§ 12-6-6 Surety for costs not required ofpolice officers. – (a) Whenever any complaint shall be made by the sheriff or any deputy sheriffof any county, or by any member of the division of state police, any member ofthe campus police forces at the state colleges or universities, or anyconservation officer of the department of environmental management, or by thechief of police, deputy chief of police, commander, captain, police inspector,or other member of the police force, or town sergeant of any city or town,within any division of the district court, to the judge of the district courtor to any justice of the peace authorized to issue warrants in the division,against any person for any criminal offense committed within the division, thesheriff, deputy sheriff, member of the division of state police, member of thecampus police forces at the state colleges or universities, conservationofficer of the department of environmental management, chief of police, deputychief of police, commander, captain, police inspector or other member of thepolice force, or city or town sergeant shall not be required to give surety forcosts, but shall give his or her personal recognizance and be liable in his orher individual capacity for the costs.
(b) In addition to the officials specified in subsection (a)of this section, the following persons shall be subject to its provisions:
(1) Police sergeants, lieutenants, and detectives in the townof Bristol;
(2) All members of the town of Barrington police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(3) A police sergeant or his or her superior in the town ofJohnston;
(4) Police lieutenants and sergeants in the city of Cranston;
(5) Any police lieutenant or police sergeant in the town ofCoventry;
(6) Any police lieutenant in the town of North Kingstown;
(7) All members of the town of Lincoln police force above therank of patrol officer;
(8) Police lieutenants, detective sergeants, and sergeants inthe town of Westerly;
(9) All members of the town of Portsmouth police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(10) All members of the town of Burrillville police forceabove the rank of patrol officer;
(11) All members of the town of Glocester police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(12) All members of the town of Scituate police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(13) All members of the town of Middletown police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(14) All lieutenants and detective sergeants of the town ofSouth Kingstown police force;
(15) Police sergeants in the town of Warren;
(16) Police sergeants and lieutenants in the city ofWoonsocket;
(17) A police sergeant or his or her superior in the town ofFoster;
(18) All members of the town of Hopkinton police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(19) All members of the campus police force at the Universityof Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, or the Community College of RhodeIsland, above the rank of campus police officer;
(20) A police sergeant, the town sergeant or any officer ofhigher rank in the town of New Shoreham;
(21) All members of the town of Cumberland police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(22) Any police sergeant or his or her superior in the townof Charlestown;
(23) A police sergeant or his or her superior in the town ofNorth Smithfield;
(24) All members of the town of East Greenwich police forceabove the rank of patrol officer;
(25) All members of the Richmond police department,designated by the chief of police;
(26) All lieutenants of the city of East Providence policedepartment;
(27) All investigators of the department of attorney generalappointed pursuant to § 42-9-8.1;
(28) All members of the town of West Greenwich police forceabove the rank of corporal;
(29) All inspectors and agents of the Rhode Island statefugitive task force appointed pursuant to § 12-6-7.2; and
(30) All members of the Rhode Island airport policedepartment at or above the rank of inspector.
§ 12-6-6 Surety for costs not required ofpolice officers. – (a) Whenever any complaint shall be made by the sheriff or any deputy sheriffof any county, or by any member of the division of state police, any member ofthe campus police forces at the state colleges or universities, or anyconservation officer of the department of environmental management, or by thechief of police, deputy chief of police, commander, captain, police inspector,or other member of the police force, or town sergeant of any city or town,within any division of the district court, to the judge of the district courtor to any justice of the peace authorized to issue warrants in the division,against any person for any criminal offense committed within the division, thesheriff, deputy sheriff, member of the division of state police, member of thecampus police forces at the state colleges or universities, conservationofficer of the department of environmental management, chief of police, deputychief of police, commander, captain, police inspector or other member of thepolice force, or city or town sergeant shall not be required to give surety forcosts, but shall give his or her personal recognizance and be liable in his orher individual capacity for the costs.
(b) In addition to the officials specified in subsection (a)of this section, the following persons shall be subject to its provisions:
(1) Police sergeants, lieutenants, and detectives in the townof Bristol;
(2) All members of the town of Barrington police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(3) A police sergeant or his or her superior in the town ofJohnston;
(4) Police lieutenants and sergeants in the city of Cranston;
(5) Any police lieutenant or police sergeant in the town ofCoventry;
(6) Any police lieutenant in the town of North Kingstown;
(7) All members of the town of Lincoln police force above therank of patrol officer;
(8) Police lieutenants, detective sergeants, and sergeants inthe town of Westerly;
(9) All members of the town of Portsmouth police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(10) All members of the town of Burrillville police forceabove the rank of patrol officer;
(11) All members of the town of Glocester police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(12) All members of the town of Scituate police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(13) All members of the town of Middletown police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(14) All lieutenants and detective sergeants of the town ofSouth Kingstown police force;
(15) Police sergeants in the town of Warren;
(16) Police sergeants and lieutenants in the city ofWoonsocket;
(17) A police sergeant or his or her superior in the town ofFoster;
(18) All members of the town of Hopkinton police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(19) All members of the campus police force at the Universityof Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, or the Community College of RhodeIsland, above the rank of campus police officer;
(20) A police sergeant, the town sergeant or any officer ofhigher rank in the town of New Shoreham;
(21) All members of the town of Cumberland police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(22) Any police sergeant or his or her superior in the townof Charlestown;
(23) A police sergeant or his or her superior in the town ofNorth Smithfield;
(24) All members of the town of East Greenwich police forceabove the rank of patrol officer;
(25) All members of the Richmond police department,designated by the chief of police;
(26) All lieutenants of the city of East Providence policedepartment;
(27) All investigators of the department of attorney generalappointed pursuant to § 42-9-8.1;
(28) All members of the town of West Greenwich police forceabove the rank of corporal;
(29) All inspectors and agents of the Rhode Island statefugitive task force appointed pursuant to § 12-6-7.2; and
(30) All members of the Rhode Island airport policedepartment at or above the rank of inspector.
§ 12-6-6 Surety for costs not required ofpolice officers. – (a) Whenever any complaint shall be made by the sheriff or any deputy sheriffof any county, or by any member of the division of state police, any member ofthe campus police forces at the state colleges or universities, or anyconservation officer of the department of environmental management, or by thechief of police, deputy chief of police, commander, captain, police inspector,or other member of the police force, or town sergeant of any city or town,within any division of the district court, to the judge of the district courtor to any justice of the peace authorized to issue warrants in the division,against any person for any criminal offense committed within the division, thesheriff, deputy sheriff, member of the division of state police, member of thecampus police forces at the state colleges or universities, conservationofficer of the department of environmental management, chief of police, deputychief of police, commander, captain, police inspector or other member of thepolice force, or city or town sergeant shall not be required to give surety forcosts, but shall give his or her personal recognizance and be liable in his orher individual capacity for the costs.
(b) In addition to the officials specified in subsection (a)of this section, the following persons shall be subject to its provisions:
(1) Police sergeants, lieutenants, and detectives in the townof Bristol;
(2) All members of the town of Barrington police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(3) A police sergeant or his or her superior in the town ofJohnston;
(4) Police lieutenants and sergeants in the city of Cranston;
(5) Any police lieutenant or police sergeant in the town ofCoventry;
(6) Any police lieutenant in the town of North Kingstown;
(7) All members of the town of Lincoln police force above therank of patrol officer;
(8) Police lieutenants, detective sergeants, and sergeants inthe town of Westerly;
(9) All members of the town of Portsmouth police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(10) All members of the town of Burrillville police forceabove the rank of patrol officer;
(11) All members of the town of Glocester police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(12) All members of the town of Scituate police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(13) All members of the town of Middletown police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(14) All lieutenants and detective sergeants of the town ofSouth Kingstown police force;
(15) Police sergeants in the town of Warren;
(16) Police sergeants and lieutenants in the city ofWoonsocket;
(17) A police sergeant or his or her superior in the town ofFoster;
(18) All members of the town of Hopkinton police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(19) All members of the campus police force at the Universityof Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, or the Community College of RhodeIsland, above the rank of campus police officer;
(20) A police sergeant, the town sergeant or any officer ofhigher rank in the town of New Shoreham;
(21) All members of the town of Cumberland police force abovethe rank of patrol officer;
(22) Any police sergeant or his or her superior in the townof Charlestown;
(23) A police sergeant or his or her superior in the town ofNorth Smithfield;
(24) All members of the town of East Greenwich police forceabove the rank of patrol officer;
(25) All members of the Richmond police department,designated by the chief of police;
(26) All lieutenants of the city of East Providence policedepartment;
(27) All investigators of the department of attorney generalappointed pursuant to § 42-9-8.1;
(28) All members of the town of West Greenwich police forceabove the rank of corporal;
(29) All inspectors and agents of the Rhode Island statefugitive task force appointed pursuant to § 12-6-7.2; and
(30) All members of the Rhode Island airport policedepartment at or above the rank of inspector.
