{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-21-2","heading":"Limitation of prosecutions.","body":"All suits or prosecutions founded upon any penal statute, which are wholly or in part for the use of the prosecutor, shall be brought within one year, and all other suits and prosecutions on a penal statute within two (2) years after the commission of the offense, unless otherwise specially provided.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 21 Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-21/12-21-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:27Z","sha256":"3797b6f1ea9e8f726488a35ed434c1d9fee07243aee0396d0bc11c3ec00511dc","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}