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RI Gen L § 10-11-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-11 - Bail of Persons Imprisoned on Civil Process|Section 10-11-6 - Bond or indorsement in Providence county.

§ 10-11-6. Bond or indorsement in Providence county.In case bail be taken by the warden, the person becoming bail shall give bond to the warden in a penal sum equal to the damages stated in the writ; but if bail be taken by the officer who served the writ, the person becoming bail may give such bond to the officer, or may indorse his or her Christian name and surname on the back of the writ or process, which shall hold him or her as bail as in other cases.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 533; G.L. 1909, ch. 3009, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 350, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 561, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-11-6.
RI Gen L § 10-11-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-11 - Bail of Persons Imprisoned on Civil Process|Section 10-11-7 - Discharge of bail by surrender of principal pending action.

§ 10-11-7. Discharge of bail by surrender of principal pending action.Any person who shall become bail in any civil action, either by giving bail bond to the officer serving the writ therein or by indorsing the writ, or by giving bond to the warden of the adult correctional institutions, may, during the pendency of the action, discharge himself or herself as bail by bringing his or her principal into the court in which the action shall be pending and there delivering him or her into the custody of the court.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 258, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 324, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 375, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 565, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-11-7.
RI Gen L § 10-11-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-11 - Bail of Persons Imprisoned on Civil Process|Section 10-11-8 - Discharge of bail before judgment.

§ 10-11-8. Discharge of bail before judgment.A person may also, at any time before final judgment against him or her as bail, discharge himself or herself as bail in either of the two following modes:(1) By committing his or her principal to a correctional institution in the county in which he or she became bail or in which the writ of arrest was returnable, paying or tendering to the creditor or his or her attorney the costs, if any, which shall have accrued on the action against him or her as bail, and leaving with the warden of the institution a certified copy of the writ of arrest and the return of the officer thereon, and a certified copy of the bond given to the officer serving the writ or given to the warden of the adult correctional institutions, if either of the bonds have been given, and giving to the plaintiff, if in this state, or his or her agent or his or her attorney of record, notice in writing of the time and place of the commitment within six (6) days after making the commitment; or,(2) By bringing his or her principal into the court where the action against him or her as bail shall be pending, before final judgment shall be rendered thereon, after notice to the plaintiff or his or her attorney of record, paying the costs on the action against him or her as bail, the costs of the commitment of the principal and one week's board at the institution and delivering his or her principal into the custody of court.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 258, § 2; C.P.A. 1905, § 1149; G.L. 1909, ch. 324, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 375, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 565, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-11-8; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 54.
RI Gen L § 10-11-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-11 - Bail of Persons Imprisoned on Civil Process|Section 10-11-9 - Commitment of principal surrendered before judgment.

§ 10-11-9. Commitment of principal surrendered before judgment.If the principal shall be so surrendered by his or her bail to the court in which the original action is pending, he or she shall be by such court committed to a correctional institution, and there remain to be taken in execution or to be discharged in the same manner as though committed for want of bail in the first instance, and he or she shall remain in the institution in like manner if committed by his or her bail before final judgment be rendered in the action.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 258, § 3; C.P.A. 1905, § 1150; G.L. 1909, ch. 324, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 375, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 565, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-11-9.
RI Gen L § 10-11-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-11 - Bail of Persons Imprisoned on Civil Process|Section 10-11-10 - Commitment of principal after judgment.

§ 10-11-10. Commitment of principal after judgment.If the principal shall be committed by the bail to a correctional institution after the final judgment, or if, being surrendered by his or her bail to the court before which the action is pending against bail, he or she shall be committed by the court to a correctional institution, he or she shall there remain for the space of thirty (30) days, unless sooner discharged by order of law.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 258, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 324, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 375, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 565, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-11-10; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 54.
RI Gen L § 10-11-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-11 - Bail of Persons Imprisoned on Civil Process|Section 10-11-11 - Discharge of principal on failure to take execution.

§ 10-11-11. Discharge of principal on failure to take execution.If the principal be not taken in execution within thirty (30) days after final judgment against him or her when committed for want of bail, or when committed by his or her bail or by the court to which his or her bail shall have surrendered him or her before such final judgment, or within thirty (30) days after he or she shall have been committed by his or her bail or by the court to which his or her bail shall have surrendered him or her, pending action against his or her bail, such principal shall be discharged from the correctional institution upon payment of prison fees. In computing the periods of time provided in this section, time during which execution is stayed shall not be included.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 258, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 324, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 375, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 565, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-11-11; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 54.
RI Gen L § 10-11-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-11 - Bail of Persons Imprisoned on Civil Process|Section 10-11-12 - Death of principal discharging bail.

§ 10-11-12. Death of principal discharging bail.The death of the principal before the return day of the execution against him or her shall discharge the bail.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch 258, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 324, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 375, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 565, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 10-11-12.
RI Gen L § 10-11-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-11 - Bail of Persons Imprisoned on Civil Process|Section 10-11-13 - Judgment against bail.

§ 10-11-13. Judgment against bail.Whenever the principal shall avoid, so that his or her goods and chattels, real estate or other property subject to levy on execution, cannot be found to satisfy the execution, nor his or her body be found to be taken thereby, the plaintiff in the writ of arrest may bring a civil action against the bail in the same court wherein final judgment was rendered against the principal, and, in case no legal cause be shown to the contrary, judgment shall be given against the bail for the debt or damages and costs recovered against the principal, with interest and costs, and execution shall be awarded accordingly.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 258, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 324, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 375, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 565, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 10-13-13; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 54.
RI Gen L § 10-11-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-11 - Bail of Persons Imprisoned on Civil Process|Section 10-11-14 - Action against bail in superior court based on district court judgment.

§ 10-11-14. Action against bail in superior court based on district court judgment.The plaintiff in any suit in which judgment shall be rendered in the district court, and the amount of debt, costs and interest due upon the judgment of the district court shall exceed five thousand dollars ($5000), shall be entitled to maintain an action against the bail in the superior court for the county in which the judgment shall be rendered, in which action the proceedings shall be the same in all respects as if the judgment had been rendered in the court.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 258, § 8; C.P.A. 1905, § 1151; G.L. 1909, ch. 324, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 375, § 8; P.L. 1929, ch. 1331, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 565, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 10-11-14; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 54; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 22.
RI Gen L § 10-11-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-11 - Bail of Persons Imprisoned on Civil Process|Section 10-11-15 - Period after judgment allowed for action against bail.

§ 10-11-15. Period after judgment allowed for action against bail.No action against the bail shall be commenced unless it is within two (2) years next after the entering up of final judgment against the principal; provided, that if by reason of the absence of the bail from the state, service of process could not have been made within the time before mentioned, the action may be commenced at any time within two (2) years next after the return of the bail into the state. In computing the periods of time provided in this section, time during which execution is stayed shall not be included.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 258, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 324, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 375, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 565, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 10-11-15; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 54.
RI Gen L § 10-11-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-11 - Bail of Persons Imprisoned on Civil Process|Section 10-11-16 - Bail's remedy against principal.

§ 10-11-16. Bail's remedy against principal.The bail may have remedy by a civil action against his or her principal for all damages sustained by his or her becoming bail.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 258, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 324, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 375, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 565, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 10-11-16.
RI Gen L § 10-12-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-12 - Liberty of Jail Yard|Section 10-12-1 - Repealed.

§ 10-12-1. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 259, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 325, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 376, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 562, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-12-1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 55; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 33; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 234, § 27, effective June 20, 2012.
RI Gen L § 10-12-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-12 - Liberty of Jail Yard|Section 10-12-2 - Repealed.

§ 10-12-2. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 259, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 325, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 376, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 562, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-12-2; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 234, § 27, effective June 20, 2012.
RI Gen L § 10-12-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-12 - Liberty of Jail Yard|Section 10-12-3 - Limits of jail yard.

§ 10-12-3. Limits of jail yard.The limits of each county shall be the limits of the jail yard of the county.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 259, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 325, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 376, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 562, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 10-12-3.
RI Gen L § 10-12-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-12 - Liberty of Jail Yard|Section 10-12-4 - Entry into places within yard.

§ 10-12-4. Entry into places within yard.Any person confined in any correctional institution who shall give bond as provided in § 10-12-2 may go into any building or place within the exterior limits of the yard, complying with the bond and conforming to law.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 259, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 325, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 376, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 562, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-12-4; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 33.
RI Gen L § 10-12-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-12 - Liberty of Jail Yard|Section 10-12-5 - Assignment of property by person committed on execution.

§ 10-12-5. Assignment of property by person committed on execution.No person committed on execution shall have the liberty of the prison yard for more than thirty (30) days after his or her commitment, unless he or she shall within the thirty (30) days execute an assignment of all his or her estate of every kind not exempted from attachment by law, and wherever the same may be, to the warden of the institution and his or her successor in the office, and his or her heirs and assigns, in trust for the equal benefit of all his or her creditors in proportion to their demands.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 259, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 325, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 376, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 562, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-12-5.
RI Gen L § 10-12-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-12 - Liberty of Jail Yard|Section 10-12-6 - Warden's responsibility on assignment.

§ 10-12-6. Warden's responsibility on assignment.The warden receiving an assignment as provided in § 10-12-5 shall not be held responsible to any person for any property of any assignor, except such as he or she has actually received into his or her possession; provided, he or she shall assign all the interest he or she shall obtain thereby to the committing creditor, if a resident of this state, upon his or her request, or to such person, being a resident thereof, as the creditor shall name, to be held by the creditor or person so named, his or her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, for the purposes and uses set forth in the deed, and a record of the assignment and of the transfers shall be made by the warden.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 259, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 325, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 376, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 562, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-12-6; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 33.
RI Gen L § 10-12-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-12 - Liberty of Jail Yard|Section 10-12-7 - Failure to report or assign to warden deemed an escape.

§ 10-12-7. Failure to report or assign to warden deemed an escape.If any person so committed shall neglect to render himself or herself to the warden of the institution, in the institution, within thirty (30) days, or make an assignment as provided in § 10-12-5, he or she shall be deemed to have committed an escape under his or her bond for the liberty of the jail yard.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 259, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 325, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 376, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 562, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-12-7; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 33.
RI Gen L § 10-12-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-12 - Liberty of Jail Yard|Section 10-12-8 - Repealed.

§ 10-12-8. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 259, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 325, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 376, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 562, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-12-8; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 33; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 234, § 27, effective June 20, 2012.
RI Gen L § 10-12-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-12 - Liberty of Jail Yard|Section 10-12-9 - Judgment on jail yard bond.

§ 10-12-9. Judgment on jail yard bond.If the creditor shall obtain judgment on the bond for the breach of the condition thereof, he or she shall recover his or her just debt, with interest from the time judgment was rendered in the original suit, and twelve percent (12%) interest on the debt for his or her damages, and the court shall render judgment on the debt accordingly.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 259, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 325, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 376, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 562, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 10-12-9.
RI Gen L § 10-12-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-12 - Liberty of Jail Yard|Section 10-12-10 - Limitation of actions on jail yard bond.

§ 10-12-10. Limitation of actions on jail yard bond.No action shall be maintained for the breach of any bond given for the liberty of the jail yard as provided in § 10-12-2, unless the action is brought within one year after the time the breach was committed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 259, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 325, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 376, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 562, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 10-12-10; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 33.
RI Gen L § 10-13-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-13 - Relief of Poor Debtors|Section 10-13-1 - Application to take poor debtor's oath.

§ 10-13-1. Application to take poor debtor's oath.Except as is otherwise provided by § 10-13-2, any person who shall be imprisoned for debt whether on a writ of arrest issued at the commencement of an action, mesne process, or execution, or on execution awarded against him or her as defendant in any action to recover the possession of land or trespass to land, in which title to the land was in dispute between the parties, may complain to the justice of any district court in the county where the person shall be committed that he or she has no estate, real or personal, wherewith to support himself or herself in a correctional institution or to pay institution charges and may request to be admitted to take the poor debtor's oath.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 260, § 1; C.P.A. 1905, § 1153; G.L. 1909, ch. 326, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 377, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 563, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-13-1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 56.
RI Gen L § 10-13-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-13 - Relief of Poor Debtors|Section 10-13-2 - Persons not entitled to take oath.

§ 10-13-2. Persons not entitled to take oath.No person who shall be committed on execution awarded against him or her as plaintiff in replevin or as defendant in any action on a penal statute or in any action for conversion or detention of personal property, or for any malicious injury to the person, health or reputation of the plaintiff in such suit, or for seduction, or for any trespass, excepting only such as are particularly named in § 10-13-1, shall be deemed to be within the meaning of the provisions of that section or entitled to be admitted to take the oath as provided in § 10-13-1.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 260, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 326, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 377, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 563, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 10-13-2; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 56; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 34.
RI Gen L § 10-13-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-13 - Relief of Poor Debtors|Section 10-13-3 - Citation to creditor to show cause against debtor's oath.

§ 10-13-3. Citation to creditor to show cause against debtor's oath.The justice shall forthwith issue a citation to the creditor, if within this state, or if the creditor does not live within this state, then to his or her agent or attorney of record within this state, or if he or she has no agent or attorney, then to the creditor without the state, to appear at the time and place as the justice shall appoint, to show cause, if any he or she have, why the person complaining as provided in § 10-13-1 should not be admitted to take the poor debtor's oath.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 260, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 326, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 377, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 563, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 10-13-3; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 34.
RI Gen L § 10-13-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-13 - Relief of Poor Debtors|Section 10-13-4 - Service of citation on creditor.

§ 10-13-4. Service of citation on creditor.The citation shall be served on the creditor, his or her agent or attorney as provided in § 10-13-3, seven (7) days at least before the time appointed as provided in § 10-13-3, by reading the citation to him or her, or by leaving an attested copy with some person living at his or her last and usual place of abode, by a member of the division of sheriffs or either of the town sergeants or constables in the county in which the creditor, his or her agent or attorney, shall reside. If the creditor does not live or have any agent or attorney within this state, the service shall be made upon the creditor by any disinterested person.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 260, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 326, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 377, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 563, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 10-13-4; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 34; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 28.
RI Gen L § 10-13-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-13 - Relief of Poor Debtors|Section 10-13-5 - Citations to state as creditor.

§ 10-13-5. Citations to state as creditor.Every person imprisoned or liable to be imprisoned in any suit in favor of the state, entitled to the oath prescribed in § 10-13-8, may apply for and have a citation to the state, to show cause why he or she should not be admitted to take the debtor's oath.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 260, § 25; G.L. 1909, ch. 326, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 377, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 563, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 10-13-5.
RI Gen L § 10-13-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-13 - Relief of Poor Debtors|Section 10-13-6 - Service of citation on attorney general.

§ 10-13-6. Service of citation on attorney general.The citation described in § 10-13-5 shall be issued to and served upon the attorney general, in the same manner and with the same effect as is provided in the case of creditors other than the state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 260, § 26; G.L. 1909, ch. 326, § 26; G.L. 1923, ch. 377, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 563, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 10-13-6; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 34.