R.I. Fam. R. Crim. P. 10

As amended through June 7, 2024
Rule 10 - Proceedings Before a Judicial Officer; Arraignment
(a)Appearance Before a Judicial Officer. Unless otherwise provided by statute, an officer making an arrest under a warrant issued upon a complaint shall take the arrested person without unnecessary delay before a judicial officer of the Family Court as commanded in the warrant. Any person making an arrest without a warrant shall take the arrested person without unnecessary delay before a judicial officer in which the arrest was made or in the county in which the crime was committed. When a person arrested without a warrant is brought before a judicial officer, a complaint shall be filed forthwith. Whenever an arrest shall be made, the arrested person shall be afforded a prompt hearing for the purpose of admission to bail before a judicial officer or a bail commissioner; if the arrest is made pursuant to warrant and the amount of bail has been endorsed on the warrant, the person shall also be entitled to be taken promptly before an officer authorized to accept bail.
(b)Statement by the Judicial Officer. The judicial officer before whom the defendant is brought shall inform the defendant of the complaint against the defendant, of the defendant's right to retain an attorney and, of the defendant's right to request the assignment of an attorney if the defendant is unable to obtain an attorney. The judicial officer shall also inform the defendant that the defendant is not required to make a statement and that any statement made by the defendant may be used against the defendant. The judicial officer shall allow the defendant reasonable time and opportunity to consult an attorney and, where authorized by statute, shall admit the defendant to bail as provided in these rules.
(c)Arraignment. Arraignment shall be conducted in open court or in the discretion of the court, through the use of two-way simultaneous audio/video communication between a holding facility and the courthouse, and shall consist of reading the indictment, information, or complaint to the defendant or stating to the defendant the substance of the charge and calling on the defendant to plead thereto. The defendant shall be given a copy of the indictment, information, or complaint before the defendant is called upon to plead.

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