§ 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.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 12-5 - Search Warrants
Section 12-5-1. - Authority to issue.
Section 12-5-2. - Grounds for issuance.
Section 12-5-3. - Issuance and contents.
Section 12-5-3.1 - — 12-5-3.13. Repealed.
Section 12-5-3.14. - Complaint for issuance of search warrant — Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
Section 12-5-3.15, 12-5-3.16. - Repealed.
Section 12-5-3.17. - Complaint for issuance of search warrant — Town of North Kingstown.
Section 12-5-4. - Complainant officer exempt from surety for costs.
Section 12-5-5, 12-5-6. - Repealed.
Section 12-5-7. - Disposition of seized property.
Section 12-5-8. - Hearing upon seizure of matter alleged to be obscene.