§ 12-21-27 - Sale of property pending judgment on forfeiture. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 12-21-27

   § 12-21-27  Sale of property pendingjudgment on forfeiture. – If any person shall appear and claim the property, it may be sold, by consentof parties, provided it is of such nature that it may be lawfully sold andused, and the law does not require it to be destroyed or otherwise in somespecial manner disposed of, or under like provision it may in any case be sold,if of a perishable, wasting, or expensive character to keep, in like manner asis provided for the sale of similar property when attached on civil process, inwhich case the proceeds of the sale, after deducting the charges of the sale,shall for all purposes represent the thing sold and be subject to the judgmentand order of the court.