An arrest is made by the restraint of the person to be arrested or by his or her submission of his or her person to the custody of the person making the arrest.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-7
Methods of arrest
G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-7.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.