AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST

Summary

The bill adds a new section to Rhode Island’s arrest laws permitting trained public safety or security staff at private colleges to temporarily detain someone on campus when they have probable cause for a felony or certain violent misdemeanors. Detentions are limited, must be reported to police, and cannot be treated as arrests. The measure also sets training, reporting, and liability rules for the institutions.

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