Rhode Island § 12-13-19 § 12-13-19. Surrender or commitment of principal.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-13-19 — § 12-13-19. Surrender or commitment of principal.

Rhode Island·Title 12 Criminal Procedure·Ch. 12-13 Bail and Recognizance

§ 12-13-19. Surrender or commitment of principal.
The surety may at any time surrender the principal to the court or magistrate who
            took the recognizance; provided, that in case any recognizance shall have been certified
            to some other court, the surrender shall be made to the court when in session; or
            the surety may at any time commit the principal to the adult correctional institutions,
            leaving with the warden a certified copy of the recognizance; and upon the surrender
            or commitment, the surety shall be discharged and exempt from all liability for any
            subsequent act of the principal, which would have been a breach of the condition of
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§ 12-13-19. Surrender or commitment of principal.

The surety may at any time surrender the principal to the court or magistrate who took the recognizance; provided, that in case any recognizance shall have been certified to some other court, the surrender shall be made to the court when in session; or the surety may at any time commit the principal to the adult correctional institutions, leaving with the warden a certified copy of the recognizance; and upon the surrender or commitment, the surety shall be discharged and exempt from all liability for any subsequent act of the principal, which would have been a breach of the condition of the recognizance.

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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 26; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 26; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-19.