Rhode Island General Laws
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-9-23 (2026)
Enforcement of writ by attachment as for contempt
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If any person to whom a writ of habeas corpus shall be directed shall refuse to receive the writ or shall neglect to obey and execute it according to the provisions of this chapter and no sufficient excuse shall be shown for his or her refusal or neglect, the court before which the writ is returnable shall proceed immediately, by process of attachment as for a contempt, to compel obedience to the writ and to punish the person guilty of the contempt.
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case, 1996–1996 · leading case: State v. Price, 672 A.2d 893 (R.I. 1996).
State v. Price, 672 A.2d 893 (R.I. 1996). “00);” and § 10-9-23, entitled “Enforcement of writ by attachment as for contempt,” provides that when any person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed refuses to receive or neglects to obey and execute the writ without sufficient excuse, the court “shall proceed forthwith,…”
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