§ 12-2-6 - Detention of persons arrested without warrant – Jurisdiction of offenses – Penalty. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 12-2-6

   § 12-2-6  Detention of persons arrestedwithout warrant – Jurisdiction of offenses – Penalty. – Any person arrested without a warrant under the provisions of §§12-2-3 – 12-2-5 may be detained until a complaint can be made against himor her, and he or she is taken upon a warrant issued upon the complaint;provided, that arrest and detention without a warrant shall not continue longerthan the space of six (6) hours when the arrest is made between the hours offour o'clock (4:00) in the morning and eight o'clock (8:00) in the evening, andwhen made at any other hours the person arrested shall not be so detained afterten o'clock (10:00) in the morning of the following day. The district court forthe division in which the person is detained shall have jurisdiction of theoffenses specified in §§ 12-2-3 – 12-2-5, and any person foundguilty of those offenses shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00).