{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-4-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-4-5","heading":"Exemption from recognizance — Domestic abuse.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no requirement shall be made of any complainant to enter into a recognizance of any sum to prosecute a complaint for domestic assault.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 4 Recognizance to Keep the Peace"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-4/12-4-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:23Z","sha256":"cb3324279bdb27c142f9e5d81eddbf74b15fd82dbe19895397c268b7b6be4d2c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-4-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-4-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}