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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-5.1-11 (2026)

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The contents of any intercepted wire, electronic, or oral communication or evidence derived from them shall not be received in evidence or otherwise disclosed in any criminal proceeding unless each party, not less than ten (10) days before the proceeding has been furnished with a copy of the application, order, and inventory under which the interception was authorized or approved. This ten (10) day period may be waived by the judge if he or she finds that it was not possible to furnish the party with the information more than ten (10) days before the proceeding and that the party will not be prejudiced by the delay in receiving the information.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1981–2007 · leading case: State v. Franco, 437 A.2d 1362 (R.I. 1981).
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State v. Franco, 437 A.2d 1362 (R.I. 1981). · cites it 5× “Franco contends on appeal that § 12-5.1-11 was not complied with in that the state did not physically “furnish” the application, order, and inventory of the wiretap, but merely made them available at the Attorney General’s office.”
State v. Oster, 922 A.2d 151 (R.I. 2007). “son may move to suppress the contents of any intercepted wire, electronic, or oral communication or evidence derived from them on the grounds that: "(1) The communication was unlawfully intercepted; "(2) The order under which it was intercepted is insufficient on its face; “(3)…”
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