Rhode Island General Laws 18-9-12. Privilege against self-incrimination unavailable – Immunity from prosecution
No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any book or paper in any investigation or inquiry by or upon any hearing before the attorney general, when ordered to do so by the attorney general, upon the ground that the testimony, or evidence of the book or document, required of that person may tend to incriminate that person or subject that person to a penalty or forfeiture; but no person shall be prosecuted, punished, or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any act, transaction, matter, or thing concerning which, after claiming this privilege, the person, by order of the attorney general, has testified under oath or produced documentary evidence.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2617, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 18-9-12.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 18-9-12
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.