Rhode Island General Laws
Title 12 - Criminal Procedure

Section 12-21-22. - Payment of fines due to person or corporation from proceeds of forfeited recognizance. - § 12-21-22. Payment of fines due to person or corporation...

Section 12-21-23. - Seizure and retention of forfeited property. - § 12-21-23. Seizure and retention of forfeited property. Whenever any...

Section 12-21-24. - Complaint or information asking forfeiture. - § 12-21-24. Complaint or information asking forfeiture. The person making...

Section 12-21-25. - Issuance of warrant to take and detain forfeited property. - § 12-21-25. Issuance of warrant to take and detain forfeited...

Section 12-21-26. - Notice of complaint or information. - § 12-21-26. Notice of complaint or information. Notice of complaint...

Section 12-21-27. - Sale of property pending judgment on forfeiture. - § 12-21-27. Sale of property pending judgment on forfeiture. If...

Section 12-21-28. - Return of property to claimant on bond. - § 12-21-28. Return of property to claimant on bond. Unless...

Section 12-21-29. - Trial and judgment. - § 12-21-29. Trial and judgment. The case may be tried...

Section 12-21-30. - Appeal from district court judgment of forfeiture. - § 12-21-30. Appeal from district court judgment of forfeiture. An...

Section 12-21-31. - Finality of superior court judgment. - § 12-21-31. Finality of superior court judgment. The judgment of...

Section 12-21-32. - Costs and damages on forfeiture action. - § 12-21-32. Costs and damages on forfeiture action. Costs shall...

Section 12-21-33. - Suspension of operators’ license for failure to pay costs, fines, fees, or assessments. - § 12-21-33. Suspension of operators’ license for failure to pay...

Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases

Section 12-22-1. - Right to appeal from district to superior court. - § 12-22-1. Right to appeal from district to superior court....

Section 12-22-1.1. - Review by supreme court — Violations. - § 12-22-1.1. Review by supreme court — Violations. Every person...

Section 12-22-2. - Notation as to time of claiming appeal — Transmission of claim. - § 12-22-2. Notation as to time of claiming appeal —...

Section 12-22-3. - Fixing recognizance required for discharge pending appeal. - § 12-22-3. Fixing recognizance required for discharge pending appeal. When...

Section 12-22-4. - Giving of recognizance for discharge pending appeal. - § 12-22-4. Giving of recognizance for discharge pending appeal. Upon...

Section 12-22-5. - Commitment pending appeal — Discharge on payment of fine and costs by labor. - § 12-22-5. Commitment pending appeal — Discharge on payment of...

Section 12-22-6. - Forwarding and notice of recognizance to courts — Transmission of papers to superior court. - § 12-22-6. Forwarding and notice of recognizance to courts —...

Section 12-22-7. - Assignment day in superior court — Trial by attorney general. - § 12-22-7. Assignment day in superior court — Trial by...

Section 12-22-8. - Admission of guilt before appellate court. - § 12-22-8. Admission of guilt before appellate court. Whenever any...

Section 12-22-9. - Appeals from courts having jurisdiction of ordinance violations. - § 12-22-9. Appeals from courts having jurisdiction of ordinance violations....

Section 12-22-10. - Repealed. - § 12-22-10. Repealed.

Section 12-22-11. - Failure to prosecute constitutional objection. - § 12-22-11. Failure to prosecute constitutional objection. If the party...

Section 12-22-12. - Additional bail on motion for new trial or appeal. - § 12-22-12. Additional bail on motion for new trial or...

Section 12-22-13. - Errors in pleading. - § 12-22-13. Errors in pleading. No judgment, verdict, or decision...

Section 12-22-14. - Refund of fine and costs. - § 12-22-14. Refund of fine and costs. The superior court,...

Chapter 12-23 - Criminal Law Advisory Commission

Section 12-23-1. - Commission created — Composition. - § 12-23-1. Commission created — Composition. A commission is created...

Section 12-23-2. - Appointment and terms of members — Vacancies. - § 12-23-2. Appointment and terms of members — Vacancies. At...

Section 12-23-3. - Organization meeting — Chairperson. - § 12-23-3. Organization meeting — Chairperson. The members of the...

Section 12-23-4. - Studies and surveys. - § 12-23-4. Studies and surveys. For the purpose of improving...

Section 12-23-5. - Cooperation of public officers — Visitation and inspection powers. - § 12-23-5. Cooperation of public officers — Visitation and inspection...

Section 12-23-6. - Advisory committees — Hearings — General powers. - § 12-23-6. Advisory committees — Hearings — General powers. The...

Section 12-23-7. - Annual report to general assembly. - § 12-23-7. Annual report to general assembly. The commission shall...

Section 12-23-8. - Expenses of commission — Printing. - § 12-23-8. Expenses of commission — Printing. The members of...

Chapter 12-24 - Uniform Crime Reporting System

Section 12-24-1. - Reporting system. - § 12-24-1. Reporting system. A uniform crime reporting system shall...

Section 12-24-2. - Reports. - § 12-24-2. Reports. The police department of each city and...

Section 12-24-3. - Compilation of reports. - § 12-24-3. Compilation of reports. Upon receipt of the quarterly...

Section 12-24-4. - Other agencies. - § 12-24-4. Other agencies. Any governmental agency, not falling within...

Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation

Section 12-25-1. - Repealed. - § 12-25-1. Repealed.

Section 12-25-1.1. - Transition to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1996. - § 12-25-1.1. Transition to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of...

Section 12-25-2 - — 12-25-8. Repealed. - § 12-25-2 — 12-25-8. Repealed.

Section 12-25-9. - Repealed. - § 12-25-9. Repealed.

Section 12-25-10. - Repealed. - § 12-25-10. Repealed.

Section 12-25-11, 12-25-12. - Repealed. - § 12-25-11, 12-25-12. Repealed.

Section 12-25-12.1. - Repealed. - § 12-25-12.1. Repealed.

Section 12-25-12.2 - — 12-25-14. Repealed. - § 12-25-12.2 — 12-25-14. Repealed.

Section 12-25-15. - Repealed. - § 12-25-15. Repealed.

Section 12-25-16. - Short title. - § 12-25-16. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 12-25-17. - Definitions. - § 12-25-17. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Administrator”...

Section 12-25-18. - Program established. - § 12-25-18. Program established. (a) This chapter shall be administered...

Section 12-25-19. - Awarding compensation. - § 12-25-19. Awarding compensation. (a) In any case in which...

Section 12-25-20. - Offenses to which chapter applies. - § 12-25-20. Offenses to which chapter applies. The office may...

Section 12-25-21. - Nature of compensation. - § 12-25-21. Nature of compensation. (a) The office may award...

Section 12-25-21.1. - Emergency fund for victims. - § 12-25-21.1. Emergency fund for victims. (a) The office may...

Section 12-25-22. - Limitations upon awarding compensation. - § 12-25-22. Limitations upon awarding compensation. (a) Actions for compensation...

Section 12-25-23. - Terms of the award. - § 12-25-23. Terms of the award. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 12-25-24. - Subrogation — Prohibited. - § 12-25-24. Subrogation — Prohibited. No third party which has...

Section 12-25-25. - Attorneys’ fees. - § 12-25-25. Attorneys’ fees. (a) The treasurer may award attorneys’...

Section 12-25-26. - Recovery from offender. - § 12-25-26. Recovery from offender. (a) Whenever any person is...

Section 12-25-27. - Reports to the senate and the house of representatives. - § 12-25-27. Reports to the senate and the house of...

Section 12-25-28. - Special indemnity account for criminal injuries compensation. - § 12-25-28. Special indemnity account for criminal injuries compensation. (a)...

Section 12-25-29. - Use of funds to inform victims of their rights. - § 12-25-29. Use of funds to inform victims of their...

Section 12-25-30. - Deposit of funds. - § 12-25-30. Deposit of funds. All moneys assessed pursuant to...

Section 12-25-30.1. - Disclosure of records as to claims; confidentiality. - § 12-25-30.1. Disclosure of records as to claims; confidentiality. All...

Section 12-25-31. - Severability. - § 12-25-31. Severability. If any provision to this chapter or...

Chapter 12-25.1 - Criminal Royalties

Section 12-25.1-1. - Short title. - § 12-25.1-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 12-25.1-2. - Definitions. - § 12-25.1-2. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Alleged...

Section 12-25.1-3. - Confiscation of criminal royalties — Criminal royalties fund — Priority of claims against criminal royalties fund. - § 12-25.1-3. Confiscation of criminal royalties — Criminal royalties fund...

Section 12-25.1-4. - Awards of compensation from the criminal royalties fund. - § 12-25.1-4. Awards of compensation from the criminal royalties fund....

Section 12-25.1-4.1. - Assets available. - § 12-25.1-4.1. Assets available. A victim, his or her guardian,...

Section 12-25.1-5. - Attorneys’ fees. - § 12-25.1-5. Attorneys’ fees. At the conclusion of the proceedings...

Section 12-25.1-6. - Return of monies to criminally responsible person. - § 12-25.1-6. Return of monies to criminally responsible person. (a)...

Section 12-25.1-7. - Statute of limitations. - § 12-25.1-7. Statute of limitations. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of...

Section 12-25.1-8. - Public notice. - § 12-25.1-8. Public notice. The general treasurer, at least once...

Section 12-25.1-9. - Legal expenses of criminally responsible person. - § 12-25.1-9. Legal expenses of criminally responsible person. Notwithstanding any...

Section 12-25.1-10. - Subterfuge. - § 12-25.1-10. Subterfuge. Any action taken by or on behalf...

Section 12-25.1-11. - Failure to comply. - § 12-25.1-11. Failure to comply. Every person, firm, corporation, partnership,...

Section 12-25.1-12. - Severability. - § 12-25.1-12. Severability. If any of the provisions of this...

Chapter 12-26 - Special Commission on Criminal Justice

Section 12-26-1. - Special commission on criminal justice established. - § 12-26-1. Special commission on criminal justice established. (a) There...

Section 12-26-2. - Purpose. - § 12-26-2. Purpose. The purpose of the commission established by...

Section 12-26-3. - Organization. - § 12-26-3. Organization. The members of the commission shall meet...

Section 12-26-4. - Duties. - § 12-26-4. Duties. The duties of the commission shall include:...

Section 12-26-5. - Annual report. - § 12-26-5. Annual report. The commission shall report its findings...

Section 12-26-6. - Compensation — Clerical assistance — Cooperation of departments and agencies — Quarters. - § 12-26-6. Compensation — Clerical assistance — Cooperation of departments...

Chapter 12-27 - Adjudication of Obscene Publications

Section 12-27-1. - Authority of attorney general. - § 12-27-1. Authority of attorney general. Whenever the attorney general...

Section 12-27-2. - Contents of petition. - § 12-27-2. Contents of petition. The proceedings shall be instituted...

Section 12-27-3. - Court examination — Order of notice. - § 12-27-3. Court examination — Order of notice. Upon the...

Section 12-27-4. - Restraining order. - § 12-27-4. Restraining order. When an order of notice is...

Section 12-27-5. - Parties to hearing. - § 12-27-5. Parties to hearing. On or before the return...

Section 12-27-6. - Unanswered cases. - § 12-27-6. Unanswered cases. If no one appears and files...

Section 12-27-7. - Hearing in answered case. - § 12-27-7. Hearing in answered case. If an appearance is...

Section 12-27-8. - Written decision of court. - § 12-27-8. Written decision of court. In making a decision...

Section 12-27-9. - Decree in answered case — Automatic vacation of restraining order. - § 12-27-9. Decree in answered case — Automatic vacation of...

Section 12-27-10. - Sale while order or decree in effect. - § 12-27-10. Sale while order or decree in effect. While...

Section 12-27-11. - Appeals. - § 12-27-11. Appeals. Any party to the proceeding, including the...

Section 12-27-12. - Applicability. - § 12-27-12. Applicability. The provisions of this chapter shall not...

Chapter 12-28 - Victim’s Rights

Section 12-28-1. - Short title. - § 12-28-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 12-28-2. - Legislative purpose. - § 12-28-2. Legislative purpose. In recognition of the responsibility of...

Section 12-28-3. - General rights. - § 12-28-3. General rights. (a) Each victim of a criminal...

Section 12-28-4. - Right to address court prior to sentencing. - § 12-28-4. Right to address court prior to sentencing. (a)...

Section 12-28-4.1. - Right to address court regarding plea negotiation. - § 12-28-4.1. Right to address court regarding plea negotiation. (a)...

Section 12-28-4.2. - Representative of incapacitated victim. - § 12-28-4.2. Representative of incapacitated victim. A member of the...

Section 12-28-4.3. - Pretrial conferences — Misdemeanors in district court. - § 12-28-4.3. Pretrial conferences — Misdemeanors in district court. (a)...

Section 12-28-5. - Civil judgment against defendant. - § 12-28-5. Civil judgment against defendant. (a) Upon his or...

Section 12-28-5.1. - Restitution. - § 12-28-5.1. Restitution. When the court orders a defendant to...

Section 12-28-6. - Right to address parole board. - § 12-28-6. Right to address parole board. (a) Prior to...

Section 12-28-7. - Noncompliance not affecting validity of conviction, sentence, or parole. - § 12-28-7. Noncompliance not affecting validity of conviction, sentence, or...

Section 12-28-8. - Child victims. - § 12-28-8. Child victims. (a) The general assembly finds that...

Section 12-28-9. - Victims’ services unit. - § 12-28-9. Victims’ services unit. (a) There is created within...

Section 12-28-10. - Victims of domestic abuse — Employment discrimination. - § 12-28-10. Victims of domestic abuse — Employment discrimination. (a)...

Section 12-28-11. - Notification to immediate family members of homicide victims. - § 12-28-11. Notification to immediate family members of homicide victims....

Section 12-28-12. - Severability. - § 12-28-12. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 12-28-13. - Victim’s economic security and safety. - § 12-28-13. Victim’s economic security and safety. (a) Every employer...

Chapter 12-29 - Domestic Violence Prevention Act

Section 12-29-1. - Legislative purpose. - § 12-29-1. Legislative purpose. (a) The purpose of this chapter...

Section 12-29-1.1. - Full faith and credit. - § 12-29-1.1. Full faith and credit. (a) Any protective order...

Section 12-29-1.2. - Issuance of protective orders. - § 12-29-1.2. Issuance of protective orders. Every order of this...

Section 12-29-2. - Definitions. - § 12-29-2. Definitions. (a) “Domestic violence” includes, but is not...

Section 12-29-3. - Law enforcement officers — Duties and immunity. - § 12-29-3. Law enforcement officers — Duties and immunity. (a)...

Section 12-29-4. - Restrictions upon and duties of court. - § 12-29-4. Restrictions upon and duties of court. (a)(1) Because...

Section 12-29-4.1. - Speedy trial. - § 12-29-4.1. Speedy trial. In any action under this chapter,...

Section 12-29-5. - Disposition of domestic violence cases. - § 12-29-5. Disposition of domestic violence cases. (a) Every person...

Section 12-29-5.1. - Oversight committee created — Composition. - § 12-29-5.1. Oversight committee created — Composition. (a) There is...

Section 12-29-5.2. - Duties and responsibilities of committee. - § 12-29-5.2. Duties and responsibilities of committee. (a) The committee...

Section 12-29-5.3. - Subcommittees, task forces, focus groups and advisory committees. - § 12-29-5.3. Subcommittees, task forces, focus groups and advisory committees....

Section 12-29-6. - Training. - § 12-29-6. Training. (a) The curriculum for new law enforcement...

Section 12-29-6.1. - Creation of domestic violence training and monitoring unit. - § 12-29-6.1. Creation of domestic violence training and monitoring unit....

Section 12-29-7. - Domestic abuse court advocacy project. - § 12-29-7. Domestic abuse court advocacy project. (a) There is...

Section 12-29-8. - Domestic violence reports. - § 12-29-8. Domestic violence reports. (a) A law enforcement officer...

Section 12-29-8.1. - Restraining order no-contact order system (R.O.N.C.O.). - § 12-29-8.1. Restraining order no-contact order system (R.O.N.C.O.). (a) All...

Section 12-29-9. - Medical data collection reports. - § 12-29-9. Medical data collection reports. (a)(1) For the purpose...

Section 12-29-10. - Severability. - § 12-29-10. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 12-29-11. - Repealed. - § 12-29-11. Repealed.

Section 12-29-12. - Deborah DeBare domestic violence prevention fund — Policy. - § 12-29-12. Deborah DeBare domestic violence prevention fund — Policy....

Chapter 12-29.1 - Elderly Violence Prevention Act

Section 12-29.1-1. - Short title. - § 12-29.1-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 12-29.1-2. - Legislative purpose. - § 12-29.1-2. Legislative purpose. (a) The purpose of this chapter...

Section 12-29.1-3. - Definitions. - § 12-29.1-3. Definitions. The following words as used in this...

Section 12-29.1-4. - Law enforcement officers — Duties and immunity. - § 12-29.1-4. Law enforcement officers — Duties and immunity. (a)...

Section 12-29.1-5. - Restrictions upon and duties of court. - § 12-29.1-5. Restrictions upon and duties of court. (a)(1) Because...

Section 12-29.1-6. - Speedy trial. - § 12-29.1-6. Speedy trial. In any action involving a victim...

Chapter 12-30 - Protection and Supervision of Criminal Witnesses

Section 12-30-1. - Statement of purpose. - § 12-30-1. Statement of purpose. The effective prosecution of persons...

Section 12-30-2. - Agreement with witness. - § 12-30-2. Agreement with witness. Whenever any law enforcement official...

Section 12-30-3. - Witness protection review board. - § 12-30-3. Witness protection review board. (a) There is created...

Section 12-30-4. - Noncriminal witnesses. - § 12-30-4. Noncriminal witnesses. Whenever any law enforcement official of...

Section 12-30-5. - Supervision. - § 12-30-5. Supervision. Whenever the terms of an agreement with...

Section 12-30-6. - Record of supervision. - § 12-30-6. Record of supervision. (a) The agency responsible for...

Section 12-30-7. - Preparation of witness. - § 12-30-7. Preparation of witness. The law enforcement agency which...

Section 12-30-8. - Funding. - § 12-30-8. Funding. The cost of maintaining a protected criminal...

Section 12-30-9. - Monitoring. - § 12-30-9. Monitoring. The witness protection review board shall examine...

Section 12-30-10. - Rules and regulations. - § 12-30-10. Rules and regulations. The attorney general and the...

Section 12-30-11. - Priority for trial. - § 12-30-11. Priority for trial. In order to minimize the...

Section 12-30-12. - Annual report. - § 12-30-12. Annual report. (a) On the second Friday of...

Section 12-30-13. - Confidentiality of information. - § 12-30-13. Confidentiality of information. (a) All personally descriptive information,...

Chapter 12-31 - Community Restitution

Section 12-31-1. - Community restitution. - § 12-31-1. Community restitution. The general assembly declares that the...

Chapter 12-32 - Cell Phone Tracking

Section 12-32-1. - Definitions. - § 12-32-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Adverse...

Section 12-32-2. - Requirement for warrant. - § 12-32-2. Requirement for warrant. No agent of the state,...

Section 12-32-3. - Notice. - § 12-32-3. Notice. (a) Unless delayed under subsection (b), notice...

Section 12-32-4. - Exceptions. - § 12-32-4. Exceptions. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this...

Section 12-32-5. - Reporting requirements. - § 12-32-5. Reporting requirements. (a) By January 31 of each...

Section 12-32-6. - Immunity from liability. - § 12-32-6. Immunity from liability. No cause of action shall...

Chapter 12-33 - Claims for Wrongful Conviction and ImprisonmentHistory of Section.

Section 12-33-1. - Legislative intent. - § 12-33-1. Legislative intent. (a) The general assembly finds that...

Section 12-33-2. - Statement of claim for compensation. - § 12-33-2. Statement of claim for compensation. (a) In order...

Section 12-33-3. - Presentation of claim. - § 12-33-3. Presentation of claim. All claims of wrongful conviction...

Section 12-33-4. - Judgment and award. - § 12-33-4. Judgment and award. (a) In order to obtain...

Section 12-33-5. - Funding. - § 12-33-5. Funding. Any awards, amounts, or fees awarded pursuant...

Section 12-33-6. - Non-exclusivity. - § 12-33-6. Non-exclusivity. The provisions of this chapter shall not...

Section 12-33-7. - Limitations. - § 12-33-7. Limitations. Any person claiming compensation under this section...

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