R.I. Traffic Trib. R. P. 26

(a) By Prosecuting

Officer or Attorney for State, Agency, or Municipality. The prosecuting officer

or the attorney for the state, agency, or municipality may terminate the prosecution

of a summons, however, a summons that charges a motorist under G.L. 1956 § 31-

27-2.1 alone, or any count of a summons that charges a motorist under G.L. 1956 §

31-27-2.1 may be terminated in accordance with G.L. 1956 § 42-9-4 only after notice

to the attorney for the state. The termination shall be in writing, either on the

customary judgment form or on a separate writing. It shall be dated and signed; the

name of the person terminating the prosecution shall be printed legibly beneath the

signature. A termination pursuant to this rule may not be filed during the trial without

the consent of the defendant.

(b) By the Court. If a defendant is subjected to unreasonable and prejudicial

delay in bringing a summons to trial, a motion to dismiss may be heard and granted

if it is found to be meritorious. The court on its own initiative may dismiss the

summons in the interests of justice.

(c) Dismissal Following Trial. No summons shall be terminated pursuant to

subsection (a) of this rule following the adjudication of a violation of the law.