{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-19-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-19-3","heading":"Service on defendant — Proceeding on nonappearance.","body":"The summons shall be served upon the party complained against, or a copy thereof left at his or her usual place of abode, six (6) days, exclusive, before the day appointed by the justice for the trial; and if, after the service of the summons, the party shall not appear to defend, the court shall proceed to the inquiry in the same manner as if he or she were present.","path":["Title 34 Property","Chapter 19 Forcible Entry and Detainer"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-19/34-19-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:46Z","sha256":"4a6f18349aea8f4e024a5e71d44a2ff40f1e73164595c04427b52448a093275e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-19-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-19-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}