Rhode Island § 12-17-6 § 12-17-6. Control and disposition of property used as evidence.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-17-6 — § 12-17-6. Control and disposition of property used as evidence.

Rhode Island § 12-17-6

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-17Trial

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-17-6 (2026).

Text

§ 12-17-6. Control and disposition of property used as evidence.
All property, money, or estate taken or detained as evidence in any criminal cause
            shall be subject to the order of the court before which the indictment, information,
            or complaint shall be brought or pending, and shall, at the termination of the cause,
            be restored to the rightful owner.
         

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§ 12-17-6. Control and disposition of property used as evidence.

All property, money, or estate taken or detained as evidence in any criminal cause shall be subject to the order of the court before which the indictment, information, or complaint shall be brought or pending, and shall, at the termination of the cause, be restored to the rightful owner.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 30; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 30; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 66; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 66; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 59; G.L. 1956, § 12-17-6; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 13.