R.I. Fam. Ct. R. Crim. P. 10

(a) Appearance

Before a Judicial Officer. Unless otherwise provided by statute, an officer making

an arrest under a warrant issued upon a complaint shall take the arrested person

without unnecessary delay before a judicial officer of the Family Court as

commanded in the warrant. Any person making an arrest without a warrant shall take

the arrested person without unnecessary delay before a judicial officer in which the

arrest was made or in the county in which the crime was committed. When a person

arrested without a warrant is brought before a judicial officer, a complaint shall be

filed forthwith. Whenever an arrest shall be made, the arrested person shall be

afforded a prompt hearing for the purpose of admission to bail before a judicial

officer or a bail commissioner; if the arrest is made pursuant to warrant and the

amount of bail has been endorsed on the warrant, the person shall also be entitled to

be taken promptly before an officer authorized to accept bail.

(b) Statement by the Judicial Officer. The judicial officer before whom the

defendant is brought shall inform the defendant of the complaint against the

defendant, of the defendant's right to retain an attorney and, of the defendant's right

to request the assignment of an attorney if the defendant is unable to obtain an

attorney. The judicial officer shall also inform the defendant that the defendant is

not required to make a statement and that any statement made by the defendant may

be used against the defendant. The judicial officer shall allow the defendant

reasonable time and opportunity to consult an attorney and, where authorized by

statute, shall admit the defendant to bail as provided in these rules.

(c) Arraignment. Arraignment shall be conducted in open court or in the

discretion of the court, through the use of two-way simultaneous audio/video

communication between a holding facility and the courthouse, and shall consist of

reading the indictment, information, or complaint to the defendant or stating to the

defendant the substance of the charge and calling on the defendant to plead thereto.

The defendant shall be given a copy of the indictment, information, or complaint

before the defendant is called upon to plead.