Rhode Island § 33-17-27 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians
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§ 33-17-27. Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-17-27
§ 33-17-27. Judgment and execution in suit for failure to inventory or account.
In the cases mentioned in § 33-17-26, judgment shall be rendered against the executor or administrator so in default for the full penalty of the bond; and, upon a hearing upon forfeiture, the court shall award execution against the executor or administrator in favor of the probate court for the full value of the personal estate of the deceased proved to have come to his or her hands, or, in case he or she has once accounted, remaining or being in his or her hands at and since the last accounting, without any discount, abatement, or allowance for charges and expenses of administration.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 1038; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 26; G.L. 1938,
ch. 576, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-27.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-17-27 ("Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians") 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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