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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - ARREST

     Introduced By: Senators Hodgson, Algiere, and Ottiano

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 12-7-19 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-7 entitled "Arrest" is

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hereby amended to read as follows:

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     12-7-19. Arrest after close pursuit by officers from cities or towns. Stop after close

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pursuit by officers from cities or towns. -- Any member of a duly organized municipal peace

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unit of another city or town of the state who enters any city or town in close pursuit and continues

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within any city or town in such close pursuit of a person in order to arrest stop and briefly detain

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him or her on the ground that he or she has violated the motor vehicle code in the other city or

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town shall have the same authority to arrest and hold in custody the person as members of a duly

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organized municipal peace unit of any that city or town have to arrest and hold in custody a

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person on the ground that he or she has violated the motor vehicle code in any city or town.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - ARREST

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     This act would provide that any municipal police officer who enters another city or town

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in close pursuit of a person in order to stop and briefly detain that person for violations of the

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motor vehicle code of the officer's municipality shall have the same authority as members of a

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duly organized municipal peace unit of the city or town entered.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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