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§ 10-9-25 — § 10-9-25. Forfeiture for failure to receive and execute writ.

Rhode Island § 10-9-25
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 10Courts and civil procedure–Procedure in particular actions
Ch. 10-9Habeas Corpus

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-9-25 (2026).

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§ 10-9-25. Forfeiture for failure to receive and execute writ.

Every person guilty of such a refusal or neglect to receive and execute a writ of habeas corpus shall also forfeit and pay to the party aggrieved by the refusal or neglect one thousand dollars ($1,000).

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Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 676; G.L. 1909, ch. 305, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 356, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 584, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 10-9-25.

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