{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-8-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-8-4","heading":"Grant of letters or administration on incompetence or failure of named executor to qualify.","body":"If a person named as executor in a will has deceased, or is incompetent, or refuses to accept the trust, or neglects to qualify for thirty (30) days after the probate of a will, or within thirty (30) days after notice of probate, as provided in § 33-7-9, the court shall grant letters testamentary to the other executors, if any are named in the will, who are competent and qualify; otherwise the court upon petition therefor shall grant administration on the estate with the will annexed to some suitable person.","path":["Title 33 Probate Practice and Procedure","Chapter 8 Appointment and Qualification of Executors and Administrators"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE33/33-8/33-8-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:35Z","sha256":"d2817506b5ebee5827d7be125cba22ed66183e3fbc9e567bb05ef900b017dd40","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-8-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-8-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}