Rhode Island General Laws
Title 12 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 12-13 - Bail and Recognizance

Section 12-13-1. - Right to release pending trial on giving of recognizance. - § 12-13-1. Right to release pending trial on giving of...

Section 12-13-1.1. - Hearings when state opposes bail — Medical disability of accused. - § 12-13-1.1. Hearings when state opposes bail — Medical disability...

Section 12-13-1.2. - Penalty for an offense committed while on release. - § 12-13-1.2. Penalty for an offense committed while on release....

Section 12-13-1.3. - Pretrial release. - § 12-13-1.3. Pretrial release. (a) Unless otherwise provided, a detainee...

Section 12-13-2. - Warrant for apprehension of accused person. - § 12-13-2. Warrant for apprehension of accused person. Any court...

Section 12-13-3. - Guardian to give recognizance. - § 12-13-3. Guardian to give recognizance. Whenever any person arraigned...

Section 12-13-4. - Persons authorized to bail jail prisoners. - § 12-13-4. Persons authorized to bail jail prisoners. (a) No...

Section 12-13-5. - Justices authorized to bail on accusation of serious crime. - § 12-13-5. Justices authorized to bail on accusation of serious...

Section 12-13-5.1. - Presumption of danger to the community. - § 12-13-5.1. Presumption of danger to the community. Whenever a...

Section 12-13-5.2. - Drug testing required. - § 12-13-5.2. Drug testing required. Every person who shall be...

Section 12-13-6. - Bail or discharge for want of indictment or information. - § 12-13-6. Bail or discharge for want of indictment or...

Section 12-13-7. - Right to prompt trial on indictment or information for serious crime. - § 12-13-7. Right to prompt trial on indictment or information...

Section 12-13-8. - Qualifications of sureties. - § 12-13-8. Qualifications of sureties. (a) Whenever in any criminal...

Section 12-13-8.1. - Penalty for false affidavit. - § 12-13-8.1. Penalty for false affidavit. Any surety who knowingly...

Section 12-13-9. - Commitment of juveniles on failure to give recognizance. - § 12-13-9. Commitment of juveniles on failure to give recognizance....

Section 12-13-10. - Deposit of money in lieu of bail. - § 12-13-10. Deposit of money in lieu of bail. Any...

Section 12-13-11. - New or additional recognizance. - § 12-13-11. New or additional recognizance. Whenever in any criminal...

Section 12-13-12 - — 12-13-15. Repealed. - § 12-13-12 — 12-13-15. Repealed.

Section 12-13-16. - Process on default of recognizance. - § 12-13-16. Process on default of recognizance. (a) Whenever any...

Section 12-13-16.1. - Forfeiture of bail. - § 12-13-16.1. Forfeiture of bail. (a) In any criminal case,...

Section 12-13-16.2. - Forfeiture of bail — Licensed bondsperson. - § 12-13-16.2. Forfeiture of bail — Licensed bondsperson. (a) In...

Section 12-13-17. - Repealed. - § 12-13-17. Repealed.

Section 12-13-18. - Power of surety on recognizance over principal. - § 12-13-18. Power of surety on recognizance over principal. Every...

Section 12-13-19. - Surrender or commitment of principal. - § 12-13-19. Surrender or commitment of principal. The surety may...

Section 12-13-20. - Status of person surrendered or committed. - § 12-13-20. Status of person surrendered or committed. The person...

Section 12-13-21. - Registration of sureties. - § 12-13-21. Registration of sureties. No person proposing to become...

Section 12-13-22. - Recordation of recognizance — Lien. - § 12-13-22. Recordation of recognizance — Lien. (a) Each recognizance...

Section 12-13-23. - Bail and bail bonds — Examination for sufficiency. - § 12-13-23. Bail and bail bonds — Examination for sufficiency....

Section 12-13-24. - Confidentiality of pretrial services program records. - § 12-13-24. Confidentiality of pretrial services program records. (a) Information...

Section 12-13-24.1. - Pretrial services unit. - § 12-13-24.1. Pretrial services unit. (a) Creation of unit; definitions....

Section 12-13-25. - Nonprofit bail corporations. - § 12-13-25. Nonprofit bail corporations. (a) “Nonprofit bail corporation” means...