R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-12-2: Surrender of person arrested in another state.

Any person described in § 30-12-1 who shall be apprehended or captured in another state by an organization, unit, or detachment of the forces of this state shall, without unnecessary delay, be surrendered to the military or police forces of the state in which the person is taken, or to the United States, but this surrender shall not constitute a waiver by this state of its right to extradite or prosecute this person for any crime committed in this state.