2012 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 34 - Property
Chapter 34-19 - Forcible Entry and Detainer
Chapter 34-19-2 - Issuance of summons to defendant.
§ 34-19-2 Issuance of summons to defendant. – The court shall also make out a summons to the party complained against in the form following:
(SEAL) &n bsp; To the sheriff of the county of
or &n bsp; to his deputy, Greeting:
We command you that you summon
of to appear before our superior court
at in our county of &n bsp; on
the day of &n bsp;at &n bsp;
o'clock ( : ) in the noon, then and there to answer
to and defend against the complaint of
&n bsp; there exhibited: &nbs p; wherein
complains that (here recite the complaint); and you are to make return of this writ with your doings thereon unto our the court upon or before the such day.
Given under my hand and seal, the
day of &n bsp; in the year Justice of the superior court.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1908, ch. 1533, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 340, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 391, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 591, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 34-19-2.)
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