Rhode Island § 9-15-20 § 9-15-20. Protection of parties and witnesses in referred matters.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-15-20 — § 9-15-20. Protection of parties and witnesses in referred matters.

Rhode Island § 9-15-20

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-15Referees, Auditors, and Masters in Chancery

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-15-20 (2026).

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§ 9-15-20. Protection of parties and witnesses in referred matters.
Masters in chancery, auditors, and referees shall have the same power to issue writs
            of protection to parties and witnesses in matters pending before them as is possessed
            by the courts from which they derive their appointment, and the signing of such writs
            by any one master, auditor, or referee, who has been duly sworn, shall be sufficient.
         

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§ 9-15-20. Protection of parties and witnesses in referred matters.

Masters in chancery, auditors, and referees shall have the same power to issue writs of protection to parties and witnesses in matters pending before them as is possessed by the courts from which they derive their appointment, and the signing of such writs by any one master, auditor, or referee, who has been duly sworn, shall be sufficient.