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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST

     Introduced By: Representatives Craven, McEntee, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: April 13, 2016

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 12-7-19 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-7 entitled "Arrest" is

hereby amended to read as follows:

     12-7-19. Arrest after close pursuit by officers from cities or towns Stop after close

pursuit by officers from cities or towns. -- Any member of a duly organized municipal peace

unit of another city or town of the state who enters any city or town in close pursuit and continues

within any city or town in such close pursuit of a person in order to arrest stop him or her on the

ground that he or she has violated the motor vehicle code in the other city or town shall have the

same authority to arrest and hold in custody the person as members of a duly organized municipal

peace unit of any city or town have to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he or

she has violated the motor vehicle code in any city or town for a suspected violation of any

provision of the motor vehicle code committed in the other city or town, shall be vested with all

of the same authority as a member of a duly organized municipal peace unit of the city or town

within which the stop occurs.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST

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     This act would amend the authority powers of a city or town peace unit that is acting in

close pursuit of a suspect and would also amend the purpose of the pursuit from "arrest" to "stop".

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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