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

Section 9-28-2. - Transmission of superior court papers to district court to which writ returnable. - § 9-28-2. Transmission of superior court papers to district court...

Section 9-28-3. - Citation — Payment agreement — Hearing to show cause, payment in full or by installments. - § 9-28-3. Citation — Payment agreement — Hearing to show...

Section 9-28-4. - Appearance of judgment debtor — Hearing on citation. - § 9-28-4. Appearance of judgment debtor — Hearing on citation....

Section 9-28-5. - Decree for installment payments on judgment — Finding of inability to pay. - § 9-28-5. Decree for installment payments on judgment — Finding...

Section 9-28-6. - Enforcement of decree. - § 9-28-6. Enforcement of decree. If the debtor at any...

Section 9-28-7. - Revision or suspension of decree. - § 9-28-7. Revision or suspension of decree. The court may,...

Chapter 9-29 - Fees

Section 9-29-1. - District court fees. - § 9-29-1. District court fees. (a) Every district court shall...

Section 9-29-2. - Repealed. - § 9-29-2. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 295, §...

Section 9-29-3. - Deposition fees. - § 9-29-3. Deposition fees. To all officers empowered to take...

Section 9-29-4. - Costs allowed parties and attorneys in superior court. - § 9-29-4. Costs allowed parties and attorneys in superior court....

Section 9-29-5. - Jurors’ fees. - § 9-29-5. Jurors’ fees. (a) All grand and petit jurors...

Section 9-29-6. - Repealed. - § 9-29-6. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1926, ch. 802, §...

Section 9-29-7. - Witness fees. - § 9-29-7. Witness fees. (a) The fees of witnesses shall...

Section 9-29-8. - Certification as to witness fees. - § 9-29-8. Certification as to witness fees. Every witness before...

Section 9-29-9. - Fees of sheriffs, sergeants, and constables. - § 9-29-9. Fees of sheriffs, sergeants, and constables. (a) The...

Section 9-29-10. - Compensation for keeping of attached personal property. - § 9-29-10. Compensation for keeping of attached personal property. The...

Section 9-29-11. - Allowances for service of search warrant and aid in other process. - § 9-29-11. Allowances for service of search warrant and aid...

Section 9-29-12. - Certification and search fees. - § 9-29-12. Certification and search fees. To all recording and...

Section 9-29-13. - Naturalization fees. - § 9-29-13. Naturalization fees. No fee shall be required in...

Section 9-29-14. - Legal Aid Society and Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. exempt from fees. - § 9-29-14. Legal Aid Society and Rhode Island Legal Services,...

Section 9-29-14.1. - The state exempt from fees. - § 9-29-14.1. The state exempt from fees. The state of...

Section 9-29-15. - Indorsement of fees on process. - § 9-29-15. Indorsement of fees on process. Every officer who...

Section 9-29-16. - Compensation of officers selected by attorney general. - § 9-29-16. Compensation of officers selected by attorney general. The...

Section 9-29-17. - Fixed salary provisions preserved. - § 9-29-17. Fixed salary provisions preserved. None of the provisions...

Section 9-29-18. - Superior court fees. - § 9-29-18. Superior court fees. (a) The superior court shall...

Section 9-29-19. - Family court fees. - § 9-29-19. Family court fees. (a) The family court shall...

Section 9-29-20. - Supreme court fees. - § 9-29-20. Supreme court fees. (a) The supreme court, by...

Section 9-29-21. - Attorney or unrepresented party must sign papers — Sanctions for frivolous suits. - § 9-29-21. Attorney or unrepresented party must sign papers —...

Chapter 9-29.1 - The Court Improvement Project Fund [Repealed.]

Section 9-29.1-1 - — 9-29.1-4. Repealed. - § 9-29.1-1 — 9-29.1-4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch....

Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act

Section 9-30-1. - Scope. - § 9-30-1. Scope. The superior or family court upon petition,...

Section 9-30-2. - Power to construe. - § 9-30-2. Power to construe. Any person interested under a...

Section 9-30-3. - Construction of contracts. - § 9-30-3. Construction of contracts. A contract may be construed...

Section 9-30-4. - Fiduciaries and other persons entitled to declaration of rights. - § 9-30-4. Fiduciaries and other persons entitled to declaration of...

Section 9-30-5. - General powers not limited by enumerations of special powers. - § 9-30-5. General powers not limited by enumerations of special...

Section 9-30-6. - Discretionary with court to render judgment. - § 9-30-6. Discretionary with court to render judgment. The court...

Section 9-30-7. - Review. - § 9-30-7. Review. All orders, judgments, and decrees under this...

Section 9-30-8. - Supplemental relief. - § 9-30-8. Supplemental relief. Further relief based on a declaratory...

Section 9-30-9. - Jury trial. - § 9-30-9. Jury trial. When a proceeding under this chapter...

Section 9-30-10. - Costs. - § 9-30-10. Costs. In any proceeding under this chapter, the...

Section 9-30-11. - Parties. - § 9-30-11. Parties. When declaratory relief is sought, all persons...

Section 9-30-12. - Construction. - § 9-30-12. Construction. This chapter is declared to be remedial;...

Section 9-30-13. - “Person” defined. - § 9-30-13. “Person” defined. The word “person”, wherever used in...

Section 9-30-14. - Provisions severable. - § 9-30-14. Provisions severable. The several sections and provisions of...

Section 9-30-15. - Uniformity of interpretation. - § 9-30-15. Uniformity of interpretation. This chapter shall be so...

Section 9-30-16. - Short title. - § 9-30-16. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Chapter 9-31 - Governmental Tort Liability

Section 9-31-1. - Tort liability of state. - § 9-31-1. Tort liability of state. (a) The state of...

Section 9-31-2. - Limitations of damages — State. - § 9-31-2. Limitations of damages — State. In any tort...

Section 9-31-2.1. - Limitation of damages — State — Commuter rail service. - § 9-31-2.1. Limitation of damages — State — Commuter rail...

Section 9-31-3. - Limitation of damages — Cities, towns, and fire districts. - § 9-31-3. Limitation of damages — Cities, towns, and fire...

Section 9-31-4. - Damages in excess of limitation. - § 9-31-4. Damages in excess of limitation. The general assembly...

Section 9-31-5. - Claim appropriations. - § 9-31-5. Claim appropriations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter,...

Section 9-31-6. - Attorney general to appear. - § 9-31-6. Attorney general to appear. In any action pursuant...

Section 9-31-7. - Attorney for service. - § 9-31-7. Attorney for service. In any action pursuant to...

Section 9-31-8. - Defense of state employees — Attorney general. - § 9-31-8. Defense of state employees — Attorney general. Except...

Section 9-31-9. - Refusal to defend — Attorney general. - § 9-31-9. Refusal to defend — Attorney general. The attorney...

Section 9-31-10. - Exclusive control over litigation. - § 9-31-10. Exclusive control over litigation. Whenever the attorney general...

Section 9-31-11. - Conflict — Payment of counsel fees by state. - § 9-31-11. Conflict — Payment of counsel fees by state....

Section 9-31-12. - Indemnification — Reservation of obligation — Certification. - § 9-31-12. Indemnification — Reservation of obligation — Certification. (a)...

Section 9-31-13. - Arbitration of claims. - § 9-31-13. Arbitration of claims. All actions brought under this...

Chapter 9-32 - Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act

Section 9-32-1. - “Foreign judgment” defined. - § 9-32-1. “Foreign judgment” defined. In this chapter, “foreign judgment”...

Section 9-32-2. - Filing and status of foreign judgments. - § 9-32-2. Filing and status of foreign judgments. A copy...

Section 9-32-3. - Notice of filing. - § 9-32-3. Notice of filing. (a) At the time of...

Section 9-32-4. - Stay. - § 9-32-4. Stay. (a) If the judgment debtor shows the...

Section 9-32-5. - Fees. - § 9-32-5. Fees. Any person filing a foreign judgment shall...

Section 9-32-6. - Optional procedure. - § 9-32-6. Optional procedure. The right of a judgment creditor...

Section 9-32-7. - Uniformity of interpretation. - § 9-32-7. Uniformity of interpretation. This chapter shall be so...

Section 9-32-8. - Short title. - § 9-32-8. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Chapter 9-32.1 - Uniform Foreign Money Claims Act

Section 9-32.1-1. - Short title. - § 9-32.1-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 9-32.1-2. - Definitions. - § 9-32.1-2. Definitions. The following words and terms shall have...

Section 9-32.1-3. - Scope. - § 9-32.1-3. Scope. (a) This chapter applies only to a...

Section 9-32.1-4. - Variation by agreement. - § 9-32.1-4. Variation by agreement. (a) The effect of this...

Section 9-32.1-5. - Determining money of the claim. - § 9-32.1-5. Determining money of the claim. (a) The money...

Section 9-32.1-6. - Determining the amount of money of certain contract claims. - § 9-32.1-6. Determining the amount of money of certain contract...

Section 9-32.1-7. - Asserting and defending a foreign money claim. - § 9-32.1-7. Asserting and defending a foreign money claim. (a)...

Section 9-32.1-8. - Judgments and awards on foreign money claims — Times of money conversion — Form of judgment. - § 9-32.1-8. Judgments and awards on foreign money claims —...

Section 9-32.1-9. - Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding. - § 9-32.1-9. Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding. The...

Section 9-32.1-10. - Prejudgment and judgment interest. - § 9-32.1-10. Prejudgment and judgment interest. (a) With respect to...

Section 9-32.1-11. - Enforcement of foreign judgments. - § 9-32.1-11. Enforcement of foreign judgments. (a) If an action...

Section 9-32.1-12. - Determining United States dollar value of foreign money claims for limited purposes. - § 9-32.1-12. Determining United States dollar value of foreign money...

Section 9-32.1-13. - Effect of currency revalorization. - § 9-32.1-13. Effect of currency revalorization. (a) If, after an...

Section 9-32.1-14. - Supplementary general principles of law. - § 9-32.1-14. Supplementary general principles of law. Unless displaced by...

Section 9-32.1-15. - Uniformity of application and construction. - § 9-32.1-15. Uniformity of application and construction. This chapter shall...

Section 9-32.1-16. - Severability. - § 9-32.1-16. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 9-32.1-17. - Legislative intent. - § 9-32.1-17. Legislative intent. It is the intention of the...

Chapter 9-33 - Limits on Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation

Section 9-33-1. - Findings. - § 9-33-1. Findings. The legislature finds and declares that full...

Section 9-33-2. - Conditional immunity. - § 9-33-2. Conditional immunity. (a) A party’s exercise of his...

Section 9-33-3. - Intervention. - § 9-33-3. Intervention. Any governmental agency or subdivision to which...

Section 9-33-4. - Construction of chapter. - § 9-33-4. Construction of chapter. Nothing contained in this chapter...

Chapter 9-34 - Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition ActHistory of Section.

Section 9-34-1. - Short title. - § 9-34-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 9-34-2. - Definitions. - § 9-34-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Court”...

Section 9-34-3. - Applicability. - § 9-34-3. Applicability. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection...

Section 9-34-4. - Standards for recognition of foreign-country judgment. - § 9-34-4. Standards for recognition of foreign-country judgment. (a) Except...

Section 9-34-5. - Personal jurisdiction. - § 9-34-5. Personal jurisdiction. (a) A foreign-country judgment may not...

Section 9-34-6. - Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment. - § 9-34-6. Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment. (a) If...

Section 9-34-7. - Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment. - § 9-34-7. Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment. If the...

Section 9-34-8. - Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment. - § 9-34-8. Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment....

Section 9-34-9. - Statute of limitations. - § 9-34-9. Statute of limitations. An action to recognize a...

Section 9-34-10. - Uniformity of interpretation. - § 9-34-10. Uniformity of interpretation. In applying and construing this...

Section 9-34-11. - Savings clause. - § 9-34-11. Savings clause. This chapter does not prevent the...

Section 9-34-12. - Transitional provision. - § 9-34-12. Transitional provision. This chapter applies to all actions...

Section 9-34-13. - Official comments. - § 9-34-13. Official comments. It is the intention of the...

Chapter 9-35 - Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments ActHistory of Section.

Section 9-35-1. - Short title. - § 9-35-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 9-35-2. - Definitions. - § 9-35-2. Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Canada” means the...

Section 9-35-3. - Applicability. - § 9-35-3. Applicability. (a) This chapter applies to a Canadian...

Section 9-35-4. - Registration of Canadian judgment. - § 9-35-4. Registration of Canadian judgment. (a) A person seeking...

Section 9-35-5. - Effect of registration. - § 9-35-5. Effect of registration. (a) Subject to subsection (b)...

Section 9-35-6. - Notice of registration. - § 9-35-6. Notice of registration. (a) A person that registers...

Section 9-35-7. - Petition to vacate registration. - § 9-35-7. Petition to vacate registration. (a) Not later than...

Section 9-35-8. - Stay of enforcement of judgment pending determination of petition. - § 9-35-8. Stay of enforcement of judgment pending determination of...

Section 9-35-9. - Relationship to uniform foreign-country money judgments recognition act. - § 9-35-9. Relationship to uniform foreign-country money judgments recognition act....

Section 9-35-10. - Uniformity of application and interpretation. - § 9-35-10. Uniformity of application and interpretation. In applying and...

Section 9-35-11. - Transitional provision. - § 9-35-11. Transitional provision. This chapter applies to the registration...

Section 9-35-12. - Official comments. - § 9-35-12. Official comments. It is the intention of the...

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

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Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally