Rhode Island § 12-16.1-1 § 12-16.1-1. Definitions.

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§ 12-16.1-1 — § 12-16.1-1. Definitions.

Rhode Island § 12-16.1-1

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-16.1Uniform Rendition of Prisoners as Witnesses in Criminal Proceeding Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-16.1-1 (2026).

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§ 12-16.1-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Penal institutionsâ€� includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or
            other place of penal detention.
         
(2) "Stateâ€� includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
            of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.
         
(3) "Witnessâ€� means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose
            testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation
            by a grand jury or in any criminal action 

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§ 12-16.1-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Penal institutionsâ€� includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention.

(2) "Stateâ€� includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.

(3) "Witnessâ€� means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court.