Title 9
Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally

Chapter 5
Writs, Summons and Process

R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-1

§ 9-5-1. Writs in name of state — Seal — Signature by clerk or justice.

Writs issuing from any court shall issue in the name of the state of Rhode Island, shall be under the seal of the court from which they issue, and shall be signed by the clerk or by one of the justices thereof.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 498; G.L. 1909, ch. 299, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 349, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 514, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-1; P.L. 2021, ch. 77, § 5, effective June 23, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 78, § 5, effective June 23, 2021.