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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-6-1. Examination on complaint of commission of offense
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Whenever any complaint shall be made to any judge of the district court, or to any justice of the peace authorized to issue warrants within a division of the district court, of the commission of any offense within the division, he or she shall examine the complainant under oath o…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-6-2. Recognizance for cost on complaint within trial jurisdiction of district court
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Whenever any complaint shall allege the commission of any offense within the jurisdiction of the district court to try and determine, the judge or justice of the peace shall require the complainant, unless he or she is exempted by law, to enter into a like recognizance as is requ…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-6-3. Surety for costs on complaint beyond trial jurisdiction of district court
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The judge or justice of the peace may, in all cases of complaint to any of them of the commission of any crime or offense which the district court has not jurisdiction to try and determine, before issuing any warrant on the complaint, require of the complainant surety for costs, …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-6-4. Issuance of warrant
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Upon the giving of a recognizance with surety, in the case where surety is required, and upon the giving of a recognizance without surety, where no surety is required, and upon the making of a complaint only where no recognizance is required, the judge or justice of the peace, if…