Rhode Island General Laws 9-26-29. Execution against body of a deputy sheriff for want of property
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For want of goods and chattels and real estate or other property, subject to levy on execution, the director of public safety may designate a deputy sheriff to take the body of the defendant and commit him or her to the adult correctional institutions, whenever the writ of execution shall command him or her so to do.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 651; G.L. 1909, ch. 304, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 355, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 553, § 26; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-26-29; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 76; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 19.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-26-29
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.