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Rhode Island · Through site files published 2025-08-13 · Newer source version available

R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-9-13: Failure of officer to deliver copy of process by which prisoner held.

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  1. Title 10 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure in Particular Actions
  2. Chapter 9 Habeas Corpus

Every officer who shall refuse or neglect, for six (6) hours, to deliver a true copy of the warrant or process, by which he or she detains any prisoner, to any person who shall demand such copy and tender the fees therefor, shall forfeit and pay to the prisoner the sum of one hundred dollars ($100).

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