There is a newer version of the Rhode Island General Laws
2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 12 - Criminal Procedure
CHAPTER 12-7 - Arrest
- § 12-7-1 - Temporary detention of suspects.
- § 12-7-2 - Search of detained person for weapons.
- § 12-7-3 - Arrest without warrant for misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor.
- § 12-7-4 - Arrest without warrant for felony.
- § 12-7-5 - Arrest on improper ground.
- § 12-7-6 - Arrest on warrant not in possession of arresting officer.
- § 12-7-7 - Methods of arrest.
- § 12-7-8 - Restraint and force used.
- § 12-7-9 - Conditions justifying force dangerous to life.
- § 12-7-10 - Resisting legal or illegal arrest.
- § 12-7-11 - Summons.
- § 12-7-12 - Release of arrested person by officer in charge of police station.
- § 12-7-13 - [Repealed.].
- § 12-7-14 - Punitive damages for false arrest or imprisonment.
- § 12-7-15 - Severability.
- § 12-7-16 - Arrest or seizure after commission of offense.
- § 12-7-17 - Arrest of escapees and parole violators without warrant.
- § 12-7-18 - Temporary detention powers of National Guard.
- § 12-7-19 - Arrest after close pursuit by officers from cities or towns.
- § 12-7-20 - Right to use telephone for call to attorney Bail bondsperson.
- § 12-7-21 - "Peace officer" defined.
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