Rhode Island § 19-26-13 § 19-26-13. Search of premises on warrant.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 19-26-13 — § 19-26-13. Search of premises on warrant.

Rhode Island § 19-26-13

Title 19Financial institutions

Ch. 19-26Pawnbrokers

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-26-13 (2026).

Text

§ 19-26-13. Search of premises on warrant.
Whenever complaint shall be made by any person, on oath to a judge, that any property
            belonging to that person has been lodged or pledged without his or her consent with
            any pawnbroker and that the complainant believes the property to be in some house
            or place within the county where the complaint is made, the judge shall, if satisfied
            of the reasonableness of that belief, issue a warrant directed to the division of
            sheriffs, or to either of the town sergeants or town constables in the county, commanding
            them to search for the property alleged to have been so lodged or pledged and to seize
            and b

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§ 19-26-13. Search of premises on warrant.

Whenever complaint shall be made by any person, on oath to a judge, that any property belonging to that person has been lodged or pledged without his or her consent with any pawnbroker and that the complainant believes the property to be in some house or place within the county where the complaint is made, the judge shall, if satisfied of the reasonableness of that belief, issue a warrant directed to the division of sheriffs, or to either of the town sergeants or town constables in the county, commanding them to search for the property alleged to have been so lodged or pledged and to seize and bring the property before the division of the district court. The warrant shall be issued and served as search warrants are now by law required to be issued and served.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 105, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 126, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 131, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 364, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 19-26-13; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 33; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 49; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 28; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 28.