Rhode Island § 12-7-16 § 12-7-16. Arrest or seizure after commission of offense.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-7-16 — § 12-7-16. Arrest or seizure after commission of offense.

Rhode Island § 12-7-16

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-7Arrest

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-16 (2026).

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§ 12-7-16. Arrest or seizure after commission of offense.
The authority given to any one to arrest any person or seize anything, while the person
            is actually engaged or the thing is actually used or employed in the commission of
            any offense, shall not be so construed as to prevent, if not so arrested or seized,
            the arrest of the person or the seizure of the thing after the commission of the offense,
            upon due process of law.
         

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§ 12-7-16. Arrest or seizure after commission of offense.

The authority given to any one to arrest any person or seize anything, while the person is actually engaged or the thing is actually used or employed in the commission of any offense, shall not be so construed as to prevent, if not so arrested or seized, the arrest of the person or the seizure of the thing after the commission of the offense, upon due process of law.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 64; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 64; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 76; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 76; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 69; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-16.