RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEARCH WARRANTS
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Introduced
By: Representatives Flaherty, Aiken, Knickle, Hogan, and Lewiss |
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Date
Introduced: January 22, 2002 |
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It is enacted
by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 12-5-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-5
entitled "Search Warrants" is hereby amended to read as follows:
12-5-1. Authority to issue. -- A search warrant may be issued by any judge of the district court. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to restrain the power of the justices of the supreme or superior courts under section 8-3-6 to issue a search warrant.
Nothing
in this chapter shall be so construed as to restrain the power of the justices
of the family court by virtue of sections 8-10-3, 8-10-4, 8-10-38, and 11-9-9
to issue a search warrant.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.