{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-5-20","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-20","heading":"Writs and other process against unknown defendant.","body":"Whenever the name of any defendant or respondent is not known to the plaintiff, the summons and other process may issue against him or her by a fictitious name, or by such description as the plaintiff or complainant may select; and if duly served, it shall not be abated for that cause, but may be amended with or without terms as the court may order.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 5 Writs, Summons and Process"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-5/9-5-20.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:54:58Z","sha256":"5c2034747fa2c5417289f80db4847e5a759f16a9a93eebffba0c63681de4877d","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-5-19","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-5-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}