Rhode Island General Laws 14-1-18. Process running throughout state – Persons authorized to serve
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All summonses, warrants, orders, and other processes issued by the court shall run throughout the state and may be served by any officer authorized to serve the warrants of district courts or by any probation counselor, or by any officer of any private agency, society, or institution prescribed in this chapter, or by any person that may be designated by the justice.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1441, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 14-1-18; impl. am. P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 14.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 14-1-18
- court: means the family court of the state of Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 14-1-3
- Justice: means a justice of the family court. See Rhode Island General Laws 14-1-3
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.