Upon the probate of a will the probate court shall issue letters testamentary thereon to the executor named therein, if he or she is legally competent, and if he or she gives bond as by law required.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-8-1
Grant of letters to executor named in will
C.P.A. 1905, § 815; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 571, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 33-8-1.
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.