Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-9-27 (2026)

Transfer or concealment of prisoner with intent to avoid writ

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Every person who shall have in custody or under his or her power any person entitled to any writ of habeas corpus, whether any writ has issued or not, and who shall, with intent to elude the service of a writ of habeas corpus or to avoid the effect of a writ of habeas corpus, transfer the prisoner to the custody, or place him or her under the power or control, of any other person, or conceal him or her, or change the place of his or her confinement, shall forfeit and pay to the party aggrieved thereby one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: State v. Grieco, 430 A.2d 412 (R.I. 1981).

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State v. Grieco, 430 A.2d 412 (R.I. 1981). · cites it 2× “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 10-9-27 are of no help to Grieco. This section is but one portion of a legislative plan to afford judicial recourse to any persons who claim that they are being illegally deprived of their liberty.”

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