Title 12 · RI
Title 12Criminal Procedure
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-6-1
Section: 12-6-1
Title 12Criminal Procedure
Chapter 6Warrants for Arrest
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-6-1
§ 12-6-1. Examination on complaint of commission of offense.
Whenever any complaint shall be made to any judge of the district court, or to any justice of the peace authorized to issue warrants within a division of the district court, of the commission of any offense within the division, he or she shall examine the complainant under oath or affirmation and require the complainantâs statements to be reduced to writing and be subscribed and sworn to by the person or persons making them.
History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 158; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 12-6-1; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 17; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 15.