§ 19-26-13. Search of premises on warrant.
Whenever complaint shall be made by any person, on oath to a judge, that any property belonging to that person has been lodged or pledged without his or her consent with any pawnbroker and that the complainant believes the property to be in some house or place within the county where the complaint is made, the judge shall, if satisfied of the reasonableness of that belief, issue a warrant directed to the division of sheriffs, or to either of the town sergeants or town constables in the county, commanding them to search for the property alleged to have been so lodged or pledged and to seize and bring the property before the division of the district court. The warrant shall be issued and served as search warrants are now by law required to be issued and served.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 105, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 126, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 131, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 364, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 19-26-13; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 33; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 49; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 28; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 28.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 19 - Financial Institutions
Section 19-26-1. - Businesses subject to chapter.
Section 19-26-2. - City or town license — Fee — Revocation.
Section 19-26-3. - License bond.
Section 19-26-4. - Penalty for unlicensed business.
Section 19-26-5. - Records and reports — Retention of articles pawned — Violations.
Section 19-26-6. - Articles appearing to have been stolen.
Section 19-26-7. - Dealing in second-hand articles.
Section 19-26-8. - Ascertainment of ownership of articles pawned.
Section 19-26-9. - Precious metals — Acts tending to destroy identity of articles pawned.
Section 19-26-10. - Sale of unredeemed articles.
Section 19-26-11. - Proceeds of sales.
Section 19-26-12. - Acceptance of pawns from incompetents, wastrels, or thieves.
Section 19-26-13. - Search of premises on warrant.
Section 19-26-14. - Property seized on warrant.
Section 19-26-15. - Bond of applicant for search warrant.
Section 19-26-16. - Sunday business.
Section 19-26-17. - Exercise of powers by boards and bureaus.