Rhode Island Statutes
§ 12-7-5 — § 12-7-5. Arrest on improper ground.
Rhode Island § 12-7-5
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Bluebook
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-5 (2026).
Text
§ 12-7-5. Arrest on improper ground.
If a lawful cause of arrest exists, the arrest shall be lawful even though the officer made the arrest on an improper ground.
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Legislative History
G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-5.
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Bluebook (online)
Rhode Island § 12-7-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ri/12-7-5.