{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-7-11","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-11","heading":"Summons.","body":"(a) In any case in which a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed or is committing a misdemeanor, he or she may issue a summons to the person substantially in the following form:\n(Summons)\nSTATE OF RHODE ISLAND\nTo ................................\nYou are hereby summoned to appear before a judge of the District Court for the ......................... Division, located at .................. in the (City)(Town) of .................. , in the State of Rhode Island, on the ....... day of .................. , 20 ..... at ........ o'clock ........ m., to answer to a complaint charging you with the crime of ........ in violation of [statute, ordinance, etc.]\nIf you fail to appear and answer, a warrant will issue for your arrest.\nDated at ........ the ....... day of ............... 20 .....\n(b) Willful failure to appear in answer to this summons may be punished by a fine of not over fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment for not over fifteen (15) days.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 7 Arrest"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-7/12-7-11.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:24Z","sha256":"1a71ef2ebe7262a13a35da4212c7b965bb0d3e7c324a04f76b11d3cad4921f16","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-7-10","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-7-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}