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RI Gen L § 12-5-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-1 - Authority to issue.

§ 12-5-1. Authority to issue.(a) A search warrant may be issued by any judge of the district court. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to restrain the power of the justices of the supreme or superior courts by virtue of § 8-3-6 to issue a search warrant.(b) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to restrain the power of the justices of the family court by virtue of §§ 8-10-3, 8-10-4, 8-10-38, and 11-9-9 to issue a search warrant.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 16; P.L. 2002, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 262, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-5-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-2 - Grounds for issuance.

§ 12-5-2. Grounds for issuance.A warrant may be issued under this chapter to search for and seize any of the following:(1) Property stolen or embezzled, or obtained by any false pretense, or pretenses, with intent to cheat or defraud within this state, or elsewhere;(2) Property kept, suffered to be kept, concealed, deposited, or possessed in violation of law, or for the purpose of violating the law;(3) Property designed or intended for use, or that is or has been used, in violation of law, or as a means of committing a violation of law;(4) Property that is evidence of the commission of a crime;(5) Samples of blood, saliva, hair, bodily tissues, bodily fluids, or dental impressions from the body of a person that may yield evidence of the identity of the perpetrator of a crime when subjected to scientific or other forensic analysis. The foregoing samples, and the results of any scientific or other forensic analysis, shall be admissible in all criminal proceedings, subject to application of the rules of evidence and criminal procedure. When any of the foregoing samples are seized for scientific or forensic analysis, the seizure shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations, guidelines, or protocols of the department of health or the state crime laboratory, as may be appropriate under the circumstances;(6) Samples of blood or breath that may yield evidence of the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance when subjected to a chemical test, as contemplated in § 31-27-2. When any of the foregoing samples are seized for purposes of performing the aforementioned chemical test, the seizure shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations of the department of health that apply to the consensual collection of such a sample for purposes of the chemical test contemplated by § 31-27-2; or(7) Property of a respondent under chapter 8.3 of title 8 where firearms may be under the possession, custody, or control of the respondent.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 178; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 31; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 31; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 31; G.L. 1956, § 12-5-1; G.L., § 12-5-2, as enacted by P.L. 1965, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 13; P.L. 2004, ch. 441, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 493, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 6, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 7, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-5-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-3 - Issuance and contents.

§ 12-5-3. Issuance and contents.(a) A warrant shall issue only upon complaint in writing, under oath of:(1) A chief of police, deputy chief of police or other members of the police force of any city or town, or deputy sheriff of any county, member of the division of state police, full time conservation officer of the department of environmental management, or other person specifically authorized by law to bring complaints for violation of the law which it is his or her responsibility to enforce;(2) Additionally, in the case of property stolen, embezzled, or obtained by fraud or false pretenses, any person who has a right to the possession of the property.(3) Additionally, a sworn law enforcement member of any city or town where that member is serving on a statewide task force.(b) Within fourteen (14) days of the issuance of any warrant under this chapter, whether or not executed, the warrant, accompanied by any supporting affidavits and an inventory of any property seized, shall be returned to the district court having jurisdiction over the place of the search or, in the event of a warrant that is not executed, the court from which it was issued. The returns shall be maintained by the district court according to the date of issuance. If not otherwise indicated, the return shall note whether the warrant was executed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 178; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 31; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 31; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 31; G.L. 1956, § 12-5-1; G.L., § 12-5-3, as enacted by P.L. 1965, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 16; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 13; P.L. 1986, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 333, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 159, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 42.
RI Gen L § 12-5-3.1 - 12-5-3.13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-3.1 - 12-5-3.13 - Repealed.

§ 12-5-3.1 — 12-5-3.13. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 12-5-3.14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-3.14 - Complaint for issuance of search warrant - Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

§ 12-5-3.14. Complaint for issuance of search warrant — Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.In addition to those persons specified in § 12-5-3(a)(1), the director of investigations of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the department of attorney general is authorized to sign written complaints, under oath, for the issuance of search warrants.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-5-3.15, 12-5-3.16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-3.15, 12-5-3.16 - Repealed.

§ 12-5-3.15, 12-5-3.16. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 12-5-3.17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-3.17 - Complaint for issuance of search warrant - Town of North Kingstown.

§ 12-5-3.17. Complaint for issuance of search warrant — Town of North Kingstown.In addition to those persons specified in § 12-5-3(a), detectives, and any rank above, in the town of North Kingstown police department are hereby authorized to sign written complaints, under oath, for the issuance of search warrants.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 287, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 299, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-5-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-4 - Complainant officer exempt from surety for costs.

§ 12-5-4. Complainant officer exempt from surety for costs.(a) No officer or other person described in § 12-5-3(a)(1) complaining as required by that section shall be required at the time of making a complaint to give surety for costs, or in any way to become liable for the costs that may accrue on it or for any damage on account of the seizure.(b) Any person described in § 12-5-3(a)(2) complaining as required by that section shall give recognizance in the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00).History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 178; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 31; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 31; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 31; G.L. 1956, § 12-5-1; G.L., § 12-5-4; P.L. 1965, ch. 168, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-5-5, 12-5-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-5, 12-5-6 - Repealed.

§ 12-5-5, 12-5-6. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 12-5-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-7 - Disposition of seized property.

§ 12-5-7. Disposition of seized property.(a) The property seized shall be safely kept by the officer seizing it, under the direction of the court, so long as may be necessary for the purpose of being used as evidence in any case.(b) As soon as may be thereafter, if the property is subject to forfeiture, further proceedings shall be had on the property for forfeiture as is prescribed by law in chapter 21 of this title.(c) If the property seized was stolen or otherwise unlawfully taken from the owner, or is not found to have been unlawfully used or intended for unlawful use, or is found to have been unlawfully used without the knowledge of the owner, it shall be returned to the person legally entitled to its possession.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 179; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 32; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 32; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 32; G.L. 1956, § 12-5-2; G.L., § 12-5-7; P.L. 1965, ch. 168, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-5-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-8 - Hearing upon seizure of matter alleged to be obscene.

§ 12-5-8. Hearing upon seizure of matter alleged to be obscene.Whenever any deputy sheriff, municipal or state police officer, or any other person authorized by law to execute a search warrant shall seize any property alleged to be obscene, pursuant to a search warrant issued under the provisions of this chapter, the person in whose possession it is found or who claims a proprietary interest in it shall be entitled to a hearing before the superior court on the question of whether or not the property is obscene within three (3) days of the time a written demand is submitted to a judge of the superior court and notice served upon the attorney general, or in the case of towns and cities the chief legal officer of the town or city, and if a hearing is held, the court shall render a decision on the question within forty-eight (48) hours of the conclusion of the hearing. If by the decision the court determines that the matter is not obscene, it shall be immediately returned to the person.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 258, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 244, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 42.
RI Gen L § 12-5-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-9 - Repealed.

§ 12-5-9. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 12-5-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants|Section 12-5-10 - Electronic communication services.

§ 12-5-10. Electronic communication services.(a) Based on probable cause, a warrant may be issued to corporations located outside the state of Rhode Island that provide electronic communication services to the general public in connection with any communications sent to or received by customers or recipients located in Rhode Island. The warrant may require the provision of customer identity, data stored by or on behalf of the customer, the customer's usage of those services, the recipient or destination of communications sent to or from those customers, or the content of those communications.(b) Any warrant issued under this section shall be honored within the state of Rhode Island and also in any foreign jurisdiction which has any law in place providing for the honoring of such warrants.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 198, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-5.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5.1 - Interception of Wire and Oral Communications|Section 12-5.1-3 - Where application may be made.

§ 12-5.1-3. Where application may be made.Application for an order to intercept wire, electronic, or oral communication may be made to the presiding justice of the superior court or the senior associate justice of the superior court whenever the presiding justice shall deem it necessary to disqualify himself or herself from entering the order.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 167, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-5.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5.1 - Interception of Wire and Oral Communications|Section 12-5.1-4 - Issuance of orders.

§ 12-5.1-4. Issuance of orders.(a) Upon the application as provided in § 12-5.1-2 the presiding justice of the superior court, or the senior associate justice of the superior court when the presiding justice shall disqualify himself or herself from entering the order, may enter an ex parte order, as required or as modified, authorizing the interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications if the presiding justice of the superior court determines on the basis of the facts submitted by the applicant that:(1) There is probable cause for belief that an individual is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a particular designated offense;(2) There is probable cause for belief that particular communications concerning that offense will be obtained through the interception;(3) Normal investigative procedures have been tried and have failed or reasonably appear to be unlikely to succeed if tried, or to be too dangerous;(4) There is probable cause for belief that the facilities from which, or the place where, the wire, electronic, or oral communications are to be intercepted, are being used, or are about to be used, in connection with the commission of the offense, or are leased to, listed in the name of, or commonly used by the individual.(b) If the facilities from which a wire, electronic, or oral communication is to be intercepted are public, no order of authorization shall be issued unless the court, in addition to the matters provided in subsection (a) of this section, determines that there is a special need to intercept wire communications over the facilities.(c) If the facilities from which, or the place where, the wire, electronic, or oral communications are to be intercepted, are being used, or are about to be used, or are leased to, listed in the name of, or commonly used by, a licensed attorney-at-law, or an ordained minister of the gospel, priest, or rabbi of any denomination, or is a place used primarily for habitation by a husband and wife, no order shall be issued unless the presiding justice of the superior court, in addition to the matters provided in subsection (a) of this section, determines that there is a special need to intercept wire, electronic, or oral communications over those facilities or in those places, and that the interceptions will be so conducted as to minimize or eliminate interception of privileged communication between lawyers and clients, clergy and confidants, or husbands and wives.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 167, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-5.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5.1 - Interception of Wire and Oral Communications|Section 12-5.1-6 - Approval of interception of wire, electronic, or oral communication.

§ 12-5.1-6. Approval of interception of wire, electronic, or oral communication.(a) An order of approval of the interception of any wire, electronic, or oral communication relating to an offense other than that specified in the order of authorization may be issued where the court finds on an application for an order of approval submitted in the same manner as an application for authorization as provided in § 12-5.1-2 that the interception was otherwise made in accordance with this chapter. This application shall be made as soon as practicable.(b) In addition to any other right to appeal, the state, by the attorney general, shall have the right to appeal from a denial of an order of approval made under this section. The appeal shall be claimed and taken in the manner provided by law and rule of court for prosecuting appeals in civil actions.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 167, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-5.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5.1 - Interception of Wire and Oral Communications|Section 12-5.1-7 - Execution of orders.

§ 12-5.1-7. Execution of orders.(a) An order may be executed pursuant to its terms anywhere in the state.(b) An order may be personally executed by the authorized applicant or by other investigative or law enforcement officer designated by him or her or the presiding justice of the superior court for the purpose.(c) The order shall be executed according to its terms during the hours specified by the order, and for the authorized period, or a part of that period. Any device installed for the purpose of interception must be removed as soon after termination of the interception as practicable. Entry upon private premises for the removal of the device is deemed to be authorized by the warrant.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 55, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-5.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5.1 - Interception of Wire and Oral Communications|Section 12-5.1-8 - Maintenance and custody of records.

§ 12-5.1-8. Maintenance and custody of records.(a) The contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication intercepted by any means authorized by this chapter shall, if practicable, be recorded on tape or wire or other comparable device. The recording of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication under this section shall be done in such a way as will protect the recording from editing or other alterations. Immediately upon the expiration of the period of the order, or extensions of the order, the recordings shall be made available to the presiding justice of the superior court issuing the order and sealed under his or her directions. Custody of the recordings shall be wherever the presiding justice of the superior court orders. They shall not be destroyed except upon an order of the presiding justice of the superior court, and in any event, shall be kept for ten (10) years. Duplicate recordings may be made for use or disclosure pursuant to the provisions of § 12-5.1-10(a) or (b) for investigations and bail hearings and any pre-trial hearings. The presence of the seal provided for by this section, or a satisfactory explanation for its absence, shall be a prerequisite for the use or disclosure of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication or evidence derived from them at any bail hearing or pre-trial hearing.(b) Applications made and orders granted under this chapter shall be sealed by the presiding justice of the superior court. Custody of the applications and orders shall be wherever the presiding justice of the superior court directs. The applications and orders shall be disclosed only upon a showing of good cause before the presiding justice of the superior court and shall not be destroyed except on order of the presiding justice of the superior court, and in any event shall be kept for ten (10) years.(c) Any violation of the provisions of this section may be punished as contempt of the presiding justice of the superior court.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 167, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-5.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5.1 - Interception of Wire and Oral Communications|Section 12-5.1-9 - Return of inventory.

§ 12-5.1-9. Return of inventory.(a) Within a reasonable time but not later than ninety (90) days after the termination of the period of the order or of extensions of the order, the presiding justice of the superior court shall cause to be served on the person named in the order or application, and any other parties to the intercepted communications that the presiding justice of the superior court may determine in his or her direction to be in the interest of justice, an inventory which shall include:(1) Notice of the entry of the order or the application for a denied order of approval;(2) The date of the entry of the order or the denial of the application for an order of approval;(3) The period of authorized, approved or disapproved interception;(4) The fact that during the period wire, electronic, or oral communications were or were not intercepted.(b) The judge, upon the filing of a motion, may in his or her discretion make available to the person or the person's counsel for inspection any portions of the intercepted communications, applications, and orders that the judge determines to be in the interest of justice. On an ex parte showing of good cause to the judge, the serving of the inventory required by this section may be postponed.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 167, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-5.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5.1 - Interception of Wire and Oral Communications|Section 12-5.1-10 - Disclosure and use of intercepted wire or oral communications.

§ 12-5.1-10. Disclosure and use of intercepted wire or oral communications.(a) Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by this chapter, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication, or evidence derived from them, may disclose the contents to another investigative or law enforcement officer to the extent that disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure.(b) Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by this chapter, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication or evidence derived from them may use the contents to the extent that their use is appropriate to the proper performance of his or her official duties.(c) Any person who has received, by any means authorized by this chapter, any information concerning a wire, electronic, or oral communication, or evidence derived from them intercepted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may disclose the contents of that communication or the derivative evidence while giving testimony under oath or affirmation in any criminal proceeding in any court of the United States or of this or any other state or in any federal or state grand jury proceeding.(d) No otherwise privileged wire, electronic, or oral communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of, the provisions of this chapter shall lose its privileged character.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 167, § 2.
RI Gen L § 12-5.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-5.1 - Interception of Wire and Oral Communications|Section 12-5.1-11 - Notice of intention.

§ 12-5.1-11. Notice of intention.The contents of any intercepted wire, electronic, or oral communication or evidence derived from them shall not be received in evidence or otherwise disclosed in any criminal proceeding unless each party, not less than ten (10) days before the proceeding has been furnished with a copy of the application, order, and inventory under which the interception was authorized or approved. This ten (10) day period may be waived by the judge if he or she finds that it was not possible to furnish the party with the information more than ten (10) days before the proceeding and that the party will not be prejudiced by the delay in receiving the information.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 167, § 2.