Title 42
State Affairs and Government

Chapter 29
Sheriffs

R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-29-22

§ 42-29-22. Execution of writs and precepts.

A deputy sheriff shall serve and execute all writs and as directed wherever he or she may be authorized by law, or by special order of the court issuing the writ or precept.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 207; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-22; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 32; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 1.