Title 9
Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally

Chapter 17
Witnesses

R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-17-10

§ 9-17-10. Discharge from custody on giving of recognizance.

The witness may give recognizance as provided in § 9-17-9 while in custody of the officer, before he or she is committed to jail; and thereupon the officer shall discharge him or her from custody.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 368; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-10; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 82.