{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-26-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-2","heading":"Duty to execute and return writs.","body":"Every officer to whom a writ of execution or other judicial writ shall be lawfully issued shall execute the mandates therein contained as commanded, and shall make returns of his or her doings thereon. If he or she is unable to execute the mandates, he or she shall set forth the reason of his or her failure in his or her return.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 26 Levy and Sale on Execution"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-26/9-26-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:02Z","sha256":"2b47821999d7226ee03d7aa34e4d9d57b633f2b4f07357ecd3d4bb146ca385ac","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-26-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-26-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}