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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE | |
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Introduced By: Representative Jason Knight | |
Date Introduced: January 22, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 12-13-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-13 entitled "Bail and |
2 | Recognizance" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 12-13-6. Bail or discharge for want of indictment or information. |
4 | Every person who shall be imprisoned upon suspicion of having committed an offense for |
5 | which bail may be denied pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Const., Art. I, Sec. IX shall be bailed |
6 | or discharged if not indicted or charged by information within six (6) three (3) months after the |
7 | commitment. |
8 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE | |
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1 | This act would require that any person held in prison for a charge upon which bail may be |
2 | denied, shall be bailed or discharged if not indicted or charged by way of information within three |
3 | (3) months after commitment. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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