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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-12 > Chapter-12-10 > 12-10-6SECTION 12-10-6
§ 12-10-6 Recognizance or commitment oncharge of offense beyond trial jurisdiction of district court. – Whenever any person shall be brought before the district court upon a complaintcharging him or her with an offense which is not within the jurisdiction of thecourt to try and determine, and it shall appear to the court that the accusedis probably guilty, the court shall, if the offense is bailable by it, requirethe accused to enter into a recognizance in any sum that the court shalldirect, with sufficient surety to be approved by the court, with condition thatthe accused will appear at the superior court for the county in which thedivision is situated at the time fixed for the attendance of the grand jury inthat court which is next after seven (7) days from the day when therecognizance was ordered, and not to depart the superior court without leave,and in the meantime keep the peace and be of good behavior toward all thepeople of this state. The recognizance shall be immediately certified as soonas may be by the district court to the court before which the accused shallrecognize to appear. Whenever the district court shall require any person toenter into a recognizance for his or her appearance before it or before anyother court, and shall not give the recognizance, the person shall beimmediately committed to the adult correctional institutions, there to remainuntil he or she is discharged pursuant to law. If the required recognizance isfor the appearance of the accused before the superior court, the fact of thecommitment shall be immediately certified to the superior court before whichthe accused has been held to appear.
