{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-19-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-19-2","heading":"Issuance of summons to defendant.","body":"The court shall also make out a summons to the party complained against in the form following:\nTHE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. SC.\n(SEAL) To the sheriff of the county of .......... or .......... to his or her deputy, .......... Greeting:\nWe command you that you summon .......... of .......... to appear before our superior court at .......... in our county of .......... on the ...... day of .......... at .......... o’clock ( : ) in the .......... noon, then and there to answer to and defend against the complaint of .......... there exhibited: .......... wherein .......... complains that (here recite the complaint); and you are to make return of this writ with your doings thereon unto our the court upon or before the such day.\nGiven under my hand and seal, the ...... day of .......... in the year ...... .\nJustice of the superior court.","path":["Title 34 Property","Chapter 19 Forcible Entry and Detainer"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-19/34-19-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:46Z","sha256":"c4d4be676779ac1bd4b1cccbd0ca8a41da526b8371f4252f336a3350f2f246bb","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-19-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-19-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}