Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 8-8 - District Court
Section 8-8-13. - Sessions of the court.

§ 8-8-13. Sessions of the court.
The district court shall be in continuous session for the transaction of any business that may come before it; provided, however, that the court shall not be in session on Sundays and legal holidays for the transaction of civil business.
History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 4.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts

Chapter 8-8 - District Court

Section 8-8-1. - District Court established — Chief and associate justices.

Section 8-8-1.1. - Veterans’ treatment calendar.

Section 8-8-1.2. - Mental health treatment calendar.

Section 8-8-2. - Divisions.

Section 8-8-3. - Jurisdiction.

Section 8-8-3.1. - Equitable powers as to housing matters.

Section 8-8-3.2. - Record and appeal of housing matters.

Section 8-8-3.3. - Equitable powers in residential landlord and tenant matters.

Section 8-8-4. - Habeas corpus.

Section 8-8-5. - Contempt of court.

Section 8-8-6. - Special service of process.

Section 8-8-7. - Judges — Temporary service in other courts.

Section 8-8-8. - Engagement and acceptance of appointment.

Section 8-8-8.1. - Administrator/clerk — Magistrate.

Section 8-8-9. - Vacancies.

Section 8-8-10. - Repealed.

Section 8-8-10.1. - Retirement contribution.

Section 8-8-10.2. - State contributions.

Section 8-8-11. - Repealed.

Section 8-8-12. - Duties of chief judge.

Section 8-8-12.1. - Constable regulation program.

Section 8-8-13. - Sessions of the court.

Section 8-8-14. - [Repealed.]

Section 8-8-15. - Chief, deputy, and assistant clerks.

Section 8-8-16. - Duties of district court clerks.

Section 8-8-16.1. - Office of clerk/magistrate — Purpose.

Section 8-8-16.2. - District court clerk/magistrate.

Section 8-8-17. - Duties of division clerks.

Section 8-8-18. - Failure of clerk to account for fines and costs.

Section 8-8-19. - Duties of chief clerk.

Section 8-8-20. - Sale of blank writs prohibited.

Section 8-8-21. - District court conference.

Section 8-8-22. - Statutory references to earlier courts.

Section 8-8-23. - Savings clause.

Section 8-8-24. - Tax proceedings to be without jury and de novo — Precedence on calendar.

Section 8-8-25. - Time for commencement of proceeding against the division of taxation.

Section 8-8-26. - Prepayment as condition precedent to review of tax case.

Section 8-8-27. - Refund suits.

Section 8-8-28. - Burden of proof in tax cases.

Section 8-8-29. - Court stenographer in tax cases.

Section 8-8-30. - Decision of the court — Form and contents.

Section 8-8-31. - Frivolous appeals.

Section 8-8-32. - Review by supreme court.

Section 8-8-33. - Severability.