Rhode Island General Laws
Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions
Chapter 10-5 - Attachment

Section 10-5-1. - “Trustee” defined. - § 10-5-1. “Trustee” defined. The word “trustee,” wherever occurring in...

Section 10-5-2. - Procedure. - § 10-5-2. Procedure. (a) A court having jurisdiction over a...

Section 10-5-3, 10-5-4. - Repealed. - § 10-5-3, 10-5-4. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 511,...

Section 10-5-5. - Writ of attachment after filing of equitable complaint. - § 10-5-5. Writ of attachment after filing of equitable complaint....

Section 10-5-6. - Writ in tort action against nonresident. - § 10-5-6. Writ in tort action against nonresident. At the...

Section 10-5-7. - Classes of property named in writ. - § 10-5-7. Classes of property named in writ. Whenever a...

Section 10-5-8. - Garnishment of wages restricted to amounts not exempt — Child support to have priority. - § 10-5-8. Garnishment of wages restricted to amounts not exempt...

Section 10-5-9. - Method of attaching real estate. - § 10-5-9. Method of attaching real estate. The officer commanded...

Section 10-5-10. - Value of goods attached. - § 10-5-10. Value of goods attached. Whenever a writ of...

Section 10-5-11. - Service of writ on defendant. - § 10-5-11. Service of writ on defendant. The officer making...

Section 10-5-12. - Custody of attached goods. - § 10-5-12. Custody of attached goods. The officer shall keep...

Section 10-5-13. - Defendant’s bond. - § 10-5-13. Defendant’s bond. The defendant in any writ upon...

Section 10-5-14. - Reduction of damages before bond. - § 10-5-14. Reduction of damages before bond. If the defendant...

Section 10-5-15. - Filing of bond and delivery of property to defendant. - § 10-5-15. Filing of bond and delivery of property to...

Section 10-5-16. - Surrender of attached goods on defendant’s bond. - § 10-5-16. Surrender of attached goods on defendant’s bond. Every...

Section 10-5-17. - Release of real estate on bond. - § 10-5-17. Release of real estate on bond. The director...

Section 10-5-17.1. - Discharge of sheriff’s bond for want of action. - § 10-5-17.1. Discharge of sheriff’s bond for want of action....

Section 10-5-18. - Reduction of damages or partial release of property. - § 10-5-18. Reduction of damages or partial release of property....

Section 10-5-19. - Attachment of corporate stock or trust estate. - § 10-5-19. Attachment of corporate stock or trust estate. Whenever...

Section 10-5-20. - Account rendered by corporate officer. - § 10-5-20. Account rendered by corporate officer. Subject to the...

Section 10-5-21. - Filing of officer’s account — Certification. - § 10-5-21. Filing of officer’s account — Certification. The disclosure...

Section 10-5-22. - Defendant’s bond on corporate stock or trust estate. - § 10-5-22. Defendant’s bond on corporate stock or trust estate....

Section 10-5-23. - Release of stock or trust estate on acceptance of bond by officer. - § 10-5-23. Release of stock or trust estate on acceptance...

Section 10-5-24. - Release of stock or trust estate by plaintiff. - § 10-5-24. Release of stock or trust estate by plaintiff....

Section 10-5-25. - Liens and claims on stock preserved. - § 10-5-25. Liens and claims on stock preserved. Nothing contained...

Section 10-5-26. - Attachment of mortgaged personal property. - § 10-5-26. Attachment of mortgaged personal property. Personal estate, when...

Section 10-5-27. - Sale of mortgaged property. - § 10-5-27. Sale of mortgaged property. When attached, the mortgaged...

Section 10-5-28. - Proceeds of sale of mortgaged property. - § 10-5-28. Proceeds of sale of mortgaged property. Upon any...

Section 10-5-29. - Redemption of mortgage by plaintiff in attachment. - § 10-5-29. Redemption of mortgage by plaintiff in attachment. The...

Section 10-5-30. - Defeat of attachment by failure to sell or redeem from mortgage. - § 10-5-30. Defeat of attachment by failure to sell or...

Section 10-5-31. - Defendant in one county and property in another — Summons of defendants from different counties. - § 10-5-31. Defendant in one county and property in another...

Section 10-5-32. - Surety on defendant’s bond — Lien on surety’s real estate. - § 10-5-32. Surety on defendant’s bond — Lien on surety’s...

Section 10-5-33. - Inventory included in return of writ. - § 10-5-33. Inventory included in return of writ. If the...

Section 10-5-34. - Subsequent attachments of other property. - § 10-5-34. Subsequent attachments of other property. After an attachment...

Section 10-5-35. - Application to sell perishable property or property expensive to keep. - § 10-5-35. Application to sell perishable property or property expensive...

Section 10-5-36. - Sale of perishable property or property expensive to keep. - § 10-5-36. Sale of perishable property or property expensive to...

Section 10-5-37, 10-5-38. - Repealed. - § 10-5-37, 10-5-38. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 545,...

Section 10-5-39. - Charges for attested copies restricted to charge for one person. - § 10-5-39. Charges for attested copies restricted to charge for...

Section 10-5-40. - Attested copies on demand — Fee. - § 10-5-40. Attested copies on demand — Fee. The officer...

Section 10-5-41. - Time of attachment shown in return. - § 10-5-41. Time of attachment shown in return. The officer...

Section 10-5-42. - Appointment of receiver — Effect on attachment. - § 10-5-42. Appointment of receiver — Effect on attachment. An...

Section 10-5-43. - Prerequisites to dismissal of receivership. - § 10-5-43. Prerequisites to dismissal of receivership. If an attachment...

Section 10-5-44. - Dissolution of attachment of real property for want of action. - § 10-5-44. Dissolution of attachment of real property for want...

Section 10-5-45. - Dissolution of attachment for failure to file complaint. - § 10-5-45. Dissolution of attachment for failure to file complaint....

Section 10-5-46. - Dissolution of attachment of real estate after 20 years. - § 10-5-46. Dissolution of attachment of real estate after 20...