Every officer who shall arrest any person by virtue of any writ of arrest, in a civil action, shall keep the person in safe custody until he or she is discharged pursuant to law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-10-7
Custody of person arrested
C.P.A. 1905, § 527; G.L. 1909, ch. 300, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 350, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 561, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-10-7.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.