Rhode Island § 11-1-8 § 11-1-8. Bail jumping.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-1-8 — § 11-1-8. Bail jumping.

Rhode Island § 11-1-8

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-1General Provisions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-1-8 (2026).

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§ 11-1-8. Bail jumping.
Every person accused of a felony offense who, by court order, has been released from
            custody or allowed to remain at liberty, either upon the person's own recognizance
            or with surety or sureties, upon condition that he or she appear before the court
            where the felony is pending, or to which he or she may be bound over, to answer the
            felony whenever called upon to so do, who does not appear personally on the required
            date or voluntarily within thirty (30) days thereafter, or who fails to appear for
            any court session during the trial or on the day for sentencing, shall be guilty of
            a felony and upon conviction shall 

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§ 11-1-8. Bail jumping.

Every person accused of a felony offense who, by court order, has been released from custody or allowed to remain at liberty, either upon the person's own recognizance or with surety or sureties, upon condition that he or she appear before the court where the felony is pending, or to which he or she may be bound over, to answer the felony whenever called upon to so do, who does not appear personally on the required date or voluntarily within thirty (30) days thereafter, or who fails to appear for any court session during the trial or on the day for sentencing, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be subject to the same fine and imprisonment as pertain to the offense for which he or she failed to answer, provided that imprisonment for the offense shall not exceed ten (10) years.