Rhode Island § 10-13-13 § 10-13-13. Second citation to creditor by debtor not admitted to oath.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 10-13-13 — § 10-13-13. Second citation to creditor by debtor not admitted to oath.

Rhode Island § 10-13-13

Title 10Courts and civil procedure–Procedure in particular actions

Ch. 10-13Relief of Poor Debtors

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-13-13 (2026).

Text

§ 10-13-13. Second citation to creditor by debtor not admitted to oath.
If a debtor take out a citation to his or her committing creditor and have the citation
            served and subsequently withdraw the citation, or if upon trial he or she shall not
            be admitted to take the oath prescribed in § 10-13-8, he or she shall not be entitled to another citation to the same creditor unless
            on proof of some change of circumstances after the taking out of the first citation,
            a statement of which change of circumstances shall be annexed to, or cited in, the
            second citation and form a part thereof.
         

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§ 10-13-13. Second citation to creditor by debtor not admitted to oath.

If a debtor take out a citation to his or her committing creditor and have the citation served and subsequently withdraw the citation, or if upon trial he or she shall not be admitted to take the oath prescribed in § 10-13-8, he or she shall not be entitled to another citation to the same creditor unless on proof of some change of circumstances after the taking out of the first citation, a statement of which change of circumstances shall be annexed to, or cited in, the second citation and form a part thereof.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 260, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 326, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 377, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 563, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 10-13-13; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 34.