Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-17-11 — § 9-17-11. Civil liability for failure to attend.

Rhode Island § 9-17-11
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Ch. 9-17Witnesses

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-17-11 (2026).

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§ 9-17-11. Civil liability for failure to attend.

Every witness who does not appear according to the tenor of the subpoena, and has no reasonable excuse for his or her nonappearance, shall be liable to an action by the aggrieved party for all damages sustained in consequence of the default.

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Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 364; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-11.

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