A deputy sheriff shall serve and execute all writs and as directed wherever the deputy sheriff may be authorized by law, or by special order of the court issuing the writ or precept.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-29-22
Execution of writs and precepts
C.P.A. 1905, § 207; G.L. 1909, ch. 282, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 332, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 493, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 42-29-22; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 32; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 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.