Rhode Island General Laws 10-13-11. Detainment for fees prohibited
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No person who has been admitted to take the oath as provided in § 10-13-8 shall be retained in a correctional institution for the prison fees or for the fees of the justice before whom he or she may have taken such oath.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 260, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 326, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 377, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 563, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-13-11; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 34.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 10-13-11
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- oath: includes affirmation; the word "sworn" includes affirmed; and the word "engaged" includes either sworn or affirmed. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-11
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6