The superior court may require the complainant in any criminal pleading pending therein to give recognizance with sufficient surety to prosecute his or her complaint, with effect, and in default thereof the court may dismiss the complaint. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 22; G.L. 1909, ch. 273, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 323, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 496, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 8-2-37.
Rhode Island Legal Code