Rhode Island § 12-13-19 - Bail and Recognizance
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§ 12-13-19. Bail and Recognizance
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-13-19
§ 12-13-19. Surrender or commitment of principal.
The surety may at any time surrender the principal to the court or magistrate who took the recognizance; provided, that in case any recognizance shall have been certified to some other court, the surrender shall be made to the court when in session; or the surety may at any time commit the principal to the adult correctional institutions, leaving with the warden a certified copy of the recognizance; and upon the surrender or commitment, the surety shall be discharged and exempt from all liability for any subsequent act of the principal, which would have been a breach of the condition of the recognizance.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 26; P.L.
1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 26; impl. am.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-13-19.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-13-19 ("Bail and Recognizance") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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