Section 10-10-3 Form of writ from district court.

RI Gen L § 10-10-3 (2019) (N/A)
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§ 10-10-3. Form of writ from district court. An original writ of arrest issued from a district court shall be substantially in the following form:

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.

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To the sheriff of the county of ........, his or her deputies, or to either of the town sergeants or constables in said county,

(SEAL) Greeting:..........

We command you to arrest the body of ........ of ................, if to be found in your precinct, and ........ in safe custody keep, to answer the complaint of ........ of ................, (The remainder as in a writ of summons.)

History of Section. (C.P.A. 1905, § 509; G.L. 1909, ch. 299, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 349, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 559, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 10-10-3.)