Chapter 13
Relief of Poor Debtors

Index of Sections

§ 10-13-1. Application to take poor debtor’s oath.

§ 10-13-2. Persons not entitled to take oath.

§ 10-13-3. Citation to creditor to show cause against debtor’s oath.

§ 10-13-4. Service of citation on creditor.

§ 10-13-5. Citations to state as creditor.

§ 10-13-6. Service of citation on attorney general.

§ 10-13-7. Administration of oath — Assignment of estate.

§ 10-13-8. Form of debtor’s oath.

§ 10-13-9. Certificate of justice as to oath.

§ 10-13-10. Discharge of prisoner.

§ 10-13-11. Detainment for fees prohibited.

§ 10-13-12. Responsibility of warden for property — Assignment to or on direction of creditor.

§ 10-13-13. Second citation to creditor by debtor not admitted to oath.

§ 10-13-14. Administration of debtor’s oath pending original action.

§ 10-13-15. Citation to show cause against oath by defendant.

§ 10-13-16. Service of citation.

§ 10-13-17. Examination of defendant and administration of oath.

§ 10-13-18. Effect of execution after debtor’s oath.

§ 10-13-19. Application for oath after judgment and before commitment.

§ 10-13-20. Service of citation.

§ 10-13-21. Administration of oath.

§ 10-13-22. Effect of execution after oath.

§ 10-13-23. Certificate as to oath — Certificate of discharge.

§ 10-13-24. Assignment for benefit of creditors upon administration of oath.

§ 10-13-25. Party deemed creditor — Effect of executions subsequent to oath.

§ 10-13-26. Adjournment of hearings.

§ 10-13-27. Petition for discharge by prisoner unable to pay tort judgment.

§ 10-13-28. Examination of tort debtor — Assignment of property — Administration of oath.

§ 10-13-29. Costs paid by debtor.