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RI Gen L § 33-17-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-14 - Copies of bond - Suit in name of court.

§ 33-17-14. Copies of bond — Suit in name of court.Every person interested in a bond given to a probate court shall be entitled to a copy of the bond on payment of the fee therefor, and to sue on the bond in the name of the court to which the bond is given.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1025; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-14.
RI Gen L § 33-17-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-15 - Beneficiaries of suit on bond shown - Costs.

§ 33-17-15. Beneficiaries of suit on bond shown — Costs.The writ, in addition to the usual indorsement of the name of the plaintiff and attorney, if there be one, shall also have written thereon the name or names of the person or persons for whose benefit the suit is brought, who shall give surety for costs as in other cases, and against whom, if the defendant recover, execution for costs shall issue.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1026; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-15.
RI Gen L § 33-17-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-16 - Facts to be shown by creditor suing on bond.

§ 33-17-16. Facts to be shown by creditor suing on bond.If a suit is brought by a creditor of the deceased person, he or she shall show:(1) That his or her claim has been duly filed;(2) That his or her claim has not been disallowed by the executor or administrator, or has been established by commissioners, or by judgment; and(3) That a decree of unfaithful administration has been entered as provided in § 33-17-17, and if the estate be insolvent, he or she shall also produce a copy of the order of distribution.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1027; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-16.
RI Gen L § 33-17-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-17 - Decree of unfaithful administration.

§ 33-17-17. Decree of unfaithful administration.If any executor or administrator shall neglect or refuse to raise money out of the estate by collecting debts due or by selling the personal estate, or the real estate, if need be, and has power, or can obtain leave, to sell the same, or shall neglect or refuse to pay over what he or she has in his or her hands to the several creditors of the testator or intestate whose claims have been filed and allowed or proved according to law, or shall otherwise fail to perform his or her duties as executor or administrator, and, after citation before the probate court, shall fail to show reasonable cause therefor, the court may decree that he or she is guilty of unfaithful administration; and thereupon an action may be brought upon the bond of the executor or administrator by any creditor who may have been damnified thereby.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1028; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-17.
RI Gen L § 33-17-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-18 - Evidence in action by distributee.

§ 33-17-18. Evidence in action by distributee.If the suit be brought by a distributee for his or her part of the personal estate, he or she shall exhibit a copy of the decree of the probate court, ascertaining its amount, and prove that he or she has made a demand therefor upon the administrator.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1029; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-18.
RI Gen L § 33-17-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-19 - Hearing and judgment of forfeiture of bond.

§ 33-17-19. Hearing and judgment of forfeiture of bond.Upon a hearing upon the forfeiture of a bond, the court shall examine the claims of the several persons whose names are indorsed upon the writ, and judgment shall be rendered for those persons, respectively, for the amount so ascertained to be due to each (but with only one bill of costs, each claimant, however, being allowed fees of witnesses called in his or her behalf), in form, substantially, that the probate court shall have execution for the judgment to the use of the persons in whose favor judgment shall be rendered.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1030; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-19.
RI Gen L § 33-17-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-20 - Execution on judgment of forfeiture.

§ 33-17-20. Execution on judgment of forfeiture.Any person to whose use judgment shall be rendered in the name of the probate court as provided in § 33-17-19 may sue out execution thereon and have the execution levied according to law, and shall be deemed to be the creditor to every intent and purpose whatsoever.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1031; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-20.
RI Gen L § 33-17-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-21 - Addition of parties to suit for forfeiture.

§ 33-17-21. Addition of parties to suit for forfeiture.During the pendency of a forfeiture suit, the court may, on motion, permit any person interested to become a party to the suit by indorsing his or her name on the writ, and by giving surety for costs, if required; and thereupon the person shall have the same rights and be subject to the same liabilities as if his or her name had been indorsed upon the writ before the service thereof.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1032; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-21.
RI Gen L § 33-17-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-22 - Action on judgment for penalty.

§ 33-17-22. Action on judgment for penalty.After judgment for the penalty of a bond, any person interested, upon giving surety for costs as in other cases, may bring a civil action on the judgment; and upon proof of his or her claim may have judgment so that an execution shall issue to his or her use.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1033; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-22; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 61.
RI Gen L § 33-17-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-23 - Obligors not released by judgment on bond.

§ 33-17-23. Obligors not released by judgment on bond.No suit or judgment on a bond shall abate or bar any suit thereon against any obligor against whom no suit has been commenced or judgment rendered.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1034; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-23.
RI Gen L § 33-17-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-24 - Suit on bond following judgment for obligor.

§ 33-17-24. Suit on bond following judgment for obligor.A judgment in favor of the obligor shall in no case bar any suit on a bond for the benefit of a different claimant or of the same claimant for a different claim.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1035; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-24.
RI Gen L § 33-17-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-25 - Suit for benefit of all interested in estate.

§ 33-17-25. Suit for benefit of all interested in estate.A suit may also be brought on a bond for the benefit of all concerned in the estate at the instance of any party interested, who shall give surety for costs to the defendant on the writ, and satisfactory bond to the probate court securing the court against expenses and costs; in which case, indorsement that the suit is brought for the benefit of all interested in the estate shall be made upon the writ.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1036; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-25.
RI Gen L § 33-17-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-26 - Suit on bond for failure to inventory or account for property.

§ 33-17-26. Suit on bond for failure to inventory or account for property.Suit on a probate bond, except the bond authorized by § 33-17-3, may be brought whenever it shall appear that the administrator or the executor has received the personal estate of the testator or intestate and has not, after being cited by the court to do so, exhibited upon oath a particular inventory of the estate, or has refused or neglected to account upon oath for the property of the testator or intestate by him or her received.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1037; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 26; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-26.
RI Gen L § 33-17-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-27 - Judgment and execution in suit for failure to inventory or account.

§ 33-17-27. Judgment and execution in suit for failure to inventory or account.In the cases mentioned in § 33-17-26, judgment shall be rendered against the executor or administrator so in default for the full penalty of the bond; and, upon a hearing upon forfeiture, the court shall award execution against the executor or administrator in favor of the probate court for the full value of the personal estate of the deceased proved to have come to his or her hands, or, in case he or she has once accounted, remaining or being in his or her hands at and since the last accounting, without any discount, abatement, or allowance for charges and expenses of administration.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1038; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-27.
RI Gen L § 33-17-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-28 - Administration of amount recovered in suit for failure to inventory or account.

§ 33-17-28. Administration of amount recovered in suit for failure to inventory or account.In case of a recovery, the amount so recovered shall be deemed to be the property of the testator or intestate, and, after paying therefrom all expenses of recovery, shall be administered by a new administrator to be appointed for that purpose.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1039; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-28.
RI Gen L § 33-17-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians|Section 33-17-29 - Consolidation of suits against joint fiduciaries - Execution.

§ 33-17-29. Consolidation of suits against joint fiduciaries — Execution.Whenever suits are brought upon separate bonds of joint executors, administrators, or guardians, they may be consolidated. If judgment for the penal sum is obtained upon more than one of the bonds, one execution shall issue for the amount found due for defaults for which two (2) or more principals on the bonds are found liable, and separate executions shall issue for the amount found due for all individual defaults of either of the principals.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1040; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-29.
RI Gen L § 33-18-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally|Section 33-18-1 - Publication of qualification of fiduciary - Statement filed by clerk.

§ 33-18-1. Publication of qualification of fiduciary — Statement filed by clerk.Upon the qualification of every executor, administrator, conservator, or guardian, the probate clerk shall give notice of the qualification by publication in any newspaper and as often as the court may direct, and in the newspaper shall notify creditors to file their claims in the office of the probate clerk within the time required by law. The clerk shall file in the court a written statement setting out a copy of the notice, the dates, and place of its publication, and generally his or her compliance with the order of the court. A certified copy of the statement shall be admitted as evidence of the time, place, and manner in which notice was given.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 845; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 31; P.L. 1921, ch. 2075, § 1; P.L. 1922, ch. 2196, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 31; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 29; P.L. 1941, ch. 1003, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-1.
RI Gen L § 33-18-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally|Section 33-18-2 - General grounds for removal of fiduciary.

§ 33-18-2. General grounds for removal of fiduciary.Whenever an executor, administrator, or guardian shall for any cause become incapable of executing his or her trust, or shall neglect or refuse to do the duties of the trust, or shall waste the estate of his or her ward or that on which he or she administers, the probate court, upon petition, and after hearing, may remove the executor, administrator or guardian from office and appoint an administrator or guardian in place of the person so removed, and take such other action as occasion may require.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 827; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-2.
RI Gen L § 33-18-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally|Section 33-18-3 - Citation in action to remove fiduciary.

§ 33-18-3. Citation in action to remove fiduciary.Whenever complaint shall be made by any person interested in the estate, or by any creditor, or by the surety on the bond of any executor, administrator or guardian, for the removal of an executor, administrator or guardian, a citation shall issue to the executor, administrator or guardian, embodying the substance of the complaint, or with a copy of the complaint annexed, which citation shall be in the form, and shall be served, as provided in § 33-22-12.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 773; G.L. 1909, ch. 309, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 360, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 571, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-3.
RI Gen L § 33-18-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally|Section 33-18-4 - Resignation of fiduciary.

§ 33-18-4. Resignation of fiduciary.Whenever an executor, administrator, or guardian shall in writing resign his or her trust to the probate court having jurisdiction of the estate, the court may accept the resignation and, upon petition, appoint a successor, who shall have all the power that the person resigning had unless provision to the contrary is made by will; but no resignation shall be accepted until the person resigning shall have settled his or her accounts with the court.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 828; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-4.
RI Gen L § 33-18-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally|Section 33-18-5 - Appointment of new fiduciary - Powers of survivors - New bond.

§ 33-18-5. Appointment of new fiduciary — Powers of survivors — New bond.In case the person so resigning was the sole executor, administrator, or guardian, the court shall appoint an administrator or guardian as a successor; if he or she were a joint executor or joint testamentary guardian, the continuing executor or guardian, if required, shall give a new bond; but if he or she were a joint administrator or guardian appointed by the court, a new administrator or guardian, if deemed advisable, may be appointed in the place of the one so resigning; and a new bond of the survivor, or of the survivor with the new administrator or guardian, shall be given, and other proceedings shall be taken as may be deemed advisable.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 829; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-5.
RI Gen L § 33-18-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally|Section 33-18-6 - Transfer of records and property to successor fiduciary - Action on bond.

§ 33-18-6. Transfer of records and property to successor fiduciary — Action on bond.An administrator or guardian appointed to succeed an executor, administrator, or guardian shall demand and receive of the preceding executor, administrator, or guardian, his or her heirs, executors, or administrators, all the goods and effects, books of account, securities, documents, or papers whatsoever belonging to the estate held by him or her or them, and in case of neglect or refusal to deliver them the probate court may, upon the petition of the successor or of any person beneficially interested, after hearing thereon, order the person holding them to deliver the property so held by him or her, and shall have the power to enforce the order by summary process for contempt, and the successor may also bring an action for the recovery of property, and the successor shall also bring an action on the bond of the preceding executor, administrator or guardian against all parties liable on the bond, which action when brought shall bar all actions by others on the bond for the same breach; but if the successor neglects or refuses to bring an action on the bond after written request therefor by any person interested, it shall be deemed a breach of his or her bond, and in this case suit may be brought on the first named bond by any person interested.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 830; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-6.
RI Gen L § 33-18-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally|Section 33-18-7 - Continuation of actions by or against successor fiduciary.

§ 33-18-7. Continuation of actions by or against successor fiduciary.Whenever an executor, administrator, or guardian, by or against whom any action concerning the estate of the testator, intestate or ward is prosecuted shall die, resign, or be removed, the action shall not thereby be abated, but the successor, if any, may come into court to prosecute or defend, or may be summoned in, in such manner as the court may direct.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 831; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-7.
RI Gen L § 33-18-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally|Section 33-18-8 - Judgment against fiduciary in continuation of action by or against decedent.

§ 33-18-8. Judgment against fiduciary in continuation of action by or against decedent.If an executor, administrator, or guardian shall neglect to appear and take upon himself or herself the prosecution or defense of an action, suit, or proceeding as provided in § 33-9-24, being duly notified thereof by order of the court where the same shall be pending, or if, having appeared and become a party thereto, judgment shall pass against the executor, administrator, or guardian, the court, subject to the provisions of § 33-11-44, may enter judgment against the estate in the hands of the executor, administrator, or guardian, and the like process shall be had thereon as if the action, suit, or proceeding had been originally commenced against him or her in his or her original capacity.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 971; G.L. 1909, ch. 318, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 369, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 579, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-8.
RI Gen L § 33-18-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally|Section 33-18-9 - Appointment of agent by nonresident fiduciary.

§ 33-18-9. Appointment of agent by nonresident fiduciary.Every executor, administrator or guardian appointed in, but residing out of, the state shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her trust, appoint in writing an agent residing in this state, and shall by the writing agree that the service of any legal process against him or her as executor, administrator, or guardian, if made on, or acknowledged by, the agent, shall be of the same legal effect as if made on himself or herself personally within this state. The writing shall have the address of the agent, and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the probate court by which the appointment was made, and the notice of appointment of the executor, administrator, or guardian shall state the name and address of his or her agent.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 858; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 44; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 44; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 42; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-9.
RI Gen L § 33-18-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally|Section 33-18-10 - Appointment of agent by fiduciary removing from state.

§ 33-18-10. Appointment of agent by fiduciary removing from state.Every executor, administrator, or guardian appointed in this state but who thereafter leaves the state shall in writing appoint a like agent with like stipulations, and shall cause the writing to be filed in the office of the clerk of the probate court which appointed him or her.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 859; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 45; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 45; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 43; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-10.
RI Gen L § 33-18-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally|Section 33-18-11 - Death, resignation, or removal of fiduciary's agent from state.

§ 33-18-11. Death, resignation, or removal of fiduciary's agent from state.If an agent appointed under the provisions of §§ 33-18-9 and 33-18-10 dies, resigns, or leaves the state before the final settlement of the estate, another like appointment shall be made and filed as above provided.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 860; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 46; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 46; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 44; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-11.