(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 bound in the recognizance, or those of them as the attorney general shall direct.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 12-13-16

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  No process for forfeiture of bail nor any petition for forfeiture of bail may be filed by the attorney general, or designee, or otherwise initiated prior to the expiration of forty-five (45) days after any warrant issued by any court has been entered into the court’s database, the database of the bureau of criminal identification (BCI) for the state of Rhode Island, and the database for the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 25; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 25; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 23; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-16; P.L. 2017, ch. 415, § 1.