Rhode Island § 12-21-24 § 12-21-24. Complaint or information asking forfeiture.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-21-24 — § 12-21-24. Complaint or information asking forfeiture.

Rhode Island § 12-21-24

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-21Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-21-24 (2026).

Text

§ 12-21-24. Complaint or information asking forfeiture.
The person making or directing a seizure shall without unnecessary delay make complaint
            on oath and in writing to a judge of the district court for the division in which
            the offense for which the forfeiture has accrued was committed, regardless of the
            value of the property seized, and jurisdiction is conferred on the district court
            to try and determine the matter notwithstanding the value of the property seized is
            in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000).
         

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§ 12-21-24. Complaint or information asking forfeiture.

The person making or directing a seizure shall without unnecessary delay make complaint on oath and in writing to a judge of the district court for the division in which the offense for which the forfeiture has accrued was committed, regardless of the value of the property seized, and jurisdiction is conferred on the district court to try and determine the matter notwithstanding the value of the property seized is in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000).

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 16; C.P.A. 1905, § 1222; P.L. 1906, ch. 1340, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-24; P.L. 1965, ch. 168, § 8; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 28.