{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-5-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-7","heading":"Direction of writs for arrest or execution against the body.","body":"All writs whatsoever commanding the arrest of a defendant, or executions running against the body of a defendant, shall be directed for service to the division of sheriffs or to a certified constable authorized pursuant to § 9-5-10.1, or if the writ is to be served in the town of New Shoreham, it may be directed to the town sergeant of the town, subject to the provisions of § 9-5-8, and no writ of arrest shall be served by any other officer.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 5 Writs, Summons and Process"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-5/9-5-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:54:58Z","sha256":"9f371fae39d2cf9ab8451810faee2f7a87c57ff892b277e628edd86c5d3d48e9","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-5-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}