Rhode Island § 12-9-18 § 12-9-18. Commitment awaiting requisition.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-9-18 — § 12-9-18. Commitment awaiting requisition.

Rhode Island § 12-9-18

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-9Extradition

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-9-18 (2026).

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§ 12-9-18. Commitment awaiting requisition.
If, from the examination before the judge, it appears that the person being held is
            the person charged with having committed the alleged crime and, except in cases arising
            under §§ 12-9-7 and 12-9-8, that the person has fled from justice, the judge must, by a warrant reciting the
            accusation, commit him or her to the adult correctional institutions for a time not
            exceeding thirty (30) days and specified in the warrant, as will enable the arrest
            of the accused to be made under a warrant of the governor or on requisition of the
            executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unless the ac

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§ 12-9-18. Commitment awaiting requisition.

If, from the examination before the judge, it appears that the person being held is the person charged with having committed the alleged crime and, except in cases arising under §§ 12-9-7 and 12-9-8, that the person has fled from justice, the judge must, by a warrant reciting the accusation, commit him or her to the adult correctional institutions for a time not exceeding thirty (30) days and specified in the warrant, as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made under a warrant of the governor or on requisition of the executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unless the accused give bail as provided in § 12-9-19, or until he or she shall be legally discharged.