Any officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in his or her custody under the governor’s warrant, in willful disobedience to § 12-9-12, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or be imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-9-13
Penalty for violating § 12-9-12
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 12-9-1 to 12-9-9 (37 sections).
P.L. 1947, ch. 1890, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 12-9-13.
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.