Title 9
Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally

Chapter 25
Execution

R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-25-3

§ 9-25-3. Limitation on issuance. [Effective until January 1, 2026.]

Executions, original or alias, may be issued by any court at any time within six (6) years from the rendition of the judgment originally or from the return day of the last execution.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 606; G.L. 1909, ch. 303, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 353, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 552, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 9-25-3.

§ 9-25-3. Limitation on issuance and filing. [Effective January 1, 2026.]

Executions, original or alias, may be issued by any court at any time within six (6) years from the rendition of the judgment originally or from the return day of the last execution; provided that, no execution shall be filed against a defendant’s principal residence for a judgment in any action where the plaintiff’s claim against the defendant was based on medical debt. For purpose of this section, “medical debt” shall have the same meaning as defined in § 6-60-1.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 606; G.L. 1909, ch. 303, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 353, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 552, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 9-25-3; P.L. 2025, ch. 300, § 2, effective January 1, 2026; P.L. 2025, ch. 301, § 2, effective January 1, 2026.