Rhode Island General Laws
Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally

Section 9-1-3.1. - Liability of parents and unemancipated minors for torts to each other. - § 9-1-3.1. Liability of parents and unemancipated minors for torts...

Section 9-1-4. - Statute of frauds. - § 9-1-4. Statute of frauds. No action shall be brought:...

Section 9-1-5. - Liability of landlord for improvements to real estate by tenant by oral lease. - § 9-1-5. Liability of landlord for improvements to real estate...

Section 9-1-6. - Causes and actions surviving death of parties. - § 9-1-6. Causes and actions surviving death of parties. In...

Section 9-1-7. - Prosecution and defense of actions by executor or administrator. - § 9-1-7. Prosecution and defense of actions by executor or...

Section 9-1-8. - Actual damages only to be granted after death of party. - § 9-1-8. Actual damages only to be granted after death...

Section 9-1-9. - Survival of actions for the recovery of possession of land. - § 9-1-9. Survival of actions for the recovery of possession...

Section 9-1-10. - Settlement of real estate title in action involving executor or administrator. - § 9-1-10. Settlement of real estate title in action involving...

Section 9-1-11. - Survival of claims for damages in laying out of highways. - § 9-1-11. Survival of claims for damages in laying out...

Section 9-1-12. - When action is commenced for purposes of statute of limitations. - § 9-1-12. When action is commenced for purposes of statute...

Section 9-1-13. - Limitation of actions generally — Product liability. - § 9-1-13. Limitation of actions generally — Product liability. (a)...

Section 9-1-14. - Limitation of actions for words spoken or personal injuries. - § 9-1-14. Limitation of actions for words spoken or personal...

Section 9-1-14.1. - Limitation on malpractice actions. - § 9-1-14.1. Limitation on malpractice actions. Notwithstanding the provisions of...

Section 9-1-14.2. - Limitation of “Agent Orange” or phenoxy herbicides actions. - § 9-1-14.2. Limitation of “Agent Orange” or phenoxy herbicides actions....

Section 9-1-14.3. - Limitation on legal malpractice actions. - § 9-1-14.3. Limitation on legal malpractice actions. Notwithstanding the provisions...

Section 9-1-14.4. - Limitations on home inspector malpractice actions. - § 9-1-14.4. Limitations on home inspector malpractice actions. Notwithstanding the...

Section 9-1-15, 9-1-16. - Repealed. - § 9-1-15, 9-1-16. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 249,...

Section 9-1-17. - Limitation of actions on contracts or liabilities under seal and on judgments. - § 9-1-17. Limitation of actions on contracts or liabilities under...

Section 9-1-18. - Effect of absence from state on limitations. - § 9-1-18. Effect of absence from state on limitations. If...

Section 9-1-19. - Disability postponing running of statute. - § 9-1-19. Disability postponing running of statute. If any person...

Section 9-1-20. - Time of accrual of concealed cause of action. - § 9-1-20. Time of accrual of concealed cause of action....

Section 9-1-21. - Effect of death of party on statute of limitations. - § 9-1-21. Effect of death of party on statute of...

Section 9-1-22. - Extension of time after termination of action. - § 9-1-22. Extension of time after termination of action. If...

Section 9-1-23. - Effect of joinder of counts on limitation. - § 9-1-23. Effect of joinder of counts on limitation. Whenever...

Section 9-1-24. - Special limitations provisions unaffected. - § 9-1-24. Special limitations provisions unaffected. The provisions of §§...

Section 9-1-25. - Time for bringing suit against state, political subdivision, city, or town. - § 9-1-25. Time for bringing suit against state, political subdivision,...

Section 9-1-26. - Liability of hospitals. - § 9-1-26. Liability of hospitals. Every hospital operating within this...

Section 9-1-27. - Police and firefighters — Immunity from liability. - § 9-1-27. Police and firefighters — Immunity from liability. No...

Section 9-1-27.1. - Good Samaritan — Immunity from liability. - § 9-1-27.1. Good Samaritan — Immunity from liability. No person...

Section 9-1-27.2. - Court appointed special advocate program — Immunity from liability. - § 9-1-27.2. Court appointed special advocate program — Immunity from...

Section 9-1-27.3. - Court appointed law clerk advocate program — Immunity from liability. - § 9-1-27.3. Court appointed law clerk advocate program — Immunity...

Section 9-1-28. - Action for unauthorized use of name, portrait, or picture. - § 9-1-28. Action for unauthorized use of name, portrait, or...

Section 9-1-28.1. - Right to privacy — Action for deprivation of right. - § 9-1-28.1. Right to privacy — Action for deprivation of...

Section 9-1-29. - Constructors of improvements to real property — Immunity from liability. - § 9-1-29. Constructors of improvements to real property — Immunity...

Section 9-1-30. - Demand for judgment in an action alleging personal injury, injury to property, or wrongful death — Exclusion of monetary amount. - § 9-1-30. Demand for judgment in an action alleging personal...

Section 9-1-31. - Public school teachers, supervisors, and administrators — Immunity from liability — Compensation for certain injuries — Duty upon school committees and board of regents. - § 9-1-31. Public school teachers, supervisors, and administrators — Immunity...

Section 9-1-31.1. - Members of public bodies — Exemption from liability. - § 9-1-31.1. Members of public bodies — Exemption from liability....

Section 9-1-32. - Effect of alteration of product after sale. - § 9-1-32. Effect of alteration of product after sale. (a)...

Section 9-1-33. - Insurer’s bad faith refusal to pay a claim made under any insurance policy. - § 9-1-33. Insurer’s bad faith refusal to pay a claim...

Section 9-1-34. - Administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation or automated external defibrillation — Immunity from liability. - § 9-1-34. Administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation or automated external defibrillation —...

Section 9-1-35. - Civil action for ethnic or religious intimidation and/or vandalism. - § 9-1-35. Civil action for ethnic or religious intimidation and/or...

Section 9-1-36. - Enumeration of statutes of limitation. - § 9-1-36. Enumeration of statutes of limitation. The following compilation...

Section 9-1-37. - Enumeration of periods of appeal. - § 9-1-37. Enumeration of periods of appeal. The following compilation...

Section 9-1-38. - Limitation of actions for medical expenses incurred by minors. - § 9-1-38. Limitation of actions for medical expenses incurred by...

Section 9-1-39. - Civil action for desecration. - § 9-1-39. Civil action for desecration. Notwithstanding any law to...

Section 9-1-40. - Civil liability for nonpayment of accident and sickness insurance by employer. - § 9-1-40. Civil liability for nonpayment of accident and sickness...

Section 9-1-41. - Loss of consortium — Loss of society and companionship. - § 9-1-41. Loss of consortium — Loss of society and...

Section 9-1-42. - Alienation of affection, criminal conversation, or seduction — Causes of action abolished. - § 9-1-42. Alienation of affection, criminal conversation, or seduction —...

Section 9-1-43. - Civil action for childsnatching. - § 9-1-43. Civil action for childsnatching. (a) Any person, including...

Section 9-1-44. - Civil action for release of names of minors. - § 9-1-44. Civil action for release of names of minors....

Section 9-1-45. - Attorney’s fees in breach of contract actions. - § 9-1-45. Attorney’s fees in breach of contract actions. The...

Section 9-1-46. - Affirmative defense of trespasser’s intent to commit a crime. - § 9-1-46. Affirmative defense of trespasser’s intent to commit a...

Section 9-1-47. - Loss of homemaker services. - § 9-1-47. Loss of homemaker services. In any suit for...

Section 9-1-48. - Immunity from civil liability — Sports teams. - § 9-1-48. Immunity from civil liability — Sports teams. (a)...

Section 9-1-49. - Correct corporate name and registered agent — Duty to provide. - § 9-1-49. Correct corporate name and registered agent — Duty...

Section 9-1-50. - Settled claims not paid within thirty (30) days. - § 9-1-50. Settled claims not paid within thirty (30) days....

Section 9-1-51. - Limitation on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child. - § 9-1-51. Limitation on actions based on sexual abuse or...

Section 9-1-52. - Cause of action for next lowest bidding qualified contractor. - § 9-1-52. Cause of action for next lowest bidding qualified...

Section 9-1-53. - Misclassification of employees — Civil action. - § 9-1-53. Misclassification of employees — Civil action. Any person,...

Section 9-1-54. - Civil action against employer by employee under subpoena. - § 9-1-54. Civil action against employer by employee under subpoena....

Chapter 9-1.1 - The State False Claim Act

Section 9-1.1-1. - Name of act. - § 9-1.1-1. Name of act. This chapter may be cited...

Section 9-1.1-2. - Definitions. - § 9-1.1-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Custodian”...

Section 9-1.1-3. - Liability for certain acts. - § 9-1.1-3. Liability for certain acts. (a) Any person who:...

Section 9-1.1-4. - Civil actions for false claims. - § 9-1.1-4. Civil actions for false claims. (a) Responsibilities of...

Section 9-1.1-5. - False claims procedure. - § 9-1.1-5. False claims procedure. (a) A subpoena requiring the...

Section 9-1.1-6. - Subpoenas. - § 9-1.1-6. Subpoenas. (a) In general: (1) Issuance and service....

Section 9-1.1-7. - Procedure. - § 9-1.1-7. Procedure. The Rhode Island superior court rules of...

Section 9-1.1-8. - Funds. - § 9-1.1-8. Funds. There is hereby created a separate fund...

Section 9-1.1-9. - Powers conferred upon municipal solicitors. - § 9-1.1-9. Powers conferred upon municipal solicitors. All powers conferred...

Chapter 9-2 - Parties

Section 9-2-1. - Repealed. - § 9-2-1. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 240; G.L....

Section 9-2-2. - Joinder of defendants in action on contract or instrument. - § 9-2-2. Joinder of defendants in action on contract or...

Section 9-2-3, 9-2-4. - Repealed. - § 9-2-3, 9-2-4. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 243,...

Section 9-2-5. - Proceedings unimpaired by changes in parties. - § 9-2-5. Proceedings unimpaired by changes in parties. No change...

Section 9-2-6. - Liability of representatives of deceased joint contractor. - § 9-2-6. Liability of representatives of deceased joint contractor. Unless...

Section 9-2-7. - Effect of judgment against part of joint contractors. - § 9-2-7. Effect of judgment against part of joint contractors....

Section 9-2-8. - Assignee of nonnegotiable chose in action. - § 9-2-8. Assignee of nonnegotiable chose in action. The assignee...

Section 9-2-9. - Restricted liability on instrument signed as fiduciary. - § 9-2-9. Restricted liability on instrument signed as fiduciary. Where...

Section 9-2-10. - Association defined. - § 9-2-10. Association defined. Any unincorporated organization of persons, except...

Section 9-2-11. - Actions by trustee for unincorporated associations. - § 9-2-11. Actions by trustee for unincorporated associations. Any action...

Section 9-2-12. - Actions against unincorporated associations. - § 9-2-12. Actions against unincorporated associations. Any action or other...

Section 9-2-13. - Death or incapacity of member or representative of association. - § 9-2-13. Death or incapacity of member or representative of...

Section 9-2-14. - Judgment and execution against association. - § 9-2-14. Judgment and execution against association. In an action...

Section 9-2-15. - Actions against members prohibited pending action against association. - § 9-2-15. Actions against members prohibited pending action against association....

Section 9-2-16. - Joinder of husband and wife as plaintiffs. - § 9-2-16. Joinder of husband and wife as plaintiffs. A...

Section 9-2-17. - Joinder of registered owner and operator of motor vehicle as defendants in action for negligence. - § 9-2-17. Joinder of registered owner and operator of motor...

Section 9-2-18. - Acceleration of actions when party 65 or older. - § 9-2-18. Acceleration of actions when party 65 or older....

Section 9-2-18.1. - Acceleration of action for enforcement of mechanics’ lien. - § 9-2-18.1. Acceleration of action for enforcement of mechanics’ lien....

Section 9-2-19. - Malpractice actions. - § 9-2-19. Malpractice actions. Any civil action filed on or...

Section 9-2-20. - Acceleration of actions involving $100,000 or more. - § 9-2-20. Acceleration of actions involving $100,000 or more. Any...

Chapter 9-3 - Liens Against Causes of Action

Section 9-3-1. - Attorney’s lien — Creation. - § 9-3-1. Attorney’s lien — Creation. Whenever the relationship of...

Section 9-3-2. - Operation of attorney’s lien. - § 9-3-2. Operation of attorney’s lien. From the time notice...

Section 9-3-3. - Enforcement of attorney’s lien. - § 9-3-3. Enforcement of attorney’s lien. Any lien created by...

Section 9-3-4. - Hospital lien on claim for personal injuries. - § 9-3-4. Hospital lien on claim for personal injuries. Every...

Section 9-3-5. - Notice of hospital lien. - § 9-3-5. Notice of hospital lien. No hospital lien shall...

Section 9-3-6. - Liability for payments to patient without honoring hospital lien. - § 9-3-6. Liability for payments to patient without honoring hospital...

Section 9-3-7. - Examination of hospital records. - § 9-3-7. Examination of hospital records. Any person or persons,...

Section 9-3-8. - Hospital lien docket. - § 9-3-8. Hospital lien docket. Every city or town clerk...

Section 9-3-9. - Motor vehicle repairer’s lien. - § 9-3-9. Motor vehicle repairer’s lien. Every motor vehicle repairer...

Section 9-3-10. - Notice of repairer’s lien. - § 9-3-10. Notice of repairer’s lien. The lien provided in...

Section 9-3-11. - Liability where lien is not honored. - § 9-3-11. Liability where lien is not honored. Any insurance...

Section 9-3-12. - Motor vehicle lessor’s lien. - § 9-3-12. Motor vehicle lessor’s lien. Every person, firm, or...

Section 9-3-13. - Notice of lessor’s lien. - § 9-3-13. Notice of lessor’s lien. The lien provided in...

Section 9-3-14. - Liability where lien is not honored. - § 9-3-14. Liability where lien is not honored. Any insurance...

Chapter 9-4 - Commencement of Proceedings

Section 9-4-1. - Repealed. - § 9-4-1. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 246; G.L....

Section 9-4-2. - Venue of actions involving realty. - § 9-4-2. Venue of actions involving realty. All civil actions...

Section 9-4-3. - Venue based on residence of parties. - § 9-4-3. Venue based on residence of parties. All other...

Section 9-4-4. - Venue in personal or transitory actions involving corporations. - § 9-4-4. Venue in personal or transitory actions involving corporations....

Section 9-4-5. - Venue of actions between nonresident parties. - § 9-4-5. Venue of actions between nonresident parties. If no...

Section 9-4-6. - Dismissal for improper venue — Transfer. - § 9-4-6. Dismissal for improper venue — Transfer. Except as...

Section 9-4-7. - Filing of papers and payment of entry fee. - § 9-4-7. Filing of papers and payment of entry fee....

Section 9-4-8. - Correction of defective entries. - § 9-4-8. Correction of defective entries. Except as otherwise provided...

Section 9-4-9. - Lis pendens. - § 9-4-9. Lis pendens. (a) No proceeding in court, hereafter...

Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process

Section 9-5-1. - Writs in name of state — Seal — Signature by clerk or justice. - § 9-5-1. Writs in name of state — Seal —...

Section 9-5-2. - Counties in which superior court writs made and returnable. - § 9-5-2. Counties in which superior court writs made and...

Section 9-5-3. - Facsimile signature of clerk or seal of the court. - § 9-5-3. Facsimile signature of clerk or seal of the...

Section 9-5-4. - Repealed. - § 9-5-4. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 500; G.L....

Section 9-5-5. - Form of writs from supreme and superior courts. - § 9-5-5. Form of writs from supreme and superior courts....

Section 9-5-6. - Writs and process operating throughout state — Officers to whom directed. - § 9-5-6. Writs and process operating throughout state — Officers...

Section 9-5-7. - Direction of writs for arrest or execution against the body. - § 9-5-7. Direction of writs for arrest or execution against...

Section 9-5-8. - Power of New Shoreham town sergeant — Bond. - § 9-5-8. Power of New Shoreham town sergeant — Bond....

Section 9-5-9. - Warrants for commitment to state-operated facilities. - § 9-5-9. Warrants for commitment to state-operated facilities. Any warrant...

Section 9-5-10. - Direction and return of district courts writs and summonses. - § 9-5-10. Direction and return of district courts writs and...

Section 9-5-10.1. - Certification of constables. - § 9-5-10.1. Certification of constables. (a)(1) A person at least...

Section 9-5-10.2. - Posting of bond by certified constables. - § 9-5-10.2. Posting of bond by certified constables. Upon filing...

Section 9-5-10.3. - Powers and authority of certified constables. - § 9-5-10.3. Powers and authority of certified constables. (a) No...

Section 9-5-10.4. - Renewal of certification of certified constables. - § 9-5-10.4. Renewal of certification of certified constables. A certified...

Section 9-5-10.5. - Suspension, revocation or review of certification of certified constables. - § 9-5-10.5. Suspension, revocation or review of certification of certified...

Section 9-5-10.6. - Certified constables’ board. - § 9-5-10.6. Certified constables’ board. (a) There shall be created...

Section 9-5-11. - District court process returnable in any division. - § 9-5-11. District court process returnable in any division. Writs...

Section 9-5-12, 9-5-13. - Repealed. - § 9-5-12, 9-5-13. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 505;...

Section 9-5-14. - Writs of mesne process. - § 9-5-14. Writs of mesne process. The plaintiff in any...

Section 9-5-15. - Form for writs of replevin. - § 9-5-15. Form for writs of replevin. Writs of replevin...

Section 9-5-16, 9-5-17. - Repealed. - § 9-5-16, 9-5-17. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 515,...

Section 9-5-18. - Adaptation of forms to more than one defendant. - § 9-5-18. Adaptation of forms to more than one defendant....

Section 9-5-19. - Adaptation of forms not prescribed. - § 9-5-19. Adaptation of forms not prescribed. Every court shall...

Section 9-5-20. - Writs and other process against unknown defendant. - § 9-5-20. Writs and other process against unknown defendant. Whenever...

Section 9-5-21. - Signature of processes in action involving clerk of court. - § 9-5-21. Signature of processes in action involving clerk of...

Section 9-5-22. - False swearing in affidavit to support writ. - § 9-5-22. False swearing in affidavit to support writ. Every...

Section 9-5-23. - Time of service of original writs — Writs returnable on holiday. - § 9-5-23. Time of service of original writs — Writs...

Section 9-5-24. - Service on Sunday void. - § 9-5-24. Service on Sunday void. No civil process whatsoever...

Section 9-5-25. - Exemption of voters from arrest. - § 9-5-25. Exemption of voters from arrest. All persons entitled...

Section 9-5-26. - Repealed. - § 9-5-26. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 526; G.L....

Section 9-5-27. - Service on nonresident guardian, executor, or administrator. - § 9-5-27. Service on nonresident guardian, executor, or administrator. Service...

Section 9-5-28. - Affidavit or admission of service on nonresident. - § 9-5-28. Affidavit or admission of service on nonresident. A...

Section 9-5-29. - Appointment of attorney by nonresidents doing business in state. - § 9-5-29. Appointment of attorney by nonresidents doing business in...

Section 9-5-30. - Replacement of attorney for nonresident — Revocation of power. - § 9-5-30. Replacement of attorney for nonresident — Revocation of...

Section 9-5-31. - Filing fee for power of attorney. - § 9-5-31. Filing fee for power of attorney. A fee...

Section 9-5-32. - Notice to nonresident to appoint attorney — Agents for noncomplying persons. - § 9-5-32. Notice to nonresident to appoint attorney — Agents...

Section 9-5-33. - Jurisdiction over foreign corporations and over nonresident individuals, partnerships, or associations. - § 9-5-33. Jurisdiction over foreign corporations and over nonresident individuals,...

Section 9-5-34. - Appointment of attorney by foreign corporations. - § 9-5-34. Appointment of attorney by foreign corporations. Every foreign...

Section 9-5-35. - Service of court papers at work. - § 9-5-35. Service of court papers at work. No employer...

Chapter 9-6 - Pleadings

Section 9-6-1, 9-6-2. - Repealed. - § 9-6-1, 9-6-2. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 292;...

Section 9-6-3. - Formal defects to be disregarded. - § 9-6-3. Formal defects to be disregarded. No summons, writ,...

Section 9-6-4 - — 9-6-8. Repealed. - § 9-6-4 — 9-6-8. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Section 9-6-9. - Truth as defense to libel or slander. - § 9-6-9. Truth as defense to libel or slander. In...

Section 9-6-10. - Repealed. - § 9-6-10. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 288; G.L....

Section 9-6-11. - Substantial performance as defense to action on bond. - § 9-6-11. Substantial performance as defense to action on bond....

Section 9-6-12, 9-6-13. - Repealed. - § 9-6-12, 9-6-13. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 290,...

Section 9-6-14. - Tender unimpaired by demand for receipt. - § 9-6-14. Tender unimpaired by demand for receipt. The requirement...

Section 9-6-15. - Pleading of equitable defense in district courts. - § 9-6-15. Pleading of equitable defense in district courts. In...

Section 9-6-16 - — 9-6-23. Repealed. - § 9-6-16 — 9-6-23. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Chapter 9-7 - Judgment on the Pleadings [Repealed.]

Section 9-7-1 - — 9-7-5. Repealed. - § 9-7-1 — 9-7-5. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. ch. 333,...

Chapter 9-8 - Nonsuit and Discontinuance

Section 9-8-1. - Repealed. - § 9-8-1. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 247; G.L....

Section 9-8-2. - Repealed. - § 9-8-2. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 351; G.L....

Section 9-8-3. - Dismissal for lack of prosecution. - § 9-8-3. Dismissal for lack of prosecution. (a) The supreme...

Section 9-8-4. - Dismissal on motion of court — Notice — Hearing. - § 9-8-4. Dismissal on motion of court — Notice —...

Section 9-8-5. - Annual action by court. - § 9-8-5. Annual action by court. (a) Thereafter, during the...

Section 9-8-6. - Reinstatement. - § 9-8-6. Reinstatement. Any case dismissed under §§ 9-8-3 —...

Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists

Section 9-9-1. - Persons liable to service — Voting operator’s licenses, Rhode Island identification card, state income tax returns and unemployment compensation as evidence. - § 9-9-1. Persons liable to service — Voting operator’s licenses,...

Section 9-9-1.1. - Qualifications of jurors. - § 9-9-1.1. Qualifications of jurors. (a) A person is qualified...

Section 9-9-1.2. - Interpreters or readers for jury service. - § 9-9-1.2. Interpreters or readers for jury service. (a) In...

Section 9-9-2. - Exclusion for race, color, or previous servitude, disability, or gender prohibited. - § 9-9-2. Exclusion for race, color, or previous servitude, disability,...

Section 9-9-3. - Persons exempt from service. - § 9-9-3. Persons exempt from service. The following persons shall...

Section 9-9-4. - Repealed. - § 9-9-4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, §...

Section 9-9-5. - Jury commissioner — Term — Appointment and removal. - § 9-9-5. Jury commissioner — Term — Appointment and removal....

Section 9-9-6. - Vacancies in office of jury commissioner. - § 9-9-6. Vacancies in office of jury commissioner. Whenever a...

Section 9-9-7. - Assistants and expenses of office. - § 9-9-7. Assistants and expenses of office. (a) The jury...

Section 9-9-8 - — 9-9-14. Repealed. - § 9-9-8 — 9-9-14. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch....

Section 9-9-14.1. - Selection of jurors by use of electronic data processing equipment. - § 9-9-14.1. Selection of jurors by use of electronic data...

Section 9-9-14.2. - Time of selections. - § 9-9-14.2. Time of selections. Whenever jurors are drawn by...

Section 9-9-15 - — 9-9-21. Repealed. - § 9-9-15 — 9-9-21. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch....

Section 9-9-22. - Period during which names drawn are liable to service as jurors. - § 9-9-22. Period during which names drawn are liable to...

Section 9-9-23. - Investigation of names drawn — Lists of persons well qualified to serve. - § 9-9-23. Investigation of names drawn — Lists of persons...

Section 9-9-24. - Appeals from jury commissioner. - § 9-9-24. Appeals from jury commissioner. Any person aggrieved by...

Section 9-9-25. - Application to pending proceedings. - § 9-9-25. Application to pending proceedings. The provisions of this...

Section 9-9-26. - Appropriations — Expenses. - § 9-9-26. Appropriations — Expenses. The general assembly shall annually...

Section 9-9-27. - Retention of jury lists. - § 9-9-27. Retention of jury lists. Lists and records required...

Section 9-9-28. - Prohibition against loss of employment or longevity benefits. - § 9-9-28. Prohibition against loss of employment or longevity benefits....

Section 9-9-29. - Public transportation. - § 9-9-29. Public transportation. The jury commissioner shall establish a...

Section 9-9-30. - Promulgation of rules and regulations. - § 9-9-30. Promulgation of rules and regulations. Notwithstanding any other...

Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury

Section 9-10-1. - Notice by court of jurors required — Notifications to sergeants and constables. - § 9-10-1. Notice by court of jurors required — Notifications...

Section 9-10-2. - Service of notice on jurors. - § 9-10-2. Service of notice on jurors. The city or...

Section 9-10-3. - Service of summons by jury commissioner. - § 9-10-3. Service of summons by jury commissioner. Whenever on...

Section 9-10-4. - Return of notifications — Certificate as to investigation of jurors. - § 9-10-4. Return of notifications — Certificate as to investigation...

Section 9-10-5. - Penalty for failure to serve notice on juror. - § 9-10-5. Penalty for failure to serve notice on juror....

Section 9-10-6. - Service prohibited unless name drawn. - § 9-10-6. Service prohibited unless name drawn. No person shall...

Section 9-10-7. - Disqualification by prior jury service. - § 9-10-7. Disqualification by prior jury service. No person summoned...

Section 9-10-8. - Period of service of jurors. - § 9-10-8. Period of service of jurors. No person summoned...

Section 9-10-9. - Grounds for excuse from service. - § 9-10-9. Grounds for excuse from service. A justice of...

Section 9-10-10. - Penalty for failure of juror to attend. - § 9-10-10. Penalty for failure of juror to attend. Every...

Section 9-10-11. - Fines levied against jurors. - § 9-10-11. Fines levied against jurors. All fines incurred by...

Section 9-10-11.1. - Size of juries in civil cases. - § 9-10-11.1. Size of juries in civil cases. Juries in...

Section 9-10-11.2. - Qualification and division of petit jury panels. - § 9-10-11.2. Qualification and division of petit jury panels. The...

Section 9-10-12. - Drawing and impaneling of trial jury. - § 9-10-12. Drawing and impaneling of trial jury. On the...

Section 9-10-12.1. - Repealed. - § 9-10-12.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 203, §...

Section 9-10-12.2. - Subpanels in any county. - § 9-10-12.2. Subpanels in any county. The provisions of §...

Section 9-10-13. - Alternate jurors. - § 9-10-13. Alternate jurors. Whenever in the opinion of the...

Section 9-10-14. - Court examination of prospective jurors. - § 9-10-14. Court examination of prospective jurors. The court shall,...

Section 9-10-15. - Residence or tax payment in town not ground for challenge. - § 9-10-15. Residence or tax payment in town not ground...

Section 9-10-16. - State citizenship not ground for challenge. - § 9-10-16. State citizenship not ground for challenge. No person...

Section 9-10-17. - Waiver of objection to juror by silence. - § 9-10-17. Waiver of objection to juror by silence. If...

Section 9-10-18. - Peremptory challenges. - § 9-10-18. Peremptory challenges. Either party in a civil action...

Section 9-10-19. - Keeping and disposition of peremptory challenges. - § 9-10-19. Keeping and disposition of peremptory challenges. Written objections...

Section 9-10-20. - Oaths of jurors. - § 9-10-20. Oaths of jurors. Grand and petit jurors, before...

Section 9-10-21. - Exemption of juror from process. - § 9-10-21. Exemption of juror from process. The person and...

Section 9-10-22. - Service of forbidden process void. - § 9-10-22. Service of forbidden process void. The service of...

Chapter 9-11 - Superior Court Practice

Section 9-11-1 - — 9-11-6. Repealed. - § 9-11-1 — 9-11-6. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Section 9-11-7. - Trials without jury. - § 9-11-7. Trials without jury. In every action at law...

Section 9-11-8. - County in which questions heard and disposed of — Intervention of jury. - § 9-11-8. County in which questions heard and disposed of...

Chapter 9-12 - District Court Practice

Section 9-12-1, 9-12-2. - Repealed. - § 9-12-1, 9-12-2. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 266,...

Section 9-12-3. - Special complaint where whole amount exceeds court jurisdiction. - § 9-12-3. Special complaint where whole amount exceeds court jurisdiction....

Section 9-12-4. - Action on instrument originally exceeding jurisdictional amount. - § 9-12-4. Action on instrument originally exceeding jurisdictional amount. In...

Section 9-12-5 - — 9-12-9. Repealed. - § 9-12-5 — 9-12-9. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Section 9-12-10. - Claim of appeal of superior court. - § 9-12-10. Claim of appeal of superior court. Except as...

Section 9-12-10.1. - Claim of appeal to superior court in landlord tenant actions. - § 9-12-10.1. Claim of appeal to superior court in landlord...

Section 9-12-11. - Transmission of papers to superior court — Assignment for trial. - § 9-12-11. Transmission of papers to superior court — Assignment...

Section 9-12-12. - Appeal bond of defendant in action for possession of commercial or other tenements let. - § 9-12-12. Appeal bond of defendant in action for possession...

Section 9-12-13. - Costs in superior court. - § 9-12-13. Costs in superior court. Where an appeal is...

Chapter 9-13 - Notices and Stipulations

Section 9-13-1. - Serving notice on adverse party’s attorney. - § 9-13-1. Serving notice on adverse party’s attorney. Whenever it...

Section 9-13-2. - Extension of time for proceedings by consent. - § 9-13-2. Extension of time for proceedings by consent. The...

Chapter 9-14 - Equity Practice

Section 9-14-1. - Statutory proceedings following course of equity. - § 9-14-1. Statutory proceedings following course of equity. Subject to...

Section 9-14-2 - — 9-14-8. Repealed. - § 9-14-2 — 9-14-8. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Section 9-14-9 - — 9-14-10. Repealed. - § 9-14-9 — 9-14-10. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §...

Section 9-14-11 - — 9-14-24. Repealed. - § 9-14-11 — 9-14-24. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Section 9-14-25. - Expenses and counsel fees paid out of decedent’s or trust estate. - § 9-14-25. Expenses and counsel fees paid out of decedent’s...

Section 9-14-26. - Master’s conveyance of property. - § 9-14-26. Master’s conveyance of property. If a judgment directs...

Section 9-14-27. - Repealed. - § 9-14-27. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 339, §...

Section 9-14-28. - Court rule or order varying forms of process or mode of proceeding. - § 9-14-28. Court rule or order varying forms of process...

Chapter 9-15 - Referees, Auditors, and Masters in Chancery

Section 9-15-1. - Reference by agreement of parties. - § 9-15-1. Reference by agreement of parties. Any court may...

Section 9-15-2. - Reference without action or suit brought. - § 9-15-2. Reference without action or suit brought. Though no...

Section 9-15-3. - Certification of rule to another county. - § 9-15-3. Certification of rule to another county. Leave may...

Section 9-15-4. - Contents and effect of agreement of reference — Majority report of referees. - § 9-15-4. Contents and effect of agreement of reference —...

Section 9-15-5. - Oath of referee. - § 9-15-5. Oath of referee. Every referee, before he or...

Section 9-15-6. - Judgment and execution on report. - § 9-15-6. Judgment and execution on report. Upon the coming...

Section 9-15-7. - Discharge or recommission of rule. - § 9-15-7. Discharge or recommission of rule. The court may,...

Section 9-15-8. - Recording of decisions involving real estate. - § 9-15-8. Recording of decisions involving real estate. Whenever any...

Section 9-15-9 - — 9-15-17. Repealed. - § 9-15-9 — 9-15-17. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Section 9-15-18. - Summons of witnesses and administration of oaths. - § 9-15-18. Summons of witnesses and administration of oaths. Referees...

Section 9-15-19. - Appointment of masters in chancery — Rules and orders. - § 9-15-19. Appointment of masters in chancery — Rules and...

Section 9-15-20. - Protection of parties and witnesses in referred matters. - § 9-15-20. Protection of parties and witnesses in referred matters....

Section 9-15-21. - Stenographic reports and transcripts. - § 9-15-21. Stenographic reports and transcripts. Masters in chancery, auditors,...

Chapter 9-16 - View by Jury

Section 9-16-1. - Court order for view. - § 9-16-1. Court order for view. In all cases in...

Section 9-16-2. - Expenses of view. - § 9-16-2. Expenses of view. To entitle himself or herself...

Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses

Section 9-17-1. - Form of subpoena. - § 9-17-1. Form of subpoena. The form of subpoena to...

Section 9-17-2. - Subpoenas by court clerks and district court judges. - § 9-17-2. Subpoenas by court clerks and district court judges....

Section 9-17-3. - Subpoenas issued by other officials. - § 9-17-3. Subpoenas issued by other officials. Auditors, referees, masters...

Section 9-17-4. - Service of subpoena. - § 9-17-4. Service of subpoena. A subpoena to a witness...

Section 9-17-5. - Duty to attend when subpoenaed. - § 9-17-5. Duty to attend when subpoenaed. Every witness who...

Section 9-17-5.1. - Subpoena for production of documentary evidence. - § 9-17-5.1. Subpoena for production of documentary evidence. (a) When...

Section 9-17-6. - Tender of fees to certain witnesses not required. - § 9-17-6. Tender of fees to certain witnesses not required....

Section 9-17-7. - Attachment to compel attendance. - § 9-17-7. Attachment to compel attendance. The court before which...

Section 9-17-8. - Attachment of witness in criminal proceeding. - § 9-17-8. Attachment of witness in criminal proceeding. Whenever any...

Section 9-17-9. - Commitment of attached witness — Recognizance. - § 9-17-9. Commitment of attached witness — Recognizance. If the...

Section 9-17-10. - Discharge from custody on giving of recognizance. - § 9-17-10. Discharge from custody on giving of recognizance. The...

Section 9-17-11. - Civil liability for failure to attend. - § 9-17-11. Civil liability for failure to attend. Every witness...

Section 9-17-12. - Competency of parties or interested persons. - § 9-17-12. Competency of parties or interested persons. No person...

Section 9-17-13. - Spouses of parties. - § 9-17-13. Spouses of parties. In the trial of every...

Section 9-17-14. - Repealed. - § 9-17-14. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 537, §...

Section 9-17-15. - Effect of conviction for crime. - § 9-17-15. Effect of conviction for crime. No person shall...

Section 9-17-16. - Repealed. - § 9-17-16. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 390; G.L....

Section 9-17-17. - Cross-examination not a waiver of exception. - § 9-17-17. Cross-examination not a waiver of exception. Where the...

Section 9-17-18. - Certificate of days and mileage as prerequisite to payment of fees. - § 9-17-18. Certificate of days and mileage as prerequisite to...

Section 9-17-19 - — 9-17-21. Repealed. - § 9-17-19 — 9-17-21. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Section 9-17-22. - Expert fees as costs. - § 9-17-22. Expert fees as costs. Fees of experts, except...

Section 9-17-23. - Privileged communications to clergy. - § 9-17-23. Privileged communications to clergy. In the trial of...

Section 9-17-24. - Privileged communications to and information obtained by health care providers. - § 9-17-24. Privileged communications to and information obtained by health...

Section 9-17-25. - Privileged communication — Interpreter. - § 9-17-25. Privileged communication — Interpreter. Whenever a sign language...

Chapter 9-18 - Depositions

Section 9-18-1. - Officials authorized to take depositions. - § 9-18-1. Officials authorized to take depositions. Any justice of...

Section 9-18-2. - Notice to adverse party. - § 9-18-2. Notice to adverse party. Previous to the taking...

Section 9-18-3. - Address and time of service of notice. - § 9-18-3. Address and time of service of notice. The...

Section 9-18-4. - Service and return of notice. - § 9-18-4. Service and return of notice. The officer or...

Section 9-18-5. - Manner of taking depositions outside state for use in state. - § 9-18-5. Manner of taking depositions outside state for use...

Section 9-18-6. - Oath of deponent — Reduction of deposition to writing. - § 9-18-6. Oath of deponent — Reduction of deposition to...

Section 9-18-7. - Sealing and delivery to court. - § 9-18-7. Sealing and delivery to court. The deposition, once...

Section 9-18-8. - Deposition as evidence — Use of certified copy. - § 9-18-8. Deposition as evidence — Use of certified copy....

Section 9-18-9. - Court grant of commission to take deposition. - § 9-18-9. Court grant of commission to take deposition. Any...

Section 9-18-10. - Time of taking deposition. - § 9-18-10. Time of taking deposition. Depositions may be taken...

Section 9-18-11. - Depositions for use in foreign tribunals. - § 9-18-11. Depositions for use in foreign tribunals. Depositions may...

Section 9-18-12. - Petition for perpetuation of testimony — Designation of person to take deposition. - § 9-18-12. Petition for perpetuation of testimony — Designation of...

Section 9-18-13. - Manner of taking deposition in perpetual memory. - § 9-18-13. Manner of taking deposition in perpetual memory. The...

Section 9-18-14. - Delivery and recording of deposition in perpetual memory. - § 9-18-14. Delivery and recording of deposition in perpetual memory....

Section 9-18-15. - Admissibility of deposition taken to perpetuate testimony. - § 9-18-15. Admissibility of deposition taken to perpetuate testimony. The...

Section 9-18-16. - Use in bastardy cases. - § 9-18-16. Use in bastardy cases. Depositions taken in conformity...

Chapter 9-18.1 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act

Section 9-18.1-1. - Short title. - § 9-18.1-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 9-18.1-2. - Definitions. - § 9-18.1-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Foreign...

Section 9-18.1-3. - Issuance of subpoena. - § 9-18.1-3. Issuance of subpoena. (a) To request issuance of...

Section 9-18.1-4. - Service of subpoena. - § 9-18.1-4. Service of subpoena. A subpoena issued under §...

Section 9-18.1-5. - Deposition, production, and inspection. - § 9-18.1-5. Deposition, production, and inspection. The Rhode Island superior...

Section 9-18.1-6. - Application to court. - § 9-18.1-6. Application to court. An application to the court...

Section 9-18.1-7. - Uniformity of application and construction. - § 9-18.1-7. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and...

Section 9-18.1-8. - Application to pending actions. - § 9-18.1-8. Application to pending actions. This chapter applies to...

Chapter 9-19 - Evidence

Section 9-19-1, 9-19-2. - Repealed. - § 9-19-1, 9-19-2. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 401;...

Section 9-19-3. - Judicial notice of law of other states. - § 9-19-3. Judicial notice of law of other states. Every...

Section 9-19-4. - Information as to foreign law. - § 9-19-4. Information as to foreign law. The court may...

Section 9-19-5. - Determination made by court — Review. - § 9-19-5. Determination made by court — Review. The determination...

Section 9-19-6. - Evidence of foreign law. - § 9-19-6. Evidence of foreign law. Any party may also...

Section 9-19-7. - Law of foreign countries. - § 9-19-7. Law of foreign countries. The law of a...

Section 9-19-8. - Uniformity of construction. - § 9-19-8. Uniformity of construction. Sections 9-19-2 — 9-19-7 shall...

Section 9-19-9. - Repealed. - § 9-19-9. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 292, §...

Section 9-19-10. - Entries and memoranda of decedent introduced for successor in title to decedent. - § 9-19-10. Entries and memoranda of decedent introduced for successor...

Section 9-19-11. - Repealed. - § 9-19-11. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 342, §...

Section 9-19-12. - Statements and releases by patients in personal injury cases. - § 9-19-12. Statements and releases by patients in personal injury...

Section 9-19-12.1. - Releases for personal injuries. - § 9-19-12.1. Releases for personal injuries. No person, firm, or...

Section 9-19-13, 9-19-14. - Repealed. - § 9-19-13, 9-19-14. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 342,...

Section 9-19-15. - Stenographic transcripts of testimony in superior court. - § 9-19-15. Stenographic transcripts of testimony in superior court. Transcripts...

Section 9-19-16 - — 9-19-18. Repealed. - § 9-19-16 — 9-19-18. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Section 9-19-19. - Finding of presumed death under federal Missing Persons Act. - § 9-19-19. Finding of presumed death under federal Missing Persons...

Section 9-19-20. - Other documents under Missing Persons Act. - § 9-19-20. Other documents under Missing Persons Act. An official...

Section 9-19-21. - Prima facie validity of federal findings and certified copies. - § 9-19-21. Prima facie validity of federal findings and certified...

Section 9-19-22. - Severability. - § 9-19-22. Severability. If any provision of §§ 9-19-19 —...

Section 9-19-23, 9-19-24. - Repealed. - § 9-19-23, 9-19-24. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 402,...

Section 9-19-25. - Illegally seized evidence inadmissible. - § 9-19-25. Illegally seized evidence inadmissible. In the trial of...

Section 9-19-26. - Testimony in divorce, separation, and annulment proceedings. - § 9-19-26. Testimony in divorce, separation, and annulment proceedings. In...

Section 9-19-27. - Evidence of charges for medical and hospital services and for prescriptions and orthopedic appliances — Evidence required from hospital medical records. - § 9-19-27. Evidence of charges for medical and hospital services...

Section 9-19-27.1. - Repealed. - § 9-19-27.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 232, §...

Section 9-19-27.2. - Evidence of charges required from hospitals for medical records, hospital services and for prescriptions and orthopedic appliances — Applicable to claims against medical providers. - § 9-19-27.2. Evidence of charges required from hospitals for medical...

Section 9-19-28. - Evidence of damage to property. - § 9-19-28. Evidence of damage to property. (a) In any...

Section 9-19-29. - Admissibility of records of deceased physicians, dentists and professional engineers. - § 9-19-29. Admissibility of records of deceased physicians, dentists and...

Section 9-19-30. - Certain statements of fact or opinion admissible in evidence in civil actions for malpractice. - § 9-19-30. Certain statements of fact or opinion admissible in...

Section 9-19-31. - Written statements or recordings in actions to recover damages for personal injuries. - § 9-19-31. Written statements or recordings in actions to recover...

Section 9-19-32. - Informed consent a preliminary question. - § 9-19-32. Informed consent a preliminary question. In actions against...

Section 9-19-33. - Res ipsa loquitur in medical malpractice actions. - § 9-19-33. Res ipsa loquitur in medical malpractice actions. In...

Section 9-19-34. - Repealed. - § 9-19-34. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 244, §...

Section 9-19-34.1. - Collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions. - § 9-19-34.1. Collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions. In...

Section 9-19-35. - Failure to bill inadmissible in medical malpractice cases. - § 9-19-35. Failure to bill inadmissible in medical malpractice cases....

Section 9-19-36. - Advance payments inadmissible in medical malpractice cases. - § 9-19-36. Advance payments inadmissible in medical malpractice cases. Any...

Section 9-19-37. - Repealed. - § 9-19-37. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 350, §...

Section 9-19-38. - Proof of life or work life expectancy. - § 9-19-38. Proof of life or work life expectancy. (a)...

Section 9-19-39. - Use of photostatic copies. - § 9-19-39. Use of photostatic copies. (a) Use of photostatic...

Section 9-19-40. - Records of the division of motor vehicles. - § 9-19-40. Records of the division of motor vehicles. In...

Section 9-19-41. - Expert witnesses in malpractice cases. - § 9-19-41. Expert witnesses in malpractice cases. In any legal...

Section 9-19-42. - The Rhode Island rules of evidence. - § 9-19-42. The Rhode Island rules of evidence. The rules...

Section 9-19-43. - Report of laboratory test. - § 9-19-43. Report of laboratory test. (a) In any proceeding...

Section 9-19-44. - Mediator confidentiality in mediation proceedings. - § 9-19-44. Mediator confidentiality in mediation proceedings. (a) All memoranda...

Chapter 9-19.1 - Newsman’s Privilege Act

Section 9-19.1-1. - “Newspaper” defined. - § 9-19.1-1. “Newspaper” defined. A newspaper or periodical as described...

Section 9-19.1-2. - Nondisclosure of confidential information. - § 9-19.1-2. Nondisclosure of confidential information. Except as provided in...

Section 9-19.1-3. - Qualifications. - § 9-19.1-3. Qualifications. (a) The privilege conferred by § 9-19.1-2...

Chapter 9-20 - Decisions, Special Findings and Assessment of Damages

Section 9-20-1. - Repealed. - § 9-20-1. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 303; G.L....

Section 9-20-2. - Assessment of damages on default or submission. - § 9-20-2. Assessment of damages on default or submission. In...

Section 9-20-3. - Repealed. - § 9-20-3. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 353; G.L....

Section 9-20-4. - Comparative negligence. - § 9-20-4. Comparative negligence. In all actions hereafter brought for...

Section 9-20-4.1. - No setoff of damages. - § 9-20-4.1. No setoff of damages. There shall be no...

Section 9-20-5. - Assumption of risk in use of off-road vehicles. - § 9-20-5. Assumption of risk in use of off-road vehicles....

Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees

Section 9-21-1. - Repealed. - § 9-21-1. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 427; G.L....

Section 9-21-2. - Relief from judgment or decree. - § 9-21-2. Relief from judgment or decree. (a) On motion...

Section 9-21-3. - Interlocutory decrees and orders entered by clerk. - § 9-21-3. Interlocutory decrees and orders entered by clerk. The...

Section 9-21-4. - Repealed. - § 9-21-4. Repealed. History of Section.C. P. A. 1905, §...

Section 9-21-5. - Supreme court order for new trial where trial was not full, fair, and impartial. - § 9-21-5. Supreme court order for new trial where trial...

Section 9-21-6. - Allowance of appellate proceedings after time expired. - § 9-21-6. Allowance of appellate proceedings after time expired. When...

Section 9-21-7. - Repealed. - § 9-21-7. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 341; G.L....

Section 9-21-8. - Interest on judgment for money. - § 9-21-8. Interest on judgment for money. Every judgment for...

Section 9-21-9. - Repealed. - § 9-21-9. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 437; G.L....

Section 9-21-10. - Interest in civil actions. - § 9-21-10. Interest in civil actions. (a) In any civil...

Section 9-21-10.1. - Repealed. - § 9-21-10.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 522, §...

Section 9-21-11. - Restraining orders — Notification of local authorities. - § 9-21-11. Restraining orders — Notification of local authorities. The...

Section 9-21-12. - Mandatory conference to consider periodic payments of judgment. - § 9-21-12. Mandatory conference to consider periodic payments of judgment....

Section 9-21-13. - Periodic payment of tort judgments. - § 9-21-13. Periodic payment of tort judgments. In any legal...

Chapter 9-22 - Costs

Section 9-22-1. - Court order requiring nonresident plaintiff to give surety for costs. - § 9-22-1. Court order requiring nonresident plaintiff to give surety...

Section 9-22-2. - Repealed. - § 9-22-2. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 443; G.L....

Section 9-22-3. - Dismissal for failure to give surety. - § 9-22-3. Dismissal for failure to give surety. Upon the...

Section 9-22-4. - Liability of surety. - § 9-22-4. Liability of surety. Every surety shall be liable,...

Section 9-22-5. - Recovery of costs by prevailing party. - § 9-22-5. Recovery of costs by prevailing party. In civil...

Section 9-22-6. - Apportionment of costs in action for partition. - § 9-22-6. Apportionment of costs in action for partition. In...

Section 9-22-7. - Apportionment of surveyors’ and other fees. - § 9-22-7. Apportionment of surveyors’ and other fees. Any court...

Section 9-22-8. - Costs in excess of claim — Attachment on small claims. - § 9-22-8. Costs in excess of claim — Attachment on...

Section 9-22-9. - Costs on motions, petitions, and appeals. - § 9-22-9. Costs on motions, petitions, and appeals. Any court...

Section 9-22-10. - Matters before superior court in vacation. - § 9-22-10. Matters before superior court in vacation. In all...

Section 9-22-11. - Costs to defendant on withdrawal or discontinuance. - § 9-22-11. Costs to defendant on withdrawal or discontinuance. If...

Section 9-22-12. - Discharge or discontinuance as to codefendant. - § 9-22-12. Discharge or discontinuance as to codefendant. Whenever several...

Section 9-22-13. - Travel and attendance costs of joint party. - § 9-22-13. Travel and attendance costs of joint party. In...

Section 9-22-14. - Actions by assignee or indorsee of promissory note. - § 9-22-14. Actions by assignee or indorsee of promissory note....

Section 9-22-15. - Witness fees allowed where certificate filed after judgment. - § 9-22-15. Witness fees allowed where certificate filed after judgment....

Section 9-22-16. - Extra costs for appeal to delay. - § 9-22-16. Extra costs for appeal to delay. If it...

Section 9-22-17. - Taxation by clerk — Approval or revision by justice. - § 9-22-17. Taxation by clerk — Approval or revision by...

Section 9-22-18. - Disallowance of unjustified costs — Costs for written evidence. - § 9-22-18. Disallowance of unjustified costs — Costs for written...

Section 9-22-19. - Expense of printing record. - § 9-22-19. Expense of printing record. The expense of printing...

Section 9-22-20. - Costs on appeal. - § 9-22-20. Costs on appeal. In all appeals, the court...

Section 9-22-21. - Costs on depositions. - § 9-22-21. Costs on depositions. The taxation of costs in...

Chapter 9-23 - Motion for New Trial [Repealed.]

Section 9-23-1 - — 9-23-5. Repealed. - § 9-23-1 — 9-23-5. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Chapter 9-24 - Appellate Proceedings

Section 9-24-1. - Filing of appeal. - § 9-24-1. Filing of appeal. Any party aggrieved by a...

Section 9-24-2 - — 9-24-6. Repealed. - § 9-24-2 — 9-24-6. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Section 9-24-7. - Appeals from interlocutory orders and judgments. - § 9-24-7. Appeals from interlocutory orders and judgments. Whenever, upon...

Section 9-24-8. - Supreme court orders for protection of parties pending appeal. - § 9-24-8. Supreme court orders for protection of parties pending...

Section 9-24-9. - Summons of additional parties on appeal or certification. - § 9-24-9. Summons of additional parties on appeal or certification....

Section 9-24-10. - New evidence on appeal. - § 9-24-10. New evidence on appeal. No new testimony shall...

Section 9-24-11. - Hearing and determination of appeals. - § 9-24-11. Hearing and determination of appeals. Upon any cause...

Section 9-24-12. - Remand after decision on appeal — Further proceedings. - § 9-24-12. Remand after decision on appeal — Further proceedings....

Section 9-24-13 - — 9-24-15. Repealed. - § 9-24-13 — 9-24-15. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Section 9-24-16. - Notice to parties of decisions. - § 9-24-16. Notice to parties of decisions. The clerk shall...

Section 9-24-17 - — 9-24-24. Repealed. - § 9-24-17 — 9-24-24. Repealed. History of Section.Sections 9-24-17, 9-24-18,...

Section 9-24-25. - Certification to supreme court on agreed statement of facts. - § 9-24-25. Certification to supreme court on agreed statement of...

Section 9-24-26. - Repealed. - § 9-24-26. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 339; G.L....

Section 9-24-27. - Certifications of questions of importance to the supreme court. - § 9-24-27. Certifications of questions of importance to the supreme...

Section 9-24-28. - Repealed. - § 9-24-28. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 338; G.L....

Section 9-24-29. - Transmission of papers on certified cases. - § 9-24-29. Transmission of papers on certified cases. Whenever any...

Section 9-24-30. - Return of cause to court from which certified. - § 9-24-30. Return of cause to court from which certified....

Section 9-24-31. - Judgment on dismissal or abandonment of appellate proceeding. - § 9-24-31. Judgment on dismissal or abandonment of appellate proceeding....

Section 9-24-32. - State’s right to appeal. - § 9-24-32. State’s right to appeal. In any criminal proceeding,...

Section 9-24-33. - Procedure for state’s appeal. - § 9-24-33. Procedure for state’s appeal. The attorney general shall...

Chapter 9-25 - Execution

Section 9-25-1. - “Trustee” defined. - § 9-25-1. “Trustee” defined. The word “trustee”, wherever occurring in...

Section 9-25-2. - Time of issue. - § 9-25-2. Time of issue. Executions shall issue at the...

Section 9-25-3. - Limitation on issuance. - § 9-25-3. Limitation on issuance. Executions, original or alias, may...

Section 9-25-4. - Stay of execution. - § 9-25-4. Stay of execution. Any justice of the supreme,...

Section 9-25-5. - Fee prerequisite to issuance. - § 9-25-5. Fee prerequisite to issuance. No person shall be...

Section 9-25-6. - Style of executions. - § 9-25-6. Style of executions. Executions issued by any court...

Section 9-25-7. - Form of superior court writ of execution. - § 9-25-7. Form of superior court writ of execution. A...

Section 9-25-8. - Form of district court writ of execution. - § 9-25-8. Form of district court writ of execution. A...

Section 9-25-9. - Form of superior court writs of possession. - § 9-25-9. Form of superior court writs of possession. (a)...

Section 9-25-10. - Form of district court writs of possession. - § 9-25-10. Form of district court writs of possession. (a)...

Section 9-25-11. - Bracketed words in forms. - § 9-25-11. Bracketed words in forms. If the execution issued...

Section 9-25-12. - Form of execution against trustee or trust estate. - § 9-25-12. Form of execution against trustee or trust estate....

Section 9-25-13. - Variation of forms to comply with law. - § 9-25-13. Variation of forms to comply with law. The...

Section 9-25-14. - Marginal notations on execution. - § 9-25-14. Marginal notations on execution. The clerk of any...

Section 9-25-15. - Cases in which execution may issue against body. - § 9-25-15. Cases in which execution may issue against body....

Section 9-25-16. - Repealed. - § 9-25-16. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1926, ch. 784, §...

Section 9-25-17. - Execution against female on small judgment. - § 9-25-17. Execution against female on small judgment. No execution...

Section 9-25-18. - Setoff of judgments and execution for balance. - § 9-25-18. Setoff of judgments and execution for balance. Whenever...

Section 9-25-19. - Replacement of lost or destroyed executions. - § 9-25-19. Replacement of lost or destroyed executions. The superior...

Section 9-25-20. - Return of executions. - § 9-25-20. Return of executions. Every execution issued by the...

Section 9-25-21. - Return of district court executions. - § 9-25-21. Return of district court executions. Every execution issued...

Section 9-25-22. - Execution against defendant released from arrest by court. - § 9-25-22. Execution against defendant released from arrest by court....

Section 9-25-23. - Execution against attached property. - § 9-25-23. Execution against attached property. Whenever final judgment or...

Section 9-25-24. - Trustee’s affidavit as to want of notice, accident, mistake, or excusable neglect. - § 9-25-24. Trustee’s affidavit as to want of notice, accident,...

Section 9-25-25. - Execution against real estate held in partnership name. - § 9-25-25. Execution against real estate held in partnership name....

Chapter 9-26 - Levy and Sale on Execution

Section 9-26-1. - “Trustee” defined. - § 9-26-1. “Trustee” defined. The word “trustee”, wherever occurring in...

Section 9-26-2. - Duty to execute and return writs. - § 9-26-2. Duty to execute and return writs. Every officer...

Section 9-26-3. - Body of deceased person exempt. - § 9-26-3. Body of deceased person exempt. The body of...

Section 9-26-4. - Property exempt from attachment. - § 9-26-4. Property exempt from attachment. The following goods and...

Section 9-26-4.1. - Homestead estate exemption. - § 9-26-4.1. Homestead estate exemption. (a) In addition to the...

Section 9-26-5. - Exemption of police and firefighters’ pensions — Assignments invalid. - § 9-26-5. Exemption of police and firefighters’ pensions — Assignments...

Section 9-26-6. - Setoff of executions. - § 9-26-6. Setoff of executions. If any officer shall, at...

Section 9-26-7. - Mortgaged personal property. - § 9-26-7. Mortgaged personal property. Personal estate, when mortgaged and...

Section 9-26-8. - Sale of mortgaged property. - § 9-26-8. Sale of mortgaged property. When levied on, whether...

Section 9-26-9. - Proceeds of sale of mortgaged property. - § 9-26-9. Proceeds of sale of mortgaged property. The proceeds...

Section 9-26-10. - Redemption of mortgaged property by plaintiff in execution. - § 9-26-10. Redemption of mortgaged property by plaintiff in execution....

Section 9-26-11. - Attachment void unless mortgage redeemed or property sold. - § 9-26-11. Attachment void unless mortgage redeemed or property sold....

Section 9-26-12. - Retention of goods levied on by officer — Perishable goods. - § 9-26-12. Retention of goods levied on by officer —...

Section 9-26-13. - Sale at auction — Surplus proceeds. - § 9-26-13. Sale at auction — Surplus proceeds. In case...

Section 9-26-14. - Recording of execution against real estate. - § 9-26-14. Recording of execution against real estate. Whenever execution...

Section 9-26-15. - Recording effective as levy. - § 9-26-15. Recording effective as levy. The filing of the...

Section 9-26-16. - Advertisement and sale of real estate levied on — Disposition of proceeds. - § 9-26-16. Advertisement and sale of real estate levied on...

Section 9-26-17. - Adjournment of sale. - § 9-26-17. Adjournment of sale. The officer may, for good...

Section 9-26-18. - Sale after return day of execution. - § 9-26-18. Sale after return day of execution. The sale...

Section 9-26-19. - Form of deed on execution sale. - § 9-26-19. Form of deed on execution sale. (a) The...

Section 9-26-20. - Time of attachment shown in deed. - § 9-26-20. Time of attachment shown in deed. Whenever attachment...

Section 9-26-21. - Copies of execution records as evidence. - § 9-26-21. Copies of execution records as evidence. A certified...

Section 9-26-22. - Levy on attached stock. - § 9-26-22. Levy on attached stock. Whenever execution shall issue...

Section 9-26-23. - Sale and transfer of stock. - § 9-26-23. Sale and transfer of stock. The stock or...

Section 9-26-24. - Levy on corporate stock not previously attached. - § 9-26-24. Levy on corporate stock not previously attached. The...

Section 9-26-25. - Execution against corporations — Action against officers and stockholders. - § 9-26-25. Execution against corporations — Action against officers and...

Section 9-26-26. - Execution against corporation officers and stockholders. - § 9-26-26. Execution against corporation officers and stockholders. On the...

Section 9-26-27. - Interest on execution. - § 9-26-27. Interest on execution. Every deputy sheriff, town sergeant,...

Section 9-26-28. - Execution against a deputy sheriff. - § 9-26-28. Execution against a deputy sheriff. Whenever judgment shall...

Section 9-26-29. - Execution against body of a deputy sheriff for want of property. - § 9-26-29. Execution against body of a deputy sheriff for...

Section 9-26-30. - Priority of attachments. - § 9-26-30. Priority of attachments. In all attachments of real...

Section 9-26-31. - Priority of levies. - § 9-26-31. Priority of levies. In all levies on execution...

Section 9-26-32. - Time of day of levy to be noted. - § 9-26-32. Time of day of levy to be noted....

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Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally