Rhode Island § 9-26-22 - Levy and Sale on Execution
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§ 9-26-22. Levy and Sale on Execution
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-22
§ 9-26-22. Levy on attached stock.
Whenever execution shall issue against a defendant whose stock or shares in any banking association or any body corporate established within this state shall have been attached, the officer charged therewith shall serve a copy of the execution, if a bank, upon the cashier; if an insurance company, upon the president or secretary; if any other corporate body within this state, upon the treasurer or person executing the duties of treasurer; and if any foreign corporation, upon the clerk or agent or its attorney authorized to accept service of process in its behalf in this state; which shall be deemed a good and sufficient levy of the execution upon the stock or shares of the defendant in the company, provided the levying officer complies with the requirements of § 6A-8-317 [repealed].
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 642; G.L. 1909, ch. 304, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 355, § 19; G.L. 1938,
ch. 553, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 9-26-22; P.L. 1960, ch. 147, § 3.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Rhode Island General Laws § 9-26-22 cover?
Section 9-26-22 ("Levy and Sale on Execution") 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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