§ 12-13-1. Right to release pending trial on giving of recognizance. Every person who is held on any criminal process to answer to any indictment, information, or complaint against him or her shall be released upon giving recognizance with sufficient surety or sureties before a justice of the supreme or superior court or before a […]
§ 12-13-1.1. Hearings when state opposes bail — Medical disability of accused. (a) In all cases where the state opposes the granting of bail in respect to offenses punishable by imprisonment for life and/or offenses involving the use or threat of use of a dangerous weapon by one already convicted of the an offense or […]
§ 12-13-1.2. Penalty for an offense committed while on release. (a) Every person who commits a criminal offense while released on personal recognizance or bail pursuant to this chapter shall, if convicted of both offenses, be sentenced, in addition to the sentences prescribed, to: (1) A term of imprisonment of not less than two (2) […]
§ 12-13-1.3. Pretrial release. (a) Unless otherwise provided, a detainee shall be eligible for pretrial release or reduced bail if he or she fails to post bail. (b) “Pretrial release” means release of a defendant without bail but upon an order to abide by the conditions as set by the court. Release on non-monetary conditions […]
§ 12-13-10. Deposit of money in lieu of bail. Any person who is held in custody or committed upon a criminal charge, if entitled to be released on bail, may at any time, instead of giving surety or sureties, in the discretion of the court, give before the court in which he or she is […]
§ 12-13-11. New or additional recognizance. Whenever in any criminal case a defendant is required to recognize with surety or sureties, or has given a recognizance in the case, any justice of the district court, when the complaint is pending in the court or the person is held to answer to the court, or any […]
§ 12-13-12 — 12-13-15. Repealed.
§ 12-13-16. Process on default of recognizance. (a) Whenever any person under recognizance shall fail to perform the condition of his or her recognizance, or failed to appear as required by the terms and conditions of his or her bail or recognizance, the default shall be recorded and process shall be issued against the persons […]
§ 12-13-16.1. Forfeiture of bail. (a) In any criminal case, whenever, after a hearing, it has been shown to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant has left the jurisdiction of the court or has failed to appear as required or has failed to perform the condition of his or her recognizance, the court […]
§ 12-13-16.2. Forfeiture of bail — Licensed bondsperson. (a) In any criminal case, whenever a forfeiture of bail has been ordered pursuant to § 12-13-16.1 and where the bail and/or security for bail has been posted by a licensed bondsperson registered with the court, the court shall only order an amount to be forfeited up […]
§ 12-13-17. Repealed.
§ 12-13-18. Power of surety on recognizance over principal. Every person who shall be surety in any recognizance to keep the peace, or for the appearance of any person accused or of any witness, or in any recognizance which shall be given on claiming an appeal, shall have the same power and authority over his […]
§ 12-13-19. Surrender or commitment of principal. The surety may at any time surrender the principal to the court or magistrate who took the recognizance; provided, that in case any recognizance shall have been certified to some other court, the surrender shall be made to the court when in session; or the surety may at […]
§ 12-13-2. Warrant for apprehension of accused person. Any court before which an indictment or information shall be found or be pending, and any court before which a complaint shall be made or be pending, against any person for an offense of which the court has cognizance, may issue a warrant directed to each and […]
§ 12-13-20. Status of person surrendered or committed. The person so surrendered or committed may be recognized anew with sufficient surety and be in all respects dealt with in the like manner and with the same effect as though he or she had never given any recognizance in the case. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. […]
§ 12-13-21. Registration of sureties. No person proposing to become bail or surety in a felony case for hire or reward, either received or to be received, shall be accepted unless he or she has been approved and registered as a professional bondsperson by the presiding justice of the superior court or his or her […]
§ 12-13-22. Recordation of recognizance — Lien. (a) Each recognizance with surety or sureties given in the supreme or superior court shall be recorded by the department of attorney general, and each recognizance with surety or sureties given in the family or district court shall be recorded by the clerk of the courts, within seven […]
§ 12-13-23. Bail and bail bonds — Examination for sufficiency. (a) Following the posting of a bail bond and the justifying affidavit or affidavits or the posting of cash bail, the court may conduct an inquiry for the purpose of determining the reliability of the obligors or person posting cash bail, the value and sufficiency […]
§ 12-13-24. Confidentiality of pretrial services program records. (a) Information supplied by a defendant to a representative of the pretrial services program during the defendant’s initial interview or subsequent contacts, or information obtained by the pretrial services program as a result of the interview or subsequent contacts, shall be deemed confidential and shall not be […]
§ 12-13-24.1. Pretrial services unit. (a) Creation of unit; definitions. There is created within the district court a pretrial services unit to provide pre-arraignment and post-arraignment services to defendants. (1) “Pre-arraignment report” may include: (i) The results of a risk screen; (ii) For a defendant who scores as high risk on the risk screen, additional […]
