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. History of Section.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.
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