Rhode Island § 10-10-3 § 10-10-3. Form of writ from district court.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 10-10-3 — § 10-10-3. Form of writ from district court.

Rhode Island § 10-10-3

Title 10Courts and civil procedure–Procedure in particular actions

Ch. 10-10Imprisonment on Civil Process

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-10-3 (2026).

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§ 10-10-3. Form of writ from district court.
An original writ of arrest issued from a district court shall be substantially in
            the following form:
         

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.

SC.
To the sheriff of the county of .......... , his or her deputies, or to either of the town sergeants or constables in said county,
(SEAL)             Greeting: 
We command you to arrest the body of .........  of ................. , if to be found in your precinct, and .........  in safe custody keep, to answer the complaint of .........  of ................. , (The remainder as in a writ of summons.)

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§ 10-10-3. Form of writ from district court.

An original writ of arrest issued from a district court shall be substantially in the following form:

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.

SC.

To the sheriff of the county of .......... , his or her deputies, or to either of the town sergeants or constables in said county,

(SEAL) Greeting:

We command you to arrest the body of ......... of ................. , if to be found in your precinct, and ......... in safe custody keep, to answer the complaint of ......... of ................. , (The remainder as in a writ of summons.)

Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 509; G.L. 1909, ch. 299, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 349, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 559, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 10-10-3; P.L. 2021, ch. 77, § 10, effective June 23, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 78, § 10, effective June 23, 2021.