Rhode Island § 10-12-6 - Liberty of Jail Yard
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§ 10-12-6. Liberty of Jail Yard
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-12-6
§ 10-12-6. Warden’s responsibility on assignment.
The warden receiving an assignment as provided in § 10-12-5 shall not be held responsible to any person for any property of any assignor, except such as he or she has actually received into his or her possession; provided, he or she shall assign all the interest he or she shall obtain thereby to the committing creditor, if a resident of this state, upon his or her request, or to such person, being a resident thereof, as the creditor shall name, to be held by the creditor or person so named, his or her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, for the purposes and uses set forth in the deed, and a record of the assignment and of the transfers shall be made by the warden.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 259, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 325, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 376, § 8; G.L. 1938,
ch. 562, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-12-6; P.L. 1997,
ch. 326, § 33.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Rhode Island General Laws § 10-12-6 cover?
Section 10-12-6 ("Liberty of Jail Yard") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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