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2021 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 12 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 12-4 - Recognizance to Keep the Peace
Section 12-4-5 - Exemption from recognizance - Domestic abuse.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 12-4-5 (2021)
§ 12-4-5. Exemption from recognizance — Domestic abuse.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no requirement shall be made of any complainant to enter into a recognizance of any sum to prosecute a complaint for domestic assault.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 156; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 12-4-5; P.L. 1977, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 23.
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