Rhode Island § 12-5-4 § 12-5-4. Complainant officer exempt from surety for costs.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-5-4 — § 12-5-4. Complainant officer exempt from surety for costs.

Rhode Island § 12-5-4

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-5Search Warrants

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-5-4 (2026).

Text

§ 12-5-4. Complainant officer exempt from surety for costs.
(a) No officer or other person described in § 12-5-3(a)(1) complaining as required by that section shall be required at the time of making a
            complaint to give surety for costs, or in any way to become liable for the costs that
            may accrue on it or for any damage on account of the seizure.
         
(b) Any person described in § 12-5-3(a)(2) complaining as required by that section shall give recognizance in the sum of fifty
            dollars ($50.00).
         

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§ 12-5-4. Complainant officer exempt from surety for costs.

(a) No officer or other person described in § 12-5-3(a)(1) complaining as required by that section shall be required at the time of making a complaint to give surety for costs, or in any way to become liable for the costs that may accrue on it or for any damage on account of the seizure.

(b) Any person described in § 12-5-3(a)(2) complaining as required by that section shall give recognizance in the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00).

Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 178; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 31; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 31; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 31; G.L. 1956, § 12-5-1; G.L., § 12-5-4; P.L. 1965, ch. 168, § 1.