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RI Gen L § 10-3-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-3 - Arbitration|Section 10-3-17 - Papers filed for judgment.

§ 10-3-17. Papers filed for judgment.Any party to a proceeding for an order confirming, modifying or correcting an award shall, when the order is entered, file with the clerk, for the entry of judgment thereon, the following papers:(1) The agreement, the selection or appointment, if any, of an additional arbitrator or umpire, and each written extension of the time, if any, within which to make the award.(2) The award.(3) Each notice, affidavit or other paper used upon an application to confirm, modify or correct the award, and a copy of each order of the court upon such an application.History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1408, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 475, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 10-3-17.
RI Gen L § 10-3-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-3 - Arbitration|Section 10-3-18 - Effect of judgment.

§ 10-3-18. Effect of judgment.The judgment so entered shall have the same force and effect, in all respects, as, and be subject to all the provisions of law relating to, a judgment in an action at law; and it may be enforced as if it has been rendered in an action at law in the court in which it is entered.History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1408, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 475, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 10-3-18.
RI Gen L § 10-3-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-3 - Arbitration|Section 10-3-19 - Appeal to supreme court.

§ 10-3-19. Appeal to supreme court.Any party aggrieved by any ruling or order made in any court proceeding as authorized in this chapter may obtain review as in any civil action, and upon the entry of any final order provided in § 10-3-3, or an order confirming, modifying or vacating an award, he or she may appeal to the supreme court as provided for appeals in civil actions, and the supreme court shall make such orders in the premises as the rights of the parties and the ends of justice require.History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1408, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 475, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 10-3-19; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 49; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 93.
RI Gen L § 10-3-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-3 - Arbitration|Section 10-3-20 - Severability.

§ 10-3-20. Severability.If any provision of this chapter shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, the unconstitutionality or invalidity shall in no way affect the validity of any other portion thereof which can be given reasonable effect without the part so declared unconstitutional or invalid.History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1408, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 475, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 10-3-20.
RI Gen L § 10-3-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-3 - Arbitration|Section 10-3-21 - Sureties - Bound to arbitration award on construction contract.

§ 10-3-21. Sureties — Bound to arbitration award on construction contract.(a) If a contractor principal on a bond furnished to guarantee performance or payment on a construction contract and the claimant are parties to a written contract with a provision to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising under the contract, the arbitration provisions shall apply to the surety for all disputes involving questions of the claimant's right of recovery against the surety. Either the claimant, the contractor principal, or surety may demand arbitration in accordance with the written contract in one arbitration proceeding. The arbitration award shall decide all controversies subject to arbitration between the claimant, on the one hand, and the contractor principal and surety on the other hand, including all questions involving liability of the contractor principal and surety on the construction bond, but a claimant must file suit for recovery against the surety within the time limits set forth by law or by the terms of the bond when there are no applicable statutory provisions. The arbitration shall be in accordance with § 10-3-1 et seq. and the court shall enter judgment on the arbitration as provided in the agreement.(b) The arbitrator or arbitrators, if more than one, shall make findings of fact as to the compliance with the requirements for recovery against the surety, and those findings of fact shall be a part of the award binding on all parties to the arbitration.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 456, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 93.
RI Gen L § 10-4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-1 - Residence of assignee - Bond.

§ 10-4-1. Residence of assignee — Bond.Every assignee at common law for the benefit of creditors shall be a resident of the state and shall give bond to the clerk of the superior court, with some surety company authorized to do business in this state, as surety, in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000), conditioned on the faithful performance of his or her duties. All such bonds shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court and may be sued upon in the proper court at the relation of any party interested or aggrieved, upon surety for costs being given to the court in which the suit is brought. Joint assignees may give joint or several bonds.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 1; C.P.A. 1905, § 1212; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 1; P.L. 1936, ch. 2390, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 585, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-1.
RI Gen L § 10-4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-2 - Filing of schedules and lists - Certificate of deed of assignment.

§ 10-4-2. Filing of schedules and lists — Certificate of deed of assignment.Every person making an assignment at common law for the benefit of creditors shall file with his or her assignee a sworn itemized schedule of all his or her assets, showing the amount and kind of his or her property, where located and the cash value thereof, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, and a list of his or her creditors, stating their names, residences, and the amounts due each of them, and the evidences thereof and securities therefor, if any, held by them. The sworn itemized schedule and the bond required in § 10-4-1 shall be filed with the clerk of the superior court who shall certify on the deed of assignment that the assignee named in the deed of assignment has complied with the provisions of § 10-4-1 and this section. No city or town clerk shall accept any deed of assignment for record unless it shall bear the certificate of the clerk of the superior court showing compliance with § 10-4-1 and this section, and any deed of assignment which does not bear the certificate showing compliance with § 10-4-1 and this section shall be null and void.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 2; P.L. 1936, ch. 2390, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 94.
RI Gen L § 10-4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-3 - Place of filing of papers.

§ 10-4-3. Place of filing of papers.In all proceedings arising under this chapter, whenever the assignor or some one of the assignors is an inhabitant of or located in Providence or Bristol county, the papers shall be filed in the clerk's office of the superior court in Providence; and whenever the assignor or one of the assignors is an inhabitant of or located in either Newport, Kent, or Washington county, the papers shall be filed in the clerk's office of the superior court in Newport, East Greenwich, or South Kingstown, respectively.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 9; C.P.A. 1905, § 1214; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-3.
RI Gen L § 10-4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-4 - Recording and notice of assignments.

§ 10-4-4. Recording and notice of assignments.Every assignee under this chapter shall immediately cause the deed of assignment to be recorded in the registry of deeds in each town or city in which there may be real estate of the assignor on which it may operate, and in any event in the registry of deeds of the town or city where the assignor resides or is located, and shall immediately give public notice of his or her qualification, with notice to all creditors to present claims and all debtors to make payments to the assignee, in some newspaper published in the county in which the assignor resides or is located; and the assignee shall immediately also notify creditors by depositing like notice in the United States mail, postpaid, and directed to the creditors at their respective address as they appear in the schedule made by the assignor and filed with the assignee.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-4; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 94.
RI Gen L § 10-4-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-5 - Removal or replacement of assignee.

§ 10-4-5. Removal or replacement of assignee.Any assignee under this chapter may be removed by the superior court, for cause shown, upon petition of one-fifth (⅕) in amount of the creditors and upon at least five (5) days' notice by mail, postpaid, directed to all creditors at their respective addresses and directed to the assignee. In case of the death, resignation, or removal of any assignee, a successor may be appointed by the superior court, upon the petition of any person interested, with like notice, as provided in this section, to all the creditors and to the assignor.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 3; C.P.A. 1905, § 1232; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-5; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 94.
RI Gen L § 10-4-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-6 - Effect of assignment on liens.

§ 10-4-6. Effect of assignment on liens.Every assignment at common law for the benefit of creditors shall be effectual to dissolve any attachment, levy, or lien placed upon the property of the assignor not more than four (4) months prior to the making of the assignment, and the costs in full of the attachment, levy, or lien shall constitute a preferred claim against the assigned estate as part of the costs of administering the trust. The property affected by the attachment, levy, or lien shall be deemed wholly discharged and released from the attachment, levy, or lien and shall pass to the assignee as part of the assigned estate, and the superior court may order such conveyance as may be necessary to carry the purposes of this section into effect; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall have the effect to destroy or impair any title obtained by the attachment, levy, or lien by a bona fide purchaser for value, who shall have acquired the attachment, levy, or lien without notice or reasonable cause of inquiry, or to dissolve, vacate, destroy or impair any lien which exists at common law or any lien for which provision is made in chapter 9 of title 6A, chapter 3 of title 9, chapters 28, 29, 30, 34, or 35 of title 34, or chapter 15 of title 39.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 4; C.P.A. 1905, § 1220; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 4; P.L. 1909, ch. 456, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-6; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 94.
RI Gen L § 10-4-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-7 - Sale of assigned property - Continuation of business - Redemption of property subject to liens.

§ 10-4-7. Sale of assigned property — Continuation of business — Redemption of property subject to liens.No assignee under this chapter shall sell any property of his or her assignor, except perishable goods, or in continuation of the business of the assignor in its ordinary course and without power to purchase new stock or to incur other than necessary expense for keeping the business along, without giving at least ten (10) days' notice to all creditors by mail, postpaid, directed to all creditors at their respective addresses as they appear in the schedule made by the assignor, and stating that the property will be sold at public auction at a given time and place, and the assignee shall also give like notice of such auction sale in some public newspaper published in the town or city, or if none be there published, in some public newspaper published in the county where the auction sale will be held; provided, that private sale at a fixed price may be made by consent of all creditors named in the schedule made by the assignor, or by order of the superior court upon application of the assignee and after like ten (10) days' notice by mail to such creditors. The assignee may also, upon like consent of the creditors, or like order of the superior court, redeem all mortgages, conditional contracts, pledges, and liens of or upon any property of the assignor conveyed under the assignment.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 5; C.P.A. 1905, §§ 1220, 1229; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-7; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 94.
RI Gen L § 10-4-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-8 - Demands for and protection of property by assignee.

§ 10-4-8. Demands for and protection of property by assignee.The assignee shall demand, sue for, and receive from all persons all the estate in their possession conveyed by the deed of assignment; and the assignee may intervene in any action, suit, or proceeding relating to the property conveyed by the assignment and take upon himself or herself the prosecution or defense thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-8.
RI Gen L § 10-4-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-9 - Effect on suits and proceedings of death, resignation, or removal of assignee.

§ 10-4-9. Effect on suits and proceedings of death, resignation, or removal of assignee.No suit or proceeding pending at the time of the death, resignation, or removal of any assignee under this chapter, and to which he or she is a party, shall be abated by his or her death, resignation, or removal, but the suit or proceeding may be proceeded with or defended by his or her joint assignees or assignee or successor, in the same manner as though the suit or proceeding had been begun or was being defended by such joint assignees or assignee alone, or by such successor.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-9; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 94.
RI Gen L § 10-4-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-10 - Dividends to creditors - Assignee's report - Discharge of surety on bond.

§ 10-4-10. Dividends to creditors — Assignee's report — Discharge of surety on bond.No assignee under this chapter at common law for the benefit of creditors shall, except by consent in writing of all the creditors of the assignor, pay any dividend until the expiration of the period of four (4) months from the making of the assignment. In case no petition in bankruptcy or insolvency has been filed within the four (4) month period, the assignee shall complete the administration of the assigned estate as soon as may be, and upon the payment of final dividend shall make itemized sworn report in writing to the superior court of all his or her proceedings under his or her trust; and the court, after at least ten (10) days' notice by the assignee by mail postpaid, directed to the creditors of the assignor at the respective addresses as they appear in the schedule made by the assignor and filed with the assignee, of the time and place for hearing upon the assignee's report, shall examine the assignee's report and hear any parties interested, and upon the expiration of thirty (30) days after the approval of the assignee's report, or upon a decision approving the assignee's report by the supreme court upon appeal, or upon certification by the superior court as provided in this chapter, the surety upon any bond of the assignee shall be thereupon discharged.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 8; C.P.A. 1905, § 1213; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-10; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 94.
RI Gen L § 10-4-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-11 - Record of proceedings.

§ 10-4-11. Record of proceedings.The proceedings in all cases under this chapter shall be deemed matters of record; but the proceedings shall not be required to be recorded at large, but shall be filed and numbered in the office of the clerk of the superior court, and a docket only, or short memorandum thereof, shall be kept by the clerk of the supreme court, in books provided for that purpose.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 9; C.P.A. 1905, § 1214; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-11.
RI Gen L § 10-4-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-12 - Appeal to supreme court - Certification of questions.

§ 10-4-12. Appeal to supreme court — Certification of questions.Any party aggrieved by a decision or order of the superior court upon any question arising in any proceedings under this chapter may appeal to the supreme court by claiming the appeal in writing filed with the clerk at any time within thirty (30) days after the entry of the decision or order; and also the court may at once certify any question to the supreme court.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 9; C.P.A. 1905, § 1214; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-12; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 94.
RI Gen L § 10-4-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-4 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors|Section 10-4-13 - Chancery jurisdiction preserved - Provisions mandatory.

§ 10-4-13. Chancery jurisdiction preserved — Provisions mandatory.The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to exclude the additional chancery jurisdiction of the supreme and superior courts. The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be mandatory and not directory.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 10; C.P.A. 1905, § 1218; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-13.
RI Gen L § 10-5-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-5 - Attachment|Section 10-5-1 - "Trustee" defined.

§ 10-5-1. "Trustee" defined.The word "trustee," wherever occurring in this chapter, shall be deemed to include the words "attorney", "agent", "factor", or "debtor."History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 596; G.L. 1909, ch. 301, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 351, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 550, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 10-5-1.
RI Gen L § 10-5-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-5 - Attachment|Section 10-5-2 - Procedure.

§ 10-5-2. Procedure.(a) A court having jurisdiction over a defendant or his or her assets, including his or her personal estate or real estate, may authorize a plaintiff to attach the defendant's assets, or any part thereof, after hearing on a motion to attach, notice of which has been given to the defendant as provided in this section. At the time of the commencement of the action, or at any time thereafter, a plaintiff must file a motion in the court having jurisdiction for authority to attach the defendant's assets, including his or her personal or real estate, and the attachment motion must state the day, time and place of hearing and a copy must be served by the process server on the defendant or by leaving it at his or her last and usual place of abode with some person there at least five (5) days before the fixed date of hearing.(b) If the defendant does not reside in the state, service of the attachment motion shall be made upon him or her by mailing a copy of the motion to attach, by certified mail, to his or her last known address and, if service is made in this manner, the plaintiff or his or her attorney must attach the sender's receipt to an affidavit of compliance with this section by the plaintiff or his or her attorney and filing it with the case in the court.(c) If the plaintiff after diligent search and by affidavit avers that he or she does not know of the defendant's address, service on the defendant of the motion to attach may after order of the court be made by publication in some public newspaper, once, published in the town, city or county where the defendant's assets are situated. If there is no public newspaper published in the town, city or county where the defendant's assets are situated, then in some public newspaper published in the city of Providence. Provided, however, that in all actions where the plaintiff's claim against the defendant has been reduced to a judgment, the defendant's assets, including his or her personal estate and real estate, may be attached and may be subject to trustee process as set out in chapter 17 of this title in the same action in which the judgment has been entered.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 510; G.L. 1909, ch. 299, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 349, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 546, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-5-2; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 50; P.L. 1973, ch. 109, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 357, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 95.
RI Gen L § 10-5-3, 10-5-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions|Chapter 10-5 - Attachment|Section 10-5-3, 10-5-4 - Repealed.

§ 10-5-3, 10-5-4. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 511, 512; G.L. 1909, ch. 299, §§ 15, 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 349, §§ 15, 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 546, §§ 2, 3; G.L. 1956, §§ 10-5-3, 10-5-4; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 51, effective January 10, 1966.