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General Laws of Rhode Island
Title 9 - COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE-PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 9-5 - WRITS, SUMMONS AND PROCESS
Section 9-5-6 - Writs and process operating throughout state - officers to whom directed

R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-6

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Current through 2024 Public Law 44
Section 9-5-6 - Writs and process operating throughout state - officers to whom directed

All writs, executions, and process shall run throughout the state and shall be directed for service to the division of sheriffs, or to a certified constable, but if any deputy sheriff is a party to the action or suit, the process shall be directed to the town sergeant or a certified constable and may be served by any one of them not a party to the action or suit.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-6

Amended by 2015 Pub. Laws, ch. 260, § 8, eff. 9/1/2015.
Amended by 2015 Pub. Laws, ch. 275, § 8, eff. 9/1/2015.
C.P.A. 1905, § 502; G.L. 1909, ch. 299, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 349, § 6; P.L. 1930, ch. 1618, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1900, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 514, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-6; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, §13; P.L. 2012 , ch. 324, § 16.