Rhode Island General Laws 10-9-13. Failure of officer to deliver copy of process by which prisoner held
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Every officer who shall refuse or neglect, for six (6) hours, to deliver a true copy of the warrant or process, by which he or she detains any prisoner, to any person who shall demand such copy and tender the fees therefor, shall forfeit and pay to the prisoner the sum of one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 672; G.L. 1909, ch. 305, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 356, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 584, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 10-9-13.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 10-9-13
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6