{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-12-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-12-2","heading":"Process in fictitious name or by description.","body":"In case the name of the person to be proceeded against is unknown, the indictment, information, complaint, warrant, or other criminal process may be found or issued against him or her by a fictitious name or by any description that the prosecutor or complainant may select, and the error or defect may be afterwards amended by the court.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 12 Indictments, Informations and Complaints"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-12/12-12-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:25Z","sha256":"6b478046fe6b1b3dc0c348549a611687d2cbcf72db93a11ea630ea549ff7b4e7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-12-1.11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-12-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}