Rhode Island Statutes
§ 8-2-37 — § 8-2-37. Requiring recognizance of criminal complainants.
Rhode Island § 8-2-37
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Bluebook
R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-2-37 (2026).
Text
§ 8-2-37. Requiring recognizance of criminal complainants.
The superior court may require the complainant in any criminal pleading pending therein to give recognizance with sufficient surety to prosecute his or her complaint, with effect, and in default thereof the court may dismiss the complaint.
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Legislative History
C.P.A. 1905, § 22; G.L. 1909, ch. 273, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 323, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 496, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 8-2-37.
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Bluebook (online)
Rhode Island § 8-2-37, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ri/8-2-37.