Rhode Island General Laws Title 12. Criminal Procedure § 12-9-16. Warrant of arrest on affidavit

Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before any judge of this state with the commission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under §§ 12-9-7 and 12-9-8, with having fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in that state and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the terms of his or her bail, probation, or parole, or whenever complaint shall have been made before any judge in this state setting forth on the affidavit of any credible person in another state that a crime has been committed in that other state and that the accused has been charged in that state with the commission of the crime, and, except in cases arising under §§ 12-9-7 and 12-9-8, has fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in that state and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the terms of his or her bail, probation, or parole, and is believed to be in this state, the judge shall issue a warrant directed to any peace officer commanding him or her to apprehend the person named in the warrant, wherever he or she may be found in this state, and to bring him or her before the judge or any other judge or court who or which may be available in or convenient of access to the place where the arrest may be made, to answer the charges or complaint and affidavit, and a certified copy of the sworn charge or complaint and affidavit upon which the warrant is issued shall be attached to the warrant.