51 chapters · 604 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-11.1-1. Statewide grand jury — Size and powers
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A statewide grand jury shall consist of not less than thirteen (13) nor more than twenty-three (23) persons. The jurisdiction of a statewide grand jury shall extend throughout the state and it may investigate and return indictments for crimes committed any place within the state.…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-11.1-3. Statewide grand juries — Impaneling
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Whenever the attorney general makes application in writing, the presiding justice shall order the impaneling of a statewide grand jury to attend the superior court at any places and for any period, not exceeding eighteen (18) months, that he or she directs. The attorney general m…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-11.1-4. Composition — Secretary of state required to inform jury commissioner
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A statewide grand jury shall be selected at random from the names of all prospective grand jurors appearing on current lists compiled pursuant to chapter 9 of title 9. In selecting the jurors, the jury commissioner shall select from each county a number of grand jurors which shal…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-11.1-5. When county grand jury in attendance
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A statewide grand jury may attend the superior court and exercise all of its powers in a county even though a regular county grand jury is simultaneously in attendance in the county. The attendance of a statewide grand jury at the same time as a county grand jury shall not affect…