Rhode Island § 12-13-18 § 12-13-18. Power of surety on recognizance over principal.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-13-18 — § 12-13-18. Power of surety on recognizance over principal.

Rhode Island § 12-13-18

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-13Bail and Recognizance

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-13-18 (2026).

Text

§ 12-13-18. Power of surety on recognizance over principal.
Every person who shall be surety in any recognizance to keep the peace, or for the
            appearance of any person accused or of any witness, or in any recognizance which shall
            be given on claiming an appeal, shall have the same power and authority over his or
            her principal as though he or she were bail for the principal in any civil cause.
         

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§ 12-13-18. Power of surety on recognizance over principal.

Every person who shall be surety in any recognizance to keep the peace, or for the appearance of any person accused or of any witness, or in any recognizance which shall be given on claiming an appeal, shall have the same power and authority over his or her principal as though he or she were bail for the principal in any civil cause.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 25; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-18.