Rhode Island § 9-26-3 § 9-26-3. Body of deceased person exempt.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-26-3 — § 9-26-3. Body of deceased person exempt.

Rhode Island § 9-26-3

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-26Levy and Sale on Execution

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-3 (2026).

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§ 9-26-3. Body of deceased person exempt.
The body of a deceased person shall not be liable to be taken for debt or damages
            on execution or upon any process whatsoever; and if any officer shall, under color
            of an execution or process, seize or take the body of any deceased person for debt
            or damages, he or she shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or
            be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months.
         

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§ 9-26-3. Body of deceased person exempt.

The body of a deceased person shall not be liable to be taken for debt or damages on execution or upon any process whatsoever; and if any officer shall, under color of an execution or process, seize or take the body of any deceased person for debt or damages, he or she shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months.