Rhode Island § 12-9-26 § 12-9-26. Application for requisition of person charged with crime.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-9-26 — § 12-9-26. Application for requisition of person charged with crime.

Rhode Island § 12-9-26

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-9Extradition

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-9-26 (2026).

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§ 12-9-26. Application for requisition of person charged with crime.
When the return to this state of a person charged with a crime in this state is required,
            the attorney general shall present to the governor his or her written application
            for a requisition for the return of the person charged, in which application shall
            be stated the name of the person so charged, the crime charged against the person,
            the approximate time, place and circumstances of its commission, the state in which
            the person is believed to be, including the location of the accused in that state
            at the time the application is made, and certifying that, in the opinion of the atto

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§ 12-9-26. Application for requisition of person charged with crime.

When the return to this state of a person charged with a crime in this state is required, the attorney general shall present to the governor his or her written application for a requisition for the return of the person charged, in which application shall be stated the name of the person so charged, the crime charged against the person, the approximate time, place and circumstances of its commission, the state in which the person is believed to be, including the location of the accused in that state at the time the application is made, and certifying that, in the opinion of the attorney general, the ends of justice require the arrest and return of the accused to this state for trial and that the proceeding is not instituted to enforce a private claim.