{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-17-11","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-17-11","heading":"Civil liability for failure to attend.","body":"Every witness who does not appear according to the tenor of the subpoena, and has no reasonable excuse for his or her nonappearance, shall be liable to an action by the aggrieved party for all damages sustained in consequence of the default.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 17 Witnesses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-17/9-17-11.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:00Z","sha256":"acff793bcf237e1d0189cf54fd1bd5983f3d3a7ac738a6372f497f6490870b8f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-17-10","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-17-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}