Rhode Island General Laws
Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions
Chapter 10-13 - Relief of Poor Debtors

Section 10-13-1. - Application to take poor debtor’s oath. - § 10-13-1. Application to take poor debtor’s oath. Except as...

Section 10-13-2. - Persons not entitled to take oath. - § 10-13-2. Persons not entitled to take oath. No person...

Section 10-13-3. - Citation to creditor to show cause against debtor’s oath. - § 10-13-3. Citation to creditor to show cause against debtor’s...

Section 10-13-4. - Service of citation on creditor. - § 10-13-4. Service of citation on creditor. The citation shall...

Section 10-13-5. - Citations to state as creditor. - § 10-13-5. Citations to state as creditor. Every person imprisoned...

Section 10-13-6. - Service of citation on attorney general. - § 10-13-6. Service of citation on attorney general. The citation...

Section 10-13-7. - Administration of oath — Assignment of estate. - § 10-13-7. Administration of oath — Assignment of estate. The...

Section 10-13-8. - Form of debtor’s oath. - § 10-13-8. Form of debtor’s oath. The oath to be...

Section 10-13-9. - Certificate of justice as to oath. - § 10-13-9. Certificate of justice as to oath. The oath...

Section 10-13-10. - Discharge of prisoner. - § 10-13-10. Discharge of prisoner. Whenever any prisoner shall present...

Section 10-13-11. - Detainment for fees prohibited. - § 10-13-11. Detainment for fees prohibited. No person who has...

Section 10-13-12. - Responsibility of warden for property — Assignment to or on direction of creditor. - § 10-13-12. Responsibility of warden for property — Assignment to...

Section 10-13-13. - Second citation to creditor by debtor not admitted to oath. - § 10-13-13. Second citation to creditor by debtor not admitted...

Section 10-13-14. - Administration of debtor’s oath pending original action. - § 10-13-14. Administration of debtor’s oath pending original action. The...

Section 10-13-15. - Citation to show cause against oath by defendant. - § 10-13-15. Citation to show cause against oath by defendant....

Section 10-13-16. - Service of citation. - § 10-13-16. Service of citation. The citation shall be served...

Section 10-13-17. - Examination of defendant and administration of oath. - § 10-13-17. Examination of defendant and administration of oath. If...

Section 10-13-18. - Effect of execution after debtor’s oath. - § 10-13-18. Effect of execution after debtor’s oath. If the...

Section 10-13-19. - Application for oath after judgment and before commitment. - § 10-13-19. Application for oath after judgment and before commitment....

Section 10-13-20. - Service of citation. - § 10-13-20. Service of citation. The citation as described in...

Section 10-13-21. - Administration of oath. - § 10-13-21. Administration of oath. Upon the return of the...

Section 10-13-22. - Effect of execution after oath. - § 10-13-22. Effect of execution after oath. If the defendant...

Section 10-13-23. - Certificate as to oath — Certificate of discharge. - § 10-13-23. Certificate as to oath — Certificate of discharge....

Section 10-13-24. - Assignment for benefit of creditors upon administration of oath. - § 10-13-24. Assignment for benefit of creditors upon administration of...

Section 10-13-25. - Party deemed creditor — Effect of executions subsequent to oath. - § 10-13-25. Party deemed creditor — Effect of executions subsequent...

Section 10-13-26. - Adjournment of hearings. - § 10-13-26. Adjournment of hearings. Any judge of the district...

Section 10-13-27. - Petition for discharge by prisoner unable to pay tort judgment. - § 10-13-27. Petition for discharge by prisoner unable to pay...

Section 10-13-28. - Examination of tort debtor — Assignment of property — Administration of oath. - § 10-13-28. Examination of tort debtor — Assignment of property...

Section 10-13-29. - Costs paid by debtor. - § 10-13-29. Costs paid by debtor. The cost of the...