RI · rules
R.I. Dist. Ct. R. Crim. P. 21
Motion to Transfer
(a) For Prejudice in the Division. The court upon
motion of the defendant shall transfer the proceeding as to the defendant to another
division whether or not such division is specified in the defendant's motion if the
court is satisfied that there exists in the division where the prosecution is pending so
great a prejudice against the defendant that the defendant cannot obtain a fair and
impartial trial in that division.
(b) Transfer in Other Cases. For the convenience of parties and witnesses, and in
the interest of justice, the court upon motion of the defendant may transfer the
proceeding as to the defendant or any one or more of the counts thereof to another
division.
(c) Proceedings on Transfer. When a transfer is ordered pursuant to subdivisions
(a) or (b) of this rule the clerk shall transmit to the clerk of the court to which the
proceeding is transferred all papers in the proceeding or duplicates thereof and any
bail taken, and the prosecution shall continue in that division. After judgment has
been entered in the case, the clerk of the court in which the case was tried shall return
the record thereof to the clerk of the court from which the case was transferred.
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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