Rhode Island General Laws 22-4-2. Exemption from process
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The person of every member of the general assembly shall be exempt from arrest, and his or her estate from attachment, in any civil action, during the session of the general assembly, and two (2) days before the commencement and two (2) days after the termination of the session; and all process served contrary to this section shall be void.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 600; G.L. 1909, ch. 302, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 352, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 304, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 22-4-2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 22-4-2
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6