Rhode Island General Laws 42-9-5. Prosecution of other process
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The attorney general shall commence and prosecute to final judgment and execution those other legal or equitable processes, and shall perform those other duties which are or may be required of him or her by law; except insofar as he or she may have been required to act as the legal officer of the department of health, those functions are hereby transferred to the chief counsel of the division of legal services of the department of health.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 17, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 23, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 22, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 10, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-9-5; P.L. 1974, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 82.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-9-5
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.