Title 33
Probate Practice and Procedure

Chapter 11
Claims Against Decedents’ Estates

R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-11-31

§ 33-11-31. Power of probate court over witnesses.

The probate court may compel the attendance of witnesses and administer oaths during hearings on claims in the same manner as other courts of record.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 903; G.L. 1909, ch. 314, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 365, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 578, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 33-11-31; P.L. 1996, ch. 110, § 5; P.L. 2000, ch. 427, § 2.