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2018 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 12 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 12-6 Warrants for Arrest
Section 12-6-4 Issuance of warrant.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 12-6-4 (2018)
§ 12-6-4. Issuance of warrant.
Upon the giving of a recognizance with surety, in the case where surety is required, and upon the giving of a recognizance without surety, where no surety is required, and upon the making of a complaint only where no recognizance is required, the judge or justice of the peace, if in his or her opinion there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that defendant has committed it, shall immediately issue his or her warrant.
History of Section.
(C.P.A. 1905, § 161; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 12-6-4; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 15.)
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