2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 9 - COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY
CHAPTER 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process
§ 9-5-6 - Writs and process operating throughout state – Officers to whom directed.
SECTION 9-5-6
§ 9-5-6 Writs and process operating throughout state – Officers to whom directed. – All writs and process shall run throughout the state, and shall be directed to the sheriffs of all the counties in the state, or to their deputies; but if the sheriff of any county is a party to the action or suit, the process, if to be served in that county, shall, in addition to the former direction, be directed to town sergeants in the county, and may be served by any one of them not a party to the action or suit.
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