Rhode Island § 14-1-28 - Proceedings in Family Court
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§ 14-1-28. Proceedings in Family Court
R.I. Gen. Laws § 14-1-28
§ 14-1-28. Transfer of cases from other courts.
If, during the pendency of a criminal or quasi-criminal charge against any person in any other court it shall be ascertained that the person was under the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of committing the alleged offense, it shall be the duty of the court to immediately transfer the case, together with all the papers, documents, and records of testimony connected with the case, to the family court. The court making the transfer shall order the child to be taken immediately to the family court or to the place of detention designated by the family court, or release the child in the custody of some suitable person, to appear before the family court at a time designated by the family court. The family court shall upon the transfer proceed to hear and dispose of the case in the same manner as if it had been instituted in that court in the first instance.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1441, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 14-1-28; impl. am. P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 14.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-1-28 ("Proceedings in Family Court") 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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