Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-8-2
Notice of sale of personal property distrained
In all cases where personal property shall be levied on by any collector, the collector shall cause notice of the levy, and of the time and place of sale, to be left at the last and usual place of abode of the owner, or personally to be given to the owner, at least five (5) days previous to the appointed time of sale, if the owner has a last and usual place of abode in the state or if personal notice can be given to the owner. The collector shall also in all cases advertise the sale once a week for three
(3) successive weeks in a newspaper, if there is one published in the town, if not, in the county, and shall also post up notices in three (3) public places in the city or town, at least twenty (20) days previous to the appointed time of sale.
Amendment history
History of Section. G.L. 1896, ch. 48, §§ 19, 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 60, §§ 21, 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 62, §§ 21, 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 32, §§ 10, 20, 21; P.L. 1946, ch. 1800, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-8-2.
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In this chapter (11 sections)
- 44-8-1 · Property subject to distraint
- 44-8-2 · Notice of sale of personal property distrained
- 44-8-3 · Sale of property â Disposition of surplus proceeds or…
- 44-8-4 · Removal of property to advantageous place for sale
- 44-8-5 · Collection of tax after removal of person or property to…
- 44-8-6 · Adjournment of sales
- 44-8-7 · Summons of person holding property of nonresident or absent…
- 44-8-8 · Distress warrant against person holding property of…
- 44-8-9 · Payment of tax barring action by nonresident or absentee for…
- 44-8-10 · Distress warrant against delinquent corporation
- 44-8-11 · Attachment and sale of corporate property