Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-13-5 — § 12-13-5. Justices authorized to bail on accusation of serious crime.

Rhode Island § 12-13-5
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 12Criminal Procedure
Ch. 12-13Bail and Recognizance

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-13-5 (2026).

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§ 12-13-5. Justices authorized to bail on accusation of serious crime.

No person accused of an offense for which bail may be denied pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Const., Art. I, Sec. IX shall be bailed except by one of the justices of the supreme, superior, and district courts.

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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 13; C.P.A. 1905, § 1181; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 17; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-5; P.L. 1972, ch. 265, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 265, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 463, § 1.

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