-16.1. Forfeiture of bail.(a) In any criminal case, whenever, after a hearing, it has been shown to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant has left the jurisdiction of the court or has failed to appear as required or has failed to perform the condition of his or her recognizance, the court shall order that the bail and/or any security for bail be forfeited.(b) Any person who has had bail posted with the assistance of a licensed bondsperson, and who is subsequently arrested on a bench warrant and brought before the court, or who fails to appear and is subsequently brought before the court without the intervention of or through a licensed bondsperson, shall not be released by the court on the same bail unless and until the licensed bondsperson who posted the original bail has been notified and been provided an opportunity to be heard regarding the licensed bondsperson's willingness to continue as surety for the defendant/bailee. The court may, however, release the defendant within twenty-four (24) hours if the licensed bondsperson cannot be located or otherwise fails to appear to address the court relative to the original bail.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 321, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 435, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-13-16.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-16.2 - Forfeiture of bail - Licensed bondsperson.

§ 12-13-16.2. Forfeiture of bail — Licensed bondsperson.(a) In any criminal case, whenever a forfeiture of bail has been ordered pursuant to § 12-13-16.1 and where the bail and/or security for bail has been posted by a licensed bondsperson registered with the court, the court shall only order an amount to be forfeited up to, but not more than, ten percent (10%) of the original bail set and pledged as surety.(b) Subsequent to any forfeiture of bail pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and prior to the forfeiture of further surety pledged by a licensed bondsperson provided herein, the court shall:(1) Provide the licensed bondsperson a period of time equal to six (6) months to return the fugitive to the court before further pledged surety shall be forfeited. Before ordering further forfeiture, the court shall conduct a hearing and provide the licensed bondsperson an opportunity to demonstrate all reasonable actions the bondperson took to locate, apprehend, and return the fugitive to the court. The court shall consider the due diligence of the licensed bondsperson in determining how much, if any, of the remaining amount of surety the bondsperson shall be ordered to forfeit for the failure or inability to locate, apprehend, and return the fugitive to the court. The court at that time may provide the licensed bondsperson with additional time in which to locate and return the fugitive.(2) In the event that the licensed bondsperson fails or is unable to locate and return the fugitive, the court may order an amount to be forfeited up to, but not more than, ten percent (10%) of the original bail set and pledged as surety, plus the reasonable expenses incurred by the state in attempting to locate and apprehend the fugitive; and provided, further, that if the fugitive is found and presented before the court within six (6) months of the issuance of the warrant, there shall be no forfeiture.(3) The bondsperson shall be responsible to pay all fees and costs associated with the entry of any warrant into the BCI or the NCIC prior to its entry into either database as required in § 12-13-16(b). Upon request of the bondsperson, the clerk of the court shall provide a certified copy of the arrest warrant to the bondsperson without charge to insure the bondsperson's ability to locate, apprehend, and return the fugitive from outside the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 415, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-13-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-17 - Repealed.

§ 12-13-17. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 12-13-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-18 - Power of surety on recognizance over principal.

§ 12-13-18. Power of surety on recognizance over principal.Every person who shall be surety in any recognizance to keep the peace, or for the appearance of any person accused or of any witness, or in any recognizance which shall be given on claiming an appeal, shall have the same power and authority over his or her principal as though he or she were bail for the principal in any civil cause.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 25; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-18.
RI Gen L § 12-13-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-19 - Surrender or commitment of principal.

§ 12-13-19. Surrender or commitment of principal.The surety may at any time surrender the principal to the court or magistrate who took the recognizance; provided, that in case any recognizance shall have been certified to some other court, the surrender shall be made to the court when in session; or the surety may at any time commit the principal to the adult correctional institutions, leaving with the warden a certified copy of the recognizance; and upon the surrender or commitment, the surety shall be discharged and exempt from all liability for any subsequent act of the principal, which would have been a breach of the condition of the recognizance.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 26; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 26; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-19.
RI Gen L § 12-13-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-20 - Status of person surrendered or committed.

§ 12-13-20. Status of person surrendered or committed.The person so surrendered or committed may be recognized anew with sufficient surety and be in all respects dealt with in the like manner and with the same effect as though he or she had never given any recognizance in the case.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 29; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 29; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 27; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-20.
RI Gen L § 12-13-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-21 - Registration of sureties.

§ 12-13-21. Registration of sureties.No person proposing to become bail or surety in a felony case for hire or reward, either received or to be received, shall be accepted unless he or she has been approved and registered as a professional bondsperson by the presiding justice of the superior court or his or her designee. This approval and registration may be revoked at any time by the court or justice, and shall be revoked in case the bondsperson fails for one hundred eighty (180) days after the issuance of process under § 12-13-16 to satisfy in full the recognizance to which he or she is bound, or the amount of the original recognizance as determined in the discretion of the court, in accordance with § 12-13-10. All professional bondspersons shall be governed by rules which shall be established from time to time by the superior court.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 36, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 260, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 241, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 467, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 14.
RI Gen L § 12-13-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-22 - Recordation of recognizance - Lien.

§ 12-13-22. Recordation of recognizance — Lien.(a) Each recognizance with surety or sureties given in the supreme or superior court shall be recorded by the department of attorney general, and each recognizance with surety or sureties given in the family or district court shall be recorded by the clerk of the courts, within seven (7) days of acceptance of the recognizance by the court, in the office of land records in the city or town in which the real estate pledged as security is located. The fee for filing shall be paid by the defendant or by the defendant's surety or sureties. The notice of recognizance shall contain the defendant's name, the property owner's name, the address of the property, and the assessor's plat and lot number. The surety or sureties offering the property shall provide the clerk of the court with the above information before the property is accepted. The surety or sureties shall also provide the clerk of the court with an affidavit that they are the owners of the property or properties and that they will not transfer or further encumber the property or properties within thirty (30) days after the property or properties have been accepted by the court.(b) Any recognizance notice so recorded shall be a lien on the property or properties pledged in favor of the state of Rhode Island until the attorney general or clerk of the family or district court executes a release of the lien.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 275, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-13-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance|Section 12-13-23 - Bail and bail bonds - Examination for sufficiency.

§ 12-13-23. Bail and bail bonds — Examination for sufficiency.(a) Following the posting of a bail bond and the justifying affidavit or affidavits or the posting of cash bail, the court may conduct an inquiry for the purpose of determining the reliability of the obligors or person posting cash bail, the value and sufficiency of any security offered, and whether any feature of the undertaking contravenes public policy; provided, that before undertaking an inquiry of a person posting cash bail, the court, after application of the attorney general, must have had reasonable cause to believe that the person posting cash bail is not in rightful possession of money posted as cash bail or that the money constitutes the fruits of criminal or unlawful conduct. The court may inquire into any matter stated or required to be stated in the justifying affidavits, and may also inquire into other matters appropriate to the determination, which includes, but are not limited to, the following:(1) The background, character and reputation of any obligor, and, in the case of a professional bondsperson, the qualifications of the surety-obligor and its executing agent;(2) The source of any money or property delivered or agreed to be delivered by any obligor as security, and whether any of the money or property constitutes the fruits of criminal or unlawful conduct;(3) The source of any money or property delivered or agreed to be delivered to any obligor as indemnification on the bond, and whether any of the money or property constitutes the fruits of criminal or unlawful conduct;(4) The background, character and reputation of any person who had indemnified or agreed to indemnify an obligor upon the bond; and whether any the indemnitor, not being approved and registered by the superior court as a professional bondsperson, has within a period of two (2) months prior to the indemnity transaction given indemnification or security for the same purpose in more than two cases not arising out of the same transaction;(5) The source of any money posted as cash bail, and whether any of the money constitutes the fruits of criminal or unlawful conduct; and(6) The background, character and reputation of the person posting cash bail.(b) Upon the inquiry provided in subsection (a) of this section, the court may examine, under oath or otherwise, the obligors and any other persons who may possess material information. The attorney general has a right to attend the inquiry, to call witnesses, and to examine any witness in the proceeding. The court may, upon request of the attorney general, adjourn the proceeding for a reasonable period to allow him or her to investigate the matter.(c) At the conclusion of the inquiry, the court must issue an order either approving or disapproving the bail.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 55, § 1.