Rhode Island General Laws 10-5-40. Attested copies on demand – Fee
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The officer shall give to any defendant, his or her agent or attorney, or any other person interested in any action in which a writ of attachment shall have been served immediately upon his or her request, an attested copy of the writ, with his or her doings thereon, upon being tendered therefor a fee of twenty cents ($.20) for every page of two hundred (200) words of the copy of the writ.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 555; G.L. 1909, ch. 300, § 37; G.L. 1923, ch. 350, § 37; G.L. 1938, ch. 547, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 10-5-40.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 10-5-40
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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.