Rhode Island § 8-8-20 § 8-8-20. Sale of blank writs prohibited.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 8-8-20 — § 8-8-20. Sale of blank writs prohibited.

Rhode Island § 8-8-20

Title 8Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts

Ch. 8-8District Court

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-8-20 (2026).

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§ 8-8-20. Sale of blank writs prohibited.
No judge or clerk of the district court shall sell any blank writ officially signed
            by him or her to any person except an attorney at law or deliver to any person other
            than an attorney at law any such writ with permission, in the absence of the judge
            or clerk to fill or cause the writ to be filled, under a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00)
            for each offense and ineligibility to serve as a judge or clerk of the district court
            after conviction.
         

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§ 8-8-20. Sale of blank writs prohibited.

No judge or clerk of the district court shall sell any blank writ officially signed by him or her to any person except an attorney at law or deliver to any person other than an attorney at law any such writ with permission, in the absence of the judge or clerk to fill or cause the writ to be filled, under a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) for each offense and ineligibility to serve as a judge or clerk of the district court after conviction.