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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- NEW SHOREHAM WARDENS' COURT | |
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Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski | |
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Date Introduced: February 14, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 12-3-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-3 entitled "Jurisdiction |
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and Venue of Offenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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12-3-3. Jurisdiction of New Shoreham wardens' court. -- The wardens' court of the |
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town of New Shoreham shall have exclusive jurisdiction and cognizance over all crimes, |
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offenses, and misdemeanors committed or done or occurring within the town of New Shoreham |
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and the adjacent waters within the jurisdiction of the state, punishable by fine not exceeding |
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months, and of all other criminal matters within the town limits, which are or shall be declared |
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specially to be within the jurisdiction of a district or wardens' court by the laws of the state, which |
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shall legally be brought before such wardens' court, with power to proceed to trial, render |
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judgment, pass sentence, and award a warrant for execution of the sentence. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would raise the maximum fine which could be imposed by the New Shoreham |
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wardens’ court from twenty dollars ($20.00) to two hundred dollars ($200). |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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