Recover personal property that’s being wrongfully held — before the case is decided.
Rhode Island’s replevin process requires a bond in double the value of the goods.
The penal sum tracks the goods, so we underwrite it rather than flat-rate it.
A surety specialist reviews your file and returns a quote, usually within one business day.
















In a Rhode Island replevin action the bond is the gating step — the writ isn’t served until the bond is given. Here is the whole process:
Apply online with the complaint or affidavit, a description of the property, and its value. That value drives the penal sum the statute requires — double the value of the goods.
A specialist reviews the file, your financials, and any collateral, then returns a quote. The penal sum is set by the statute and the property value — underwriting decides approval and collateral.
Once you bind, we issue the executed bond on the court’s required form with the power of attorney attached, ready to give the officer so the writ can be served and the property delivered.
Replevin (claim-and-delivery) lets you recover specific personal property — a vehicle, equipment, inventory — that someone is wrongfully holding, before the lawsuit ends.
Because the property changes hands before a judge decides who is right, Rhode Island requires the plaintiff to post a bond that protects the defendant if the seizure turns out wrong. That is why the penal sum is double the value of the goods.
The bond is conditioned to prosecute the writ to final judgment, pay any damages and costs, and return the property in like condition if that is the final judgment. The amount tracks the property, so the surety underwrites the file and may require collateral on a large penal sum.
These are the actual underwriting fields — the complaint, the property and its value, your business, and your financials. Submit once and a surety specialist returns a quote, typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Send us the complaint and the property value and a surety specialist sizes, underwrites, and quotes the bond — typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.