Rhode Island § 22-4-1 § 22-4-1. Warrants to compel attendance.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 22-4-1 — § 22-4-1. Warrants to compel attendance.

Rhode Island § 22-4-1

Title 22General Assembly

Ch. 22-4Exemptions and Liabilities of Members

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 22-4-1 (2026).

Text

§ 22-4-1. Warrants to compel attendance.
The attendance of senators elect and representatives elect, and of senators and representatives,
            may be compelled by warrant for that purpose under the hand of the presiding officer
            for the time being of the senate or house of representatives, as the case may be,
            directed to any deputy sheriff, which warrant may be executed by that officer in any
            county.
         

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§ 22-4-1. Warrants to compel attendance.

The attendance of senators elect and representatives elect, and of senators and representatives, may be compelled by warrant for that purpose under the hand of the presiding officer for the time being of the senate or house of representatives, as the case may be, directed to any deputy sheriff, which warrant may be executed by that officer in any county.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 31; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 32; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 33; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 33; G.L. 1956, § 22-4-1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 51.