Rhode Island § 10-9-23 § 10-9-23. Enforcement of writ by attachment as for contempt.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 10-9-23 — § 10-9-23. Enforcement of writ by attachment as for contempt.

Rhode Island § 10-9-23

Title 10Courts and civil procedure–Procedure in particular actions

Ch. 10-9Habeas Corpus

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-9-23 (2026).

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§ 10-9-23. Enforcement of writ by attachment as for contempt.
If any person to whom a writ of habeas corpus shall be directed shall refuse to receive
            the writ or shall neglect to obey and execute it according to the provisions of this
            chapter and no sufficient excuse shall be shown for his or her refusal or neglect,
            the court before which the writ is returnable shall proceed immediately, by process
            of attachment as for a contempt, to compel obedience to the writ and to punish the
            person guilty of the contempt.
         

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§ 10-9-23. Enforcement of writ by attachment as for contempt.

If any person to whom a writ of habeas corpus shall be directed shall refuse to receive the writ or shall neglect to obey and execute it according to the provisions of this chapter and no sufficient excuse shall be shown for his or her refusal or neglect, the court before which the writ is returnable shall proceed immediately, by process of attachment as for a contempt, to compel obedience to the writ and to punish the person guilty of the contempt.