Rhode Island § 12-5-7 § 12-5-7. Disposition of seized property.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-5-7 — § 12-5-7. Disposition of seized property.

Rhode Island § 12-5-7

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-5Search Warrants

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-5-7 (2026).

Text

§ 12-5-7. Disposition of seized property.
(a) The property seized shall be safely kept by the officer seizing it, under the direction
            of the court, so long as may be necessary for the purpose of being used as evidence
            in any case.
         
(b) As soon as may be thereafter, if the property is subject to forfeiture, further proceedings
            shall be had on the property for forfeiture as is prescribed by law in chapter 21
            of this title.
         
(c) If the property seized was stolen or otherwise unlawfully taken from the owner, or
            is not found to have been unlawfully used or intended f

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§ 12-5-7. Disposition of seized property.

(a) The property seized shall be safely kept by the officer seizing it, under the direction of the court, so long as may be necessary for the purpose of being used as evidence in any case.

(b) As soon as may be thereafter, if the property is subject to forfeiture, further proceedings shall be had on the property for forfeiture as is prescribed by law in chapter 21 of this title.

(c) If the property seized was stolen or otherwise unlawfully taken from the owner, or is not found to have been unlawfully used or intended for unlawful use, or is found to have been unlawfully used without the knowledge of the owner, it shall be returned to the person legally entitled to its possession.

Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 179; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 32; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 32; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 32; G.L. 1956, § 12-5-2; G.L., § 12-5-7; P.L. 1965, ch. 168, § 1.