Rhode Island § 12-21-23 § 12-21-23. Seizure and retention of forfeited property.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-21-23 — § 12-21-23. Seizure and retention of forfeited property.

Rhode Island·Title 12 Criminal Procedure·Ch. 12-21 Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures

§ 12-21-23. Seizure and retention of forfeited property.
Whenever any personal property shall be forfeited for any violation of law, any deputy
            sheriff, town sergeant, or town constable, or any person by law authorized to seize
            the property, may take and retain the property until he or she shall deliver it to
            a proper officer having a warrant to take and detain the property.
         

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§ 12-21-23. Seizure and retention of forfeited property.

Whenever any personal property shall be forfeited for any violation of law, any deputy sheriff, town sergeant, or town constable, or any person by law authorized to seize the property, may take and retain the property until he or she shall deliver it to a proper officer having a warrant to take and detain the property.

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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-23; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 47; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 25; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 25.