§ 8-8-20. Sale of blank writs prohibited.
No judge or clerk of the district court shall sell any blank writ officially signed by him or her to any person except an attorney at law or deliver to any person other than an attorney at law any such writ with permission, in the absence of the judge or clerk to fill or cause the writ to be filled, under a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) for each offense and ineligibility to serve as a judge or clerk of the district court after conviction.
History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 4.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts
Section 8-8-1. - District Court established — Chief and associate justices.
Section 8-8-1.1. - Veterans’ treatment calendar.
Section 8-8-1.2. - Mental health treatment calendar.
Section 8-8-3. - Jurisdiction.
Section 8-8-3.1. - Equitable powers as to housing matters.
Section 8-8-3.2. - Record and appeal of housing matters.
Section 8-8-3.3. - Equitable powers in residential landlord and tenant matters.
Section 8-8-4. - Habeas corpus.
Section 8-8-5. - Contempt of court.
Section 8-8-6. - Special service of process.
Section 8-8-7. - Judges — Temporary service in other courts.
Section 8-8-8. - Engagement and acceptance of appointment.
Section 8-8-8.1. - Administrator/clerk — Magistrate.
Section 8-8-10.1. - Retirement contribution.
Section 8-8-10.2. - State contributions.
Section 8-8-12. - Duties of chief judge.
Section 8-8-12.1. - Constable regulation program.
Section 8-8-13. - Sessions of the court.
Section 8-8-15. - Chief, deputy, and assistant clerks.
Section 8-8-16. - Duties of district court clerks.
Section 8-8-16.1. - Office of clerk/magistrate — Purpose.
Section 8-8-16.2. - District court clerk/magistrate.
Section 8-8-17. - Duties of division clerks.
Section 8-8-18. - Failure of clerk to account for fines and costs.
Section 8-8-19. - Duties of chief clerk.
Section 8-8-20. - Sale of blank writs prohibited.
Section 8-8-21. - District court conference.
Section 8-8-22. - Statutory references to earlier courts.
Section 8-8-23. - Savings clause.
Section 8-8-24. - Tax proceedings to be without jury and de novo — Precedence on calendar.
Section 8-8-25. - Time for commencement of proceeding against the division of taxation.
Section 8-8-26. - Prepayment as condition precedent to review of tax case.
Section 8-8-27. - Refund suits.
Section 8-8-28. - Burden of proof in tax cases.
Section 8-8-29. - Court stenographer in tax cases.
Section 8-8-30. - Decision of the court — Form and contents.
Section 8-8-31. - Frivolous appeals.