Rhode Island General Laws 10-9-23. Enforcement of writ by attachment as for contempt
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
If any person to whom a writ of habeas corpus shall be directed shall refuse to receive the writ or shall neglect to obey and execute it according to the provisions of this chapter and no sufficient excuse shall be shown for his or her refusal or neglect, the court before which the writ is returnable shall proceed immediately, by process of attachment as for a contempt, to compel obedience to the writ and to punish the person guilty of the contempt.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 673; G.L. 1909, ch. 305, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 356, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 584, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 10-9-23.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 10-9-23
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.