Rhode Island General Laws 30-13-10. Restraint of persons charged with offenses
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Any person subject to this code, charged with an offense under this code, shall be ordered into arrest or confinement, as circumstances may require; but when charged only with an offense normally tried by a summary court-martial, that person shall not ordinarily be placed in confinement. When any person subject to this code is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform that person of the specific wrong of which he or she is accused and to try that person or to dismiss the charges and release him or her.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-10; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 30-13-10
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.