Rhode Island § 13-6-1 § 13-6-1. Life prisoners deemed civilly dead.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 13-6-1 — § 13-6-1. Life prisoners deemed civilly dead.

Rhode Island § 13-6-1

Title 13Criminals – Correctional Institutions

Ch. 13-6Loss of Rights by Prisoners

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-6-1 (2026).

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§ 13-6-1. Life prisoners deemed civilly dead.
Every person imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions for life shall, with
            respect to all rights of property, to the bond of matrimony and to all civil rights
            and relations of any nature whatsoever, be deemed to be dead in all respects, as if
            his or her natural death had taken place at the time of conviction. However, the bond
            of matrimony shall not be dissolved, nor shall the rights to property or other rights
            of the husband or wife of the imprisoned person be terminated or impaired, except
            on the entry of a lawfully obtained decree for divorce.
         

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§ 13-6-1. Life prisoners deemed civilly dead.

Every person imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions for life shall, with respect to all rights of property, to the bond of matrimony and to all civil rights and relations of any nature whatsoever, be deemed to be dead in all respects, as if his or her natural death had taken place at the time of conviction. However, the bond of matrimony shall not be dissolved, nor shall the rights to property or other rights of the husband or wife of the imprisoned person be terminated or impaired, except on the entry of a lawfully obtained decree for divorce.

Legislative History

G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 59; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 59; G.L. 1938, ch. 624, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-6-1.