AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS

Summary

The bill rewrites the time limits for filing criminal charges in Rhode Island. It eliminates any limitation for the most serious offenses, sets a ten‑year limit for second‑degree sexual assault and a list of other crimes, and creates a three‑year limit for most remaining offenses, with special rules for third‑degree sexual assault and certain environmental violations. The changes affect defendants, victims, and law‑enforcement agencies by altering how long a case can be brought.

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