Rhode Island § 12-4-5 § 12-4-5. Exemption from recognizance — Domestic abuse.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-4-5 — § 12-4-5. Exemption from recognizance — Domestic abuse.

Rhode Island § 12-4-5

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-4Recognizance to Keep the Peace

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-4-5 (2026).

Text

§ 12-4-5. Exemption from recognizance — Domestic abuse.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no requirement shall be made
            of any complainant to enter into a recognizance of any sum to prosecute a complaint
            for domestic assault.
         

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Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 156; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 12-4-5; P.L. 1977, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 23.