Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-29-24 — § 42-29-24. Service of process on waters.

Rhode Island § 42-29-24
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 42State Affairs and Government
Ch. 42-29Sheriffs

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-29-24 (2026).

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§ 42-29-24. Service of process on waters.

Any deputy sheriff duly authorized may serve any writ or other process, whether of a civil or criminal nature, within any part of the waters of Narragansett Bay, and within any waters not more than one marine league from the seashore of the state at high-water mark.

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Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 208; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-24; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 1.

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