Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 9-25 - Execution
Section 9-25-8. - Form of district court writ of execution.

§ 9-25-8. Form of district court writ of execution.
A writ of execution issued by a district court shall be substantially in the following form:

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
SC.
To the sheriff, his or her deputy or to either of the town sergeants or constables in the county of ........................................
(SEAL) Greeting:
Whereas .......... of .......... at a DISTRICT COURT holden at .......... did on the .......... day of .......... recover judgment of said court against .......... of .......... for the sum of .......... debt or (damages), and costs of suit taxed at .......... , as of record of said court doth appear, which sums, in the whole, amount to .......... for which execution remains to be done: We command you, therefore, that of the goods and chattels and real estate of the said .......... within your precinct, you levy the said sum of .......... , together with 15 cents for this execution, as also your lawful fees for serving the same, and therewith satisfy and pay the said .......... ; [and for want of the goods and chattels and real estate of the said .......... to be by you found within your precinct, to satisfy and pay the same sums aforesaid, we command you to take the body of the said .......... into your custody, and .......... safely secure in our jail in .......... until .......... satisfy and pay the said .......... the sums aforesaid and your fees, or until .......... be by the said .......... therefrom discharged, or otherwise by order of law.]
Hereof fail not, and make true return of this writ and of your doings thereon, on the .......... day of .......... A.D. .......... .
Witness, the seal of the district court of the .......... judicial district, this .......... day of .......... in the year .......... .

History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 616; G.L. 1909, ch. 303, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 353, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 552, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 9-25-8; P.L. 2021, ch. 77, § 8, effective June 23, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 78, § 8, effective June 23, 2021.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally

Chapter 9-25 - Execution

Section 9-25-1. - “Trustee” defined.

Section 9-25-2. - Time of issue.

Section 9-25-3. - Limitation on issuance.

Section 9-25-4. - Stay of execution.

Section 9-25-5. - Fee prerequisite to issuance.

Section 9-25-6. - Style of executions.

Section 9-25-7. - Form of superior court writ of execution.

Section 9-25-8. - Form of district court writ of execution.

Section 9-25-9. - Form of superior court writs of possession.

Section 9-25-10. - Form of district court writs of possession.

Section 9-25-11. - Bracketed words in forms.

Section 9-25-12. - Form of execution against trustee or trust estate.

Section 9-25-13. - Variation of forms to comply with law.

Section 9-25-14. - Marginal notations on execution.

Section 9-25-15. - Cases in which execution may issue against body.

Section 9-25-16. - Repealed.

Section 9-25-17. - Execution against female on small judgment.

Section 9-25-18. - Setoff of judgments and execution for balance.

Section 9-25-19. - Replacement of lost or destroyed executions.

Section 9-25-20. - Return of executions.

Section 9-25-21. - Return of district court executions.

Section 9-25-22. - Execution against defendant released from arrest by court.

Section 9-25-23. - Execution against attached property.

Section 9-25-24. - Trustee’s affidavit as to want of notice, accident, mistake, or excusable neglect.

Section 9-25-25. - Execution against real estate held in partnership name.