{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-3-10","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-3-10","heading":"Enumeration of statutes of limitation.","body":"The following compilation of statutes of limitation for criminal offenses is set forth as an aid to the public and is not intended to replace the specific statutes referred to in this section. The omission of any statute of limitation from this list shall in no way affect the validity of the statute.\nSection\tOffense\tPeriod of Limitations\n4-4-26\tOffenses relating to diseased animals\t30 days\n11-13-2\tProsecution of illegal sale, use or possession of fireworks\t30 days\n11-47-53\tProsecution for firing weapons or carrying loaded weapons in vehicles\t30 days\n12-12-17\tMinor criminal offenses; time for indictment or information\t3 years\n12-12-18\tNew indictment or information to replace one stolen, lost or destroyed\t1 year\n17-23-11\tProsecution of election law offenses\t1 year\n28-39-32\tTemporary disability insurance act offenses\t5 years\n30-13-46(a)\tProsecution for desertion, AWOL during war, aiding the enemy or mutiny under the Rhode Island Code of Military Justice\tNo limit\n30-13-46(b)\tProsecution for desertion in peacetime or perjury under the Rhode Island Code of Military Justice\t3 years\n30-13-46(c)\tProsecution for summary court-martial offenses under the Rhode Island Code of Military Justice\t2 years\n31-23.2-8\tTo enforce liability for tampering with odometers\t6 months\n46-7-4\tProceedings for forfeitures for wrongfully making fast a vessel to a stake or buoy, or damaging same, in the Pawtucket River, Warren River or upper Narragansett Bay, or to markers or beacons in other areas\t6 months","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 3 Jurisdiction and Venue of Offenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-3/12-3-10.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:23Z","sha256":"fb33456bc45600f1810eda6623a65fd8a6d7b810f2a6478c5dbe3c56bec2eedc","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-3-9","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-4-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}