§ 12-5-1. Authority to issue. (a) A search warrant may be issued by any judge of the district court. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to restrain the power of the justices of the supreme or superior courts by virtue of § 8-3-6 to issue a search warrant. (b) Nothing contained […]
§ 12-5-10. Electronic communication services. (a) Based on probable cause, a warrant may be issued to corporations located outside the state of Rhode Island that provide electronic communication services to the general public in connection with any communications sent to or received by customers or recipients located in Rhode Island. The warrant may require the […]
§ 12-5-2. Grounds for issuance. A warrant may be issued under this chapter to search for and seize any of the following: (1) Property stolen or embezzled, or obtained by any false pretense, or pretenses, with intent to cheat or defraud within this state, or elsewhere; (2) Property kept, suffered to be kept, concealed, deposited, […]
§ 12-5-3. Issuance and contents. (a) A warrant shall issue only upon complaint in writing, under oath of: (1) A chief of police, deputy chief of police or other members of the police force of any city or town, or deputy sheriff of any county, member of the division of state police, full time conservation […]
§ 12-5-3.1 — 12-5-3.13. Repealed.
§ 12-5-3.14. Complaint for issuance of search warrant — Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. In addition to those persons specified in § 12-5-3(a)(1), the director of investigations of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the department of attorney general is authorized to sign written complaints, under oath, for the issuance of search warrants. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 12-5-3.15, 12-5-3.16. Repealed.
§ 12-5-3.17. Complaint for issuance of search warrant — Town of North Kingstown. In addition to those persons specified in § 12-5-3(a), detectives, and any rank above, in the town of North Kingstown police department are hereby authorized to sign written complaints, under oath, for the issuance of search warrants. History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. […]
§ 12-5-4. Complainant officer exempt from surety for costs. (a) No officer or other person described in § 12-5-3(a)(1) complaining as required by that section shall be required at the time of making a complaint to give surety for costs, or in any way to become liable for the costs that may accrue on it […]
§ 12-5-5, 12-5-6. Repealed.
§ 12-5-7. Disposition of seized property. (a) The property seized shall be safely kept by the officer seizing it, under the direction of the court, so long as may be necessary for the purpose of being used as evidence in any case. (b) As soon as may be thereafter, if the property is subject to […]
§ 12-5-8. Hearing upon seizure of matter alleged to be obscene. Whenever any deputy sheriff, municipal or state police officer, or any other person authorized by law to execute a search warrant shall seize any property alleged to be obscene, pursuant to a search warrant issued under the provisions of this chapter, the person in […]
§ 12-5-9. Repealed.
