Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 12-5 – Search Warrants


§ 12-5-1	Authority to issue
§ 12-5-2	Grounds for issuance
§ 12-5-3	Issuance and contents
§ 12-5-3.14	Complaint for issuance of search warrant – Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
§ 12-5-3.17	Complaint for issuance of search warrant – Town of North Kingstown
§ 12-5-4	Complainant officer exempt from surety for costs
§ 12-5-7	Disposition of seized property
§ 12-5-8	Hearing upon seizure of matter alleged to be obscene
§ 12-5-9	Repealed
§ 12-5-10	Electronic communication services

Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9