§ 44-8-1 Property subject to distraint
§ 44-8-2 Notice of sale of personal property distrained
§ 44-8-3 Sale of property – Disposition of surplus proceeds or property
§ 44-8-4 Removal of property to advantageous place for sale
§ 44-8-5 Collection of tax after removal of person or property to another city or town
§ 44-8-6 Adjournment of sales
§ 44-8-7 Summons of person holding property of nonresident or absent taxpayer
§ 44-8-8 Distress warrant against person holding property of nonresident or absentee
§ 44-8-9 Payment of tax barring action by nonresident or absentee for property
§ 44-8-10 Distress warrant against delinquent corporation
§ 44-8-11 Attachment and sale of corporate property
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 44-8 - Collection by Distress

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: includes affirmation; the word "sworn" includes affirmed; and the word "engaged" includes either sworn or affirmed. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-11
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • 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
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8