{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-23","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-21-23","heading":"Seizure and retention of forfeited property.","body":"Whenever any personal property shall be forfeited for any violation of law, any deputy sheriff, town sergeant, or town constable, or any person by law authorized to seize the property, may take and retain the property until he or she shall deliver it to a proper officer having a warrant to take and detain the property.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 21 Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-21/12-21-23.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:28Z","sha256":"37a22190931a7d0b026984fdab879a537debc96e61dfc9ea69e56041a40e5dc9","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-22","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}