{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-7-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-5","heading":"Arrest on improper ground.","body":"If a lawful cause of arrest exists, the arrest shall be lawful even though the officer made the arrest on an improper ground.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 7 Arrest"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-7/12-7-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:24Z","sha256":"52f013f05425ac787bc9e4b1385089e643d6ccedac0e2763417faad537c5a1a9","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-7-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-7-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}