Rhode Island General Laws 10-5-9. Method of attaching real estate
The officer commanded by any writ to attach real estate, or the right, title, and interest of any defendant in real estate, shall attach the real estate by leaving an attested copy of the writ, with a copy of his or her doings thereon, with the town clerk of the town in which the real estate shall be situated, unless there be a recorder of deeds of the town, in which case he or she shall leave the copy with the recorder of deeds; and the town clerk or recorder of deeds, as the case may be, shall note upon the copy the time, as near as may be, when the copy was left with him or her, and shall also enter in a book, to be kept by him or her for that purpose, the names of the parties in the writ, including the name of any partnership set forth in the writ where any real property of a defendant being attached is held in a partnership name the amount of the damages claimed, the time when the copy was left with him or her, and the court to which the writ is returnable, and shall be entitled to demand and receive from the officer a fee of twenty-five cents ($0.25) in each case, and the officer shall in all cases, in accordance with applicable procedural rules, serve the defendant with a copy of the writ and his or her doings thereon.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 534; G.L. 1909, ch. 300, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 350, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 547, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-5-9; P.L. 1966, ch. 1, § 11; P.L. 1985, ch. 93, § 3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 10-5-9
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.