{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-10-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-10-2","heading":"Form of writ from superior court.","body":"An original writ of arrest issued from the superior court shall be substantially in the following form:\nTHE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.\nSC.\nTo the sheriffs of our several counties, or to their deputies,\n(SEAL) Greeting:\nWe command you to arrest the body of .......... of .......... , if to be found in your precinct, and .......... in safe custody keep, to answer the complaint of .......... of .......... on the return day hereof (said return day being the .......... day of .......... A.D. 20..... ) in the SUPERIOR COURT to be holden at the county courthouse at .......... , in an action of .......... as by declaration to be filed in court will be fully set forth, to the damage of the plaintiff, as he or she says, .......... dollars.\nHereof fail not, and make true return of this writ with your doings thereon.\nWitness, the seal of our superior court, at .......... this .......... day of .......... in the year .......... .","path":["Title 10 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure in Particular Actions","Chapter 10 Imprisonment on Civil Process"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE10/10-10/10-10-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:06Z","sha256":"ef6be74c2ea6221b392f36bd7e3058c8053d75dabe6e8b42bde2f8aef2d8d041","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-10-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-10-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}