§ 9-18-1. Officials authorized to take depositions.
Any justice of the supreme or superior or family court, justice of the peace, or notary public may take the deposition of any witness to be used in the trial of any civil suit, action, petition, or proceeding in which he or she is not interested, nor counsel, nor the attorney of either party, and which shall then be commenced or pending in this state, or in any other state, or in the District of Columbia, or in any territory, government, or country.
History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 374; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 539, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 19-18-1; P.L. 1966, ch. 1, § 9; P.L. 1979, ch. 373, § 7.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally
Section 9-18-1. - Officials authorized to take depositions.
Section 9-18-2. - Notice to adverse party.
Section 9-18-3. - Address and time of service of notice.
Section 9-18-4. - Service and return of notice.
Section 9-18-5. - Manner of taking depositions outside state for use in state.
Section 9-18-6. - Oath of deponent — Reduction of deposition to writing.
Section 9-18-7. - Sealing and delivery to court.
Section 9-18-8. - Deposition as evidence — Use of certified copy.
Section 9-18-9. - Court grant of commission to take deposition.
Section 9-18-10. - Time of taking deposition.
Section 9-18-11. - Depositions for use in foreign tribunals.
Section 9-18-13. - Manner of taking deposition in perpetual memory.
Section 9-18-14. - Delivery and recording of deposition in perpetual memory.
Section 9-18-15. - Admissibility of deposition taken to perpetuate testimony.