Rhode Island General Laws 12-7-16. Arrest or seizure after commission of offense
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The authority given to any one to arrest any person or seize anything, while the person is actually engaged or the thing is actually used or employed in the commission of any offense, shall not be so construed as to prevent, if not so arrested or seized, the arrest of the person or the seizure of the thing after the commission of the offense, upon due process of law.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 64; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 64; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 76; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 76; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 69; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-16.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 12-7-16
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6