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RI Gen L § 9-17-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-7 - Attachment to compel attendance.

§ 9-17-7. Attachment to compel attendance.The court before which any witness is duly summoned to appear may compel his or her attendance by writ of attachment, fine him or her not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00), and order him or her to pay the costs of the attachment and to be committed to the adult correctional institutions until the fine and costs are paid.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 365; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-7; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-17-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-8 - Attachment of witness in criminal proceeding.

§ 9-17-8. Attachment of witness in criminal proceeding.Whenever any witness, duly served with a subpoena to testify in any criminal proceeding at any court, shall neglect to appear according to the tenor of the subpoena, the court may order a writ of attachment to issue against him or her, returnable at such time as the court shall direct, and may direct the writ of attachment to each and all deputy sheriffs, town sergeants, and constables within the state.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 366; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-8; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 18.
RI Gen L § 9-17-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-9 - Commitment of attached witness - Recognizance.

§ 9-17-9. Commitment of attached witness — Recognizance.If the court from which the writ of attachment issues, pursuant to § 9-17-8, shall not be in session at the time of the service of the writ, the officer charged with the service thereof shall commit the witness to jail, either in the county from which the writ shall issue or in which the witness shall be, there to be kept until he or she shall give recognizance before some person authorized to take bail in the same county, with sufficient surety, in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), to appear before the court on the day named in the writ, or, failing to give recognizance, until he or she is discharged by the court; and the recognizance shall be returned by the person to the clerk of the court.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 367; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-9; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 82.
RI Gen L § 9-17-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-10 - Discharge from custody on giving of recognizance.

§ 9-17-10. Discharge from custody on giving of recognizance.The witness may give recognizance as provided in § 9-17-9 while in custody of the officer, before he or she is committed to jail; and thereupon the officer shall discharge him or her from custody.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 368; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-10; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 82.
RI Gen L § 9-17-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-11 - Civil liability for failure to attend.

§ 9-17-11. Civil liability for failure to attend.Every witness who does not appear according to the tenor of the subpoena, and has no reasonable excuse for his or her nonappearance, shall be liable to an action by the aggrieved party for all damages sustained in consequence of the default.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 364; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-11.
RI Gen L § 9-17-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-12 - Competency of parties or interested persons.

§ 9-17-12. Competency of parties or interested persons.No person shall be disqualified from testifying in any civil action or proceeding by reason of his or her being interested therein or being a party thereto.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 389; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 37; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 37; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-12.
RI Gen L § 9-17-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-13 - Spouses of parties.

§ 9-17-13. Spouses of parties.In the trial of every civil cause, the husband or wife of either party shall be deemed a competent witness; provided, that neither shall be permitted to give any testimony tending to criminate the other or to disclose any communication made to him or her, by the other, during their marriage, except on trials of petitions for divorce between them, trials between them involving their respective property rights, and under the provisions of § 11-34.1-9.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 391; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 39; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 39; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-13; P.L. 2010, ch. 239, § 16.
RI Gen L § 9-17-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-14 - Repealed.

§ 9-17-14. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 58; P.L. 1939, ch. 705, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-14; Repealed by P.L. 1987, ch. 381, § 4. Section 7 of P.L. 1987, ch. 381 provides that the repeal of this section by that Act shall take effect on the date that Rhode Island Rules of Evidence adopted by the Supreme Court take effect. Those Rules took effect October 1, 1987.
RI Gen L § 9-17-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-15 - Effect of conviction for crime.

§ 9-17-15. Effect of conviction for crime.No person shall be deemed an incompetent witness because of his or her conviction of any crime, or sentence to imprisonment therefor; but shall be admitted to testify like any other witness, except that conviction or sentence for any crime or misdemeanor may be shown to affect his or her credibility.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 395; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 43; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 43; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-15.
RI Gen L § 9-17-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-16 - Repealed.

§ 9-17-16. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 390; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 38; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 38; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-16; Repealed by P.L. 1987, ch. 381, § 4. Section 7 of P.L. 1987, ch. 381 provides that the repeal of this section by that Act shall take effect on the date that Rhode Island Rules of Evidence adopted by the Supreme Court take effect. Those Rules took effect October 1, 1987.
RI Gen L § 9-17-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-17 - Cross-examination not a waiver of exception.

§ 9-17-17. Cross-examination not a waiver of exception.Where the testimony of a witness upon any subject, at any trial or hearing, is admitted by the court, and exception thereto is taken, the cross-examination of the witness upon the subject, by the party excepting thereto, shall not be considered a waiver of the exception.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 405¾; P.L. 1909, ch. 418, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 54; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-17.
RI Gen L § 9-17-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|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 payment of fees.Every witness, previous to his or her obtaining any fee, except the amount which, in certain cases, must be tendered to him or her before he or she can be compelled to attend, shall give a certificate to the court wherein he or she has attended, certifying the number of days he or she has attended and the number of miles he or she has traveled; which certificate shall be subject to the examination of the court, and, if question arises, such allowance shall be made thereon as shall be lawfully due.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 369; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-18.
RI Gen L § 9-17-19 - 9-17-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-19 - 9-17-21 - Repealed.

§ 9-17-19 — 9-17-21. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 370-372; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, §§ 18-20; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, §§ 18-20; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, §§ 20-22; G.L. 1956, §§ 9-17-19 — 9-17-21; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 31; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 6; P.L. 1979, ch. 373, § 6; Repealed by P.L. 1987, ch. 381, § 4. Section 7 of P.L. 1987, ch. 381 provides that the repeal of this section by that Act shall take effect on the date that Rhode Island Rules of Evidence adopted by the Supreme Court take effect. Those Rules took effect October 1, 1987.
RI Gen L § 9-17-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-22 - Expert fees as costs.

§ 9-17-22. Expert fees as costs.Fees of experts, except as provided in the Rules of Evidence, shall not be allowed as part of the costs in any case in excess of the fees allowed for ordinary witnesses.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 373; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 9-17-22; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 82.
RI Gen L § 9-17-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-23 - Privileged communications to clergy.

§ 9-17-23. Privileged communications to clergy.In the trial of every cause, both civil and criminal, no member of the clergy or priest shall be competent to testify concerning any confession made to him or her in his or her professional character in the course of discipline enjoined by the church to which he or she belongs, without the consent of the person making the confession. No duly ordained minister of the gospel, priest, or rabbi of any denomination shall be allowed in giving testimony to disclose any confidential communication, properly entrusted to him or her in his or her professional capacity, and necessary and proper to enable him or her to discharge the functions of his or her office in the usual course of practice or discipline, without the consent of the person making the communication.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 109, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-17-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|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 care providers.In every legal action, both civil and criminal, no health care provider shall be competent to testify concerning any information obtained about a patient, nor shall he or she be required to produce any documentary evidence obtained about a patient, in the course of the customary professional health care relationship, without the consent of the patient, his or her legal guardian, or, if the patient is deceased, his or her next-of-kin, executor, or administrator. No health care provider shall be allowed in giving testimony to disclose any confidential communication or health care information, properly entrusted to him or her in his or her professional capacity and within the customary health care relationship, and necessary and proper to enable him or her to discharge medical duties in the usual course of practice, without the consent of the patient, his or her legal guardian, or, if the patient is deceased, his or her next-of-kin, executor, or administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a health care provider may be required to testify or produce documentary evidence regarding the medical condition of a patient:(1) When a patient raises his or her own medical condition in a legal action;(2) When a court determines that disclosure of health care information about a person is necessary to a determination of the perceptual capacity of that person as a witness in a legal proceeding and that information is unavailable from any source other than a health care provider;(3) When a court orders or the parties to a legal action agree to a medical evaluation of a party or witness by a health care provider in order to facilitate the resolution of the legal action;(4) When the question of the competence of a decedent is at issue before the court; or(5) When consent is not required pursuant to chapter 37.3 of title 5; provided, however, that any such information shall not be admissible in any proceeding against the patient to whom the information pertains.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 341, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 503, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-17-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-17 - Witnesses|Section 9-17-25 - Privileged communication - Interpreter.

§ 9-17-25. Privileged communication — Interpreter.Whenever a sign language interpreter is used to facilitate a communication which is privileged pursuant to either statutory law or common law between parties, one or more of whom is hearing impaired, the sign language interpreter shall not be compelled to testify in any forum regarding that communication.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 281, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-18-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-18 - Depositions|Section 9-18-1 - Officials authorized to take depositions.

§ 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.
RI Gen L § 9-18-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-18 - Depositions|Section 9-18-2 - Notice to adverse party.

§ 9-18-2. Notice to adverse party.Previous to the taking of any deposition within this state, the official authorized to take the deposition shall, in all cases, cause the adverse party or his or her attorney of record to be notified in writing of the time and place appointed for taking the depositions, so that he or she may attend and put interrogatories to the deponent if he or she think fit; provided, that if the person to be notified cannot be found and his or her residence is not known and he or she has no attorney of record, the moving party or his or her attorney may make affidavit of such facts before any justice of the superior court at any time, and thereupon the justice shall prescribe the method in which notice shall be given to the person.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 375; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 539, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-18-2.
RI Gen L § 9-18-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-18 - Depositions|Section 9-18-3 - Address and time of service of notice.

§ 9-18-3. Address and time of service of notice.The notification issued by the magistrate, officer, or commissioner who shall take the deposition shall be directed to any proper officer, or to any impartial or disinterested person, and shall be served a reasonable time, not less than twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, before the time of taking the deposition.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 376; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 539, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 9-18-3.
RI Gen L § 9-18-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-18 - Depositions|Section 9-18-4 - Service and return of notice.

§ 9-18-4. Service and return of notice.The officer or other person charged with the service of the notification shall serve the notification by reading it to the party to be cited, if to be found; and if not to be found, by leaving a copy thereof at his or her usual place of abode; and shall, in his or her return, state the manner and time of the service; and whenever the service shall be made by any person other than a sworn officer, he or she shall verify the return, under oath, before some officer authorized to administer oaths.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 377; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 539, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 9-18-4.
RI Gen L § 9-18-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-18 - Depositions|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 in state.Depositions may be taken without this state to be used in the tribunals of this state, upon written notice conforming to the applicable rules of procedure, and shall be taken in the manner and with the formalities required by the law of this state or the state, district, territory, or country in which the deposition shall be taken; or shall be taken, if taken in any other state, district, or territory of the United States, before a commissioner appointed by the governor of this state, or before a judge, chancellor, justice of the peace, notary public, or civil magistrate of the state, district, or territory, respectively, or, if taken out of the United States, before a resident official of the United States, or, if the deponent is in the military, air, or naval service of the United States, before a colonel, lieutenant colonel, or major in the army or air force, or before any officer in the navy not below the grade and rank of lieutenant commander. And in every such case under the second method, the party causing the depositions to be taken shall notify the adverse party, or his or her attorney of record, of the time and place appointed for taking the deposition; and the notification issued by the official before whom the deposition is to be taken shall be served, in the manner as provided in § 9-18-4, such reasonable time before the taking of the deposition as will give the adverse party a full opportunity to be present in person or by attorney and put interrogatories to the deponent, if he or she thinks fit.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 378; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 26; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 539, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 9-18-5; P.L. 1989, ch. 81, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 69.
RI Gen L § 9-18-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-18 - Depositions|Section 9-18-6 - Oath of deponent - Reduction of deposition to writing.

§ 9-18-6. Oath of deponent — Reduction of deposition to writing.Every person, before deposing, shall be sworn to testify the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and after giving the deposition shall subscribe his or her name thereto, if taken in longhand in the presence of the official before whom the deposition was taken. The deposition may be reduced to writing by the official or by any person, including the deponent, under his or her direction and in his or her presence, or may be reduced to writing stenographically either by the official or by some person in his or her presence and under his or her direction, sworn by the official to correctly take down in shorthand, the evidence as given; and in the latter case, a transcript thereof in longhand writing, typewriting, print, or other reproduction, sworn to by the person stenographically reporting the deposition and signed by the deponent, shall be received in evidence. The signature in the latter case shall be attested by the official taking the deposition or by some magistrate authorized to administer oaths whether in this state or elsewhere.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 379; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 539, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 9-18-6.
RI Gen L § 9-18-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-18 - Depositions|Section 9-18-7 - Sealing and delivery to court.

§ 9-18-7. Sealing and delivery to court.The deposition, once taken, shall be retained by the magistrate, officer, or commissioner until he or she delivers the deposition with his or her own hand to the court for which it is taken, or shall, together with a certificate of its having been duly taken, be by the magistrate, officer, or commissioner, sealed up and directed to such court and delivered to the clerk thereof, and remain so sealed until opened by order of the court or of some justice thereof, or by the clerk with the consent of the parties; and any person may be compelled to appear and depose as provided in this chapter within this state, in the same manner as to appear and testify in court.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 380; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 539, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 9-18-7; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 83.
RI Gen L § 9-18-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-18 - Depositions|Section 9-18-8 - Deposition as evidence - Use of certified copy.

§ 9-18-8. Deposition as evidence — Use of certified copy.The deposition of any person taken pursuant to this chapter may be used as evidence in the trial of any judicial proceeding in any court, or town council, or before commissioners, masters in chancery, referees, or auditors, in which it shall have been taken to be used; and if the party who took the deposition shall neglect to produce or use it, the adverse party may use the original or a copy of the deposition, certified by the magistrate before whom it was taken.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 381; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 539, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 9-18-8.
RI Gen L § 9-18-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-18 - Depositions|Section 9-18-9 - Court grant of commission to take deposition.

§ 9-18-9. Court grant of commission to take deposition.Any court may, on the motion of either party in any action, suit, or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending therein, in which a deposition may be used, or before any commissioners, referees, or auditors appointed by any such court or under a rule from it, grant a commission to take depositions according to law, whenever it may be necessary to prevent a failure or delay of justice, on such terms as such court, by general or special order, may direct; and the deposition, so taken, may be used in any state of the cause, on appeal or otherwise.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 382; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 539, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 9-18-9.