Section 230-RICR-30-40-1.9 - Service, Forms and ReturnsA. All Certified Constables may effectuate service between the hours of six (6:00) A.M. and ten (10:00) P.M. except for extraordinary circumstances that necessitate service outside those times.B. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-24, no civil process whatsoever shall be served on Sunday, but every such service shall be utterly void.C. Pursuant to the Rules of any and all Rhode Island courts, personal service of a summons and its associated documents, or of other documents not inconsistent with the law, may include but is not limited to leaving the aforementioned document(s) at the person's dwelling house or usual place of abode with someone of suitable age and discretion residing there or therein.D. All Certified Constables are required to provide such information as is mandated by law whether or not the form on which to document his or her activity requests it, and such information includes but is not limited to: 1. The date and time of the service;2. For a nine (9) day trespass and ejectment, the date and time of the posting pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-10;3. The name of the individual that accepted service and his or her printed and signed name if the individual is accepting service for a government agency; and4. The details and circumstance of both a tenant's eviction and the method by which the Certified Constable took possession of the subject property.E. Returns. All Certified Constables must provide a timely and accurate return of service or proof of service that must include the date, time, location and description of the service except as provided by R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-22-1et seq., and must accurately state any fee received by a Certified Constable in connection with such service, in addition to any other requirements of any Rhode Island Court and on such forms as may be required.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-30-40-1.9
Adopted effective 2/24/2022
Amended effective 3/28/2022