§ 9-18-4

The officer or other person charged with the service of the notification shall serve the notification by reading it to the party to be cited, if to be found; and if not to be found, by leaving a copy thereof at his or her usual place of abode; and shall, in his or her return, state the manner and time of the service; and whenever the service shall be made by any person other than a sworn officer, he or she shall verify the return, under oath, before some officer authorized to administer oaths. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 377; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 539, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 9-18-4.