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RI Gen L § 8-16-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-16 - Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline|Section 8-16-14 - Reasonable counsel fees.

§ 8-16-14. Reasonable counsel fees.Any judge who has been complained against under the provisions of this chapter and who has engaged the services of counsel to respond to the complaint, and where the complaint has been dismissed by the commission, shall be entitled to have his or her reasonable counsel fees paid by the state for those legal services rendered after October 1, 1983.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 396, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 312, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-16.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-16.1 - Judicial Selection|Section 8-16.1-1 - Definitions.

§ 8-16.1-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:(1) "Attorney" means a resident of the state of Rhode Island who is licensed to practice law in the state of Rhode Island and who is a current member in good standing of the Rhode Island bar association; and(2) "Member of the general public" means a person who is a resident of the state of Rhode Island and who is not a licensed member of any bar association.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 42, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-16.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-16.1 - Judicial Selection|Section 8-16.1-3 - Reimbursement.

§ 8-16.1-3. Reimbursement.Members of the commission shall not be compensated but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the carrying out of their official duties by the department of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 42, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-16.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-16.1 - Judicial Selection|Section 8-16.1-4 - Criteria for selection of best qualified nominees.

§ 8-16.1-4. Criteria for selection of best qualified nominees.(a) The commission shall consider, but is not limited to, the following factors in selecting the best qualified nominees: intellect, ability, temperament, impartiality, diligence, experience, maturity, education, publications, and record of public, community, and government service. Every person shall, at the time of consideration by the commission, be an attorney and licensed to practice law in the state of Rhode Island and be a current member of the Rhode Island bar association in good standing.(b) The commission shall exercise reasonable efforts to encourage racial, ethnic, and gender diversity within the judiciary of this state. To further this goal, on an annual basis, the commission shall report to the general assembly and to the governor on (i) the statistics regarding the race, ethnicity and gender of applicants considered by the commission in the previous year and (ii) efforts made by the commission during the previous year to encourage racial, ethnic and gender diversity within the judiciary of this state. The form of the report and the means by which the commission shall request the necessary information from applicants shall be determined by the commission pursuant to its rule-making authority, except that no applicant shall be required to provide the information as a prerequisite to consideration, and the identifying information with respect to race, ethnicity and gender shall be collected anonymously from applicants. The report shall be made available to the public. The commission shall also consider the candidate's sensitivity to historically disadvantaged classes, and may disqualify any candidate with a demonstrated history of bias towards any of these classes.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 42, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 385, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-16.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-16.1 - Judicial Selection|Section 8-16.1-7 - Tenure of justices.

§ 8-16.1-7. Tenure of justices.The justices of the supreme court, the superior court, the family court, the district court, the workers' compensation court, and the traffic tribunal shall hold office during good behavior.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 42, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 334, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 402, § 2.
RI Gen L § 8-17-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-17 - Retired Justice Trial Act|Section 8-17-1 - Retired justice program.

§ 8-17-1. Retired justice program.There is hereby authorized and established a program of litigating civil trials, including domestic relations matters, whereby the litigants, by agreement, may retain the services of any retired justice of the supreme court or superior court or retired judge of the family court or district court to hear the merits of the issues before the court, all without a jury. Such trials shall be conducted in private, the cost of the proceedings shall be borne by the parties, and any judgments issued thereunder shall have the same effect as judgments of a court of competent jurisdiction and may be appealed to the supreme court.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 412, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 131, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 327, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-18-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact|Section 8-18-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 8-18-1. Legislative findings.It is hereby found and declared as follows:(1) The general assembly has authorized the establishment of municipal courts, in order to promote the health and safety of the residents of each city or town and to insure compliance with any and all local ordinances.(2) In furtherance of this finding there is hereby created a compact between the state courts and agencies and the local municipal courts to establish and define jurisdictional responsibility for law enforcement powers within the state.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 650, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-18-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact|Section 8-18-2 - Universal summons.

§ 8-18-2. Universal summons.All state agencies and municipalities that have law enforcement powers shall be issued and authorized a form for summons and complaint to be used for all violations specified in chapters 27, 41.1 and 41.2 of title 31 and no other summons shall be substituted except as provided by § 31-12-12. All fines, assessments, fees, and other financial charge or any other responsibility not changed by the following shall be deemed enforceable even when the summons is issued by a municipality and adjudicated by a municipal court, or issued by state agencies or a municipality without a court and adjudicated by the traffic tribunal. All summonses, once issued, must be recorded by the traffic tribunal prior to a hearing, arraignment, or trial. If the summons is answered by payment without personal appearance pursuant to § 31-41.1-2, it shall be recorded by the traffic tribunal upon return from the financial institution.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 144, art. 9, § 12; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 48.
RI Gen L § 8-18-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact|Section 8-18-3 - Jurisdiction for certain violations.

§ 8-18-3. Jurisdiction for certain violations.(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, jurisdiction over the adjudication of matters relating to violations enumerated in the following sections of the general laws is hereby conferred upon the municipal courts and the traffic tribunal:  31-13-4 31-13-9 31-13-11 31-14-3 31-14-9 31-15-1 31-15-3   31-15-4 31-15-5 31-15-6 31-15-7 31-15-9 31-15-11 31-15-12   31-15-13 31-16-1 31-16-2 31-16-4 31-16-5 31-16-7 31-16-9   31-17-1 31-17-2 31-17-4 31-17-6 31-17-7 31-18-12 31-20-1   31-20-2 31-20-9 31-21-4 31-22-2 31-22-4 31-22-5 31-22-6   31-22-7 31-22-8 31-22-9 31-23-1 31-23-8 31-23-13 31-23-14   31-23-15 31-24-1 31-24-4 31-24-5 31-24-7 31-24-12 31-38-4   31-12-12 37-15-7 31-3-29 31-3-30 31-3-34 31-3-35 31-8-1   31-10-32 31-10.1-1 31-10.1-4 31-10.1-5 31-10.1-6 31-13-6 31-15-8   31-23-45 31-14-1 31-17-3 31-23-4 31-23-10 31-23-17 31-23-19   31-23-20 31-23-26 31-23-27 31-23-40 31-23-42.1 31-3-18 31-10-27   31-18-3 31-10.1-7 31-38-3 31-14-12 31-17-5 31-25-9 31-25-11   31-25-12 31-25-12.1 31-25-10 31-22-1 31-24-34 31-27-9 31-3-9   31-15-10 31-18-8 31-25-17 31-10.1-4 31-23-43 31-23-29 31-24-45   31-17-8 31-24-10 31-23-47 31-12-9 31-15-16 24-10-18 31-19-5   31-3-12 31-24-9 31-22-22 31-28-7 31-28-7.1 31-3-32 31-18-4   24-10-18 31-18-5 31-18-15 31-18-18 31-21-14 31-22-3 31-23-16   31-24-6 31-24-8 31-24-31 31-27-16 31-22-23 31-10-30 31-10-10   31-19-3 31-3-40 31-22-24 31-23-51 31-7-1 31-15-2 31-15-12.1   31-16-8 31-20-17 31-24-16 31-24-17 31-24-20 31-24-22 31-24-23   31-24-24 31-24-25 31-24-26 31-24-27 31-24-28 31-24-29 31-24-30   31-24-32 31-24-33 31-24-36 31-24-38 31-24-39 31-24-40 31-24-41   31-24-42 31-24-43 31-24-46 31-24-49 31-24-51 31-24-53 31-26-3.1   31-27-17 31-27-19 31-33-2 31-45-1 4-1-26 31-10.1-2 31-20-10   31-22-13 31-24-13 31-27-10 31-41.1-4 (Speeding (A)).    (b) Except as provided in §§ 8-18-9, 8-18-10, and 31-41.1-11 jurisdiction over violations enumerated in subsection (a) shall be exercised as follows:(1) By the traffic tribunal over all violations for which the summons is issued by a state agency;(2) By the traffic tribunal over all violations for which the summons is issued by a city or town which has not established a municipal court; and(3) By the municipal court over all violations for which the summons is issued by a city or town which has established a municipal court.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 650, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-18-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact|Section 8-18-4 - Adjudication of summonses by municipal courts.

§ 8-18-4. Adjudication of summonses by municipal courts.(a) All summonses to be adjudicated by a municipal court shall be forwarded to the municipal court.(b) Summonses to be adjudicated by a municipal court shall be adjudicated by a judge of the municipal court pursuant to § 31-41.1-6 and the rules established by the chief magistrate of the traffic tribunal subject to the approval of the supreme court pursuant to § 8-6-2. Municipal courts shall have jurisdiction over matters brought pursuant to § 31-41.1-7.(c) If a motorist fails to appear to answer a summons before a municipal court, the municipal court may proceed pursuant to § 31-41.1-5 to enter a default judgment and determine whether the charges have been established. Where a determination is made that a charge has been established, an appropriate order shall be entered and the motorist's license and registration privileges may be ordered by the municipal court to be suspended by the division of motor vehicles as provided by law.(d) All summonses which have been adjudicated by the municipal court and entered into the data electronic system shall be returned to the traffic tribunal for storage as required by § 8-14-1.(e) All municipal courts shall be courts of record, shall tape record all sessions, maintain dockets, and adjudicate all violations on the summonses and shall be responsible for data entry into an electronic data processing system of all citations heard and decided by said municipal courts pursuant to procedures and rules promulgated by the chief magistrate of the Rhode Island traffic tribunal subject to the approval of the supreme court pursuant to § 8-6-2.(f) Municipal court judges may, in their discretion, order driver retraining courses in appropriate cases.(g) A thirty-five dollar ($35.00) hearing fee shall be assessed by both municipal courts and the traffic tribunal against each person pleading guilty to or found guilty of a traffic offense or violation, as provided in the general laws. In no case shall any municipal court exercising jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter impose or assess any fees or costs except as expressly authorized by state law.(h) If a payment for any fine assessed in the municipal court for any violation is attempted with a check written against insufficient funds, then an additional penalty not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) may be added to the amount due.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 1, § 8; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 14.
RI Gen L § 8-18-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact|Section 8-18-5 - Administration of funds.

§ 8-18-5. Administration of funds.The cities and towns and the state shall enter into an agreement which will authorize the transfer of funds and guarantee against misuse, misdirection, and nontransference of funds owed to the appropriate jurisdiction by means of a financial institution compact.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-18-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact|Section 8-18-6 - Joint violation fines - Distribution of funds.

§ 8-18-6. Joint violation fines — Distribution of funds.Cities or towns with municipal courts shall dedicate four dollars ($4.00) for reimbursement from each summons to the general fund. Cities or towns without a municipal court shall dedicate six dollars ($6.00) for reimbursement from each summons to the general fund. State agencies shall dedicate twenty-two dollars ($22.00) from each summons to the general fund. Provided that cities, towns and state agencies shall also dedicate all revenues generated directly as a result of fee increases effective July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2008 to the general fund.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 23; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-18-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact|Section 8-18-7 - Repealed.

§ 8-18-7. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1999 ch. 218, § 2, effective July 1, 1999.
RI Gen L § 8-18-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact|Section 8-18-8 - Judicial conduct.

§ 8-18-8. Judicial conduct.All judges of any municipal court which exercises jurisdiction under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to and governed by the canons of judicial ethics or code of judicial conduct in effect at the time, as prescribed by the Rhode Island supreme court, and the provisions of chapter 16 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-18-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact|Section 8-18-9 - Appeals.

§ 8-18-9. Appeals.Any person desiring to appeal from an adverse decision of a municipal court pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may seek review thereof pursuant to the procedures set forth in § 31-41.1-8.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-18-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact|Section 8-18-10 - Exclusive jurisdiction.

§ 8-18-10. Exclusive jurisdiction.The universal summons shall also be used for any violations of those sections not listed in § 8-18-3; provided, however that the following violations shall remain the exclusive jurisdiction of the traffic tribunal or the other state courts and shall not be within the jurisdiction of any municipal court:  31-11-16 31-11-17 31-11-18 31-11-19 31-11-20 31-12-3 31-14-1   31-20-12 31-26-1 31-26-2 31-26-4 31-26-5 31-27-1 31-27-2   31-27-4 31-26-3 31-3-1 31-8-2 31-8-3 31-9-1 31-9-2   31-9-5 31-9-6 31-10-1 31-10-28 31-11-12 3-8-9 31-8-10   31-38-9 31-41.1-1 31-25-13 31-25-4 31-25-5 31-25-6 31-25-7   31-27-6 31-25-24 31-23-37 31-24-37 31-25-20 31-25-3 31-25-16   31-25-19 11-44-29 31-22-21.1 31-27-2.1 11-44-22 31-19.1-2 31-19.2-2   31-9-3 31-10-26 31-27-2.3 31-36.1-17 31-9-1— 31-4-3 31-11-18.1       31-9-11     31-27-1.1 31-27-2.2 31-15-14 31-23-49 31-12-26 31-22-13 31-22-14   31-23-28 31-27-5 31-23-13.1 31-27-2.7 31-27-2.4 31-41.1-4 (Speeding         (B)).  History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 445, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 20.
RI Gen L § 8-18-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact|Section 8-18-11 - Municipal court adherence to promulgated procedures.

§ 8-18-11. Municipal court adherence to promulgated procedures.All municipal courts which shall hear and decide traffic matters pursuant to the authority of this chapter shall do so in a manner consistent with the procedures of the traffic tribunal. If it shall appear to the chief magistrate of the traffic tribunal that said procedures are not being followed by any municipal court he or she shall inform the municipal court in question that it appears that it is not in compliance with the procedures of the traffic tribunal. If, thereafter, the chief magistrate is not satisfied that compliance is forthcoming he shall have standing under § 8-1-2 to petition the supreme court for appropriate relief.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 119, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-19-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-19 - Language Interpreters - Use of Language Interpreters in Legal Proceedings|Section 8-19-1 - Legislative declaration - Intent.

§ 8-19-1. Legislative declaration — Intent.(a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Rhode Island to guarantee the rights of persons who, because of a non-English speaking background, are unable to readily understand or communicate in the English language, and who consequently need the assistance of an interpreter to be fully protected in legal proceedings in matters before the Rhode Island unified state court system. Court interpretation requires not only a full command of two (2) languages, but also a knowledge of courtroom procedure, legal vocabulary, the overall court and legal systems, and an understanding that the role of an interpreter consists not of abridging or editorializing, but of exactly interpreting every word that is spoken without emendation or amendment.(b) It is the intent of the legislature, by the enactment of this chapter, to provide interpreters to limited-English-proficient persons in proceedings before the state courts in Rhode Island and to establish a procedure for the certification and appointment of interpreters.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 340, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 15; P.L. 2014, ch. 79, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 88, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-19-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-19 - Language Interpreters - Use of Language Interpreters in Legal Proceedings|Section 8-19-2 - Definitions.

§ 8-19-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) A "limited-English-proficient person" means any person whose primary language is not English and who does not have the ability to adequately understand or communicate effectively in English.(2) A "qualified interpreter" is a person who is able to interpret simultaneously and consecutively and sight translate from English into a foreign language and from said language into English but who is not certified pursuant to this chapter.(3) A "certified interpreter" is one who is able to interpret simultaneously and consecutively and sight translate from English to the language of the person needing an interpreter, and from said language to English, and who has been certified pursuant to the provision of § 8-19-5.(4) "Legal proceedings" means any proceeding in the Rhode Island state court system.(5) "Appointing authority" means the judicial officer presiding at a legal proceeding.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 340, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 79, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 88, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-19-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-19 - Language Interpreters - Use of Language Interpreters in Legal Proceedings|Section 8-19-3 - Appointment of certified or qualified interpreters.

§ 8-19-3. Appointment of certified or qualified interpreters.(a) When a limited-English-proficient person is a party, or the parent or legal guardian of a party, to a legal proceeding, or an alleged victim in a criminal proceeding, the appointing authority shall appoint a certified interpreter to assist such person during the legal proceeding. The state court administrator's office shall maintain a list of Rhode Island certified and qualified interpreters from which the appointing authority shall make its appointments.(b) The appointing authority may appoint a qualified interpreter in place of a certified interpreter when:(1) A good-faith effort has been made to locate and obtain the services of a certified interpreter and one is not available; and(2) The appointing authority makes a finding that the proposed qualified interpreter appears to have adequate language skills; knowledge of interpreting techniques; familiarity with interpreting in a court or hearing; and that he/she has read, understands, and will abide by an established code of ethics for language interpreters pursuant to this chapter; and(3) The proceeding is one of a preliminary nature and of a short duration. Proceedings of a preliminary nature may include but not be limited to:(i) Arraignments;(ii) Costs, restitution, and/or fine reviews;(iii) Probation reviews;(iv) Preliminary hearings on pretrial motions; and(v) Appearances before the court on bench warrants or arrest warrants.(c) If any relationship between the interpreter and any of the parties, attorneys, witnesses, victims, or any other persons involved in the proceeding exists, the nature of that relationship shall be disclosed to the appointing authority on the record and the appointing authority may in its discretion excuse the interpreter from said proceeding.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 340, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 15; P.L. 2014, ch. 79, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 88, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-19-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-19 - Language Interpreters - Use of Language Interpreters in Legal Proceedings|Section 8-19-4 - Compensation of interpreters.

§ 8-19-4. Compensation of interpreters.Interpreters appointed pursuant to this chapter shall be paid by the state in accordance with a fee schedule that shall be established by the supreme court. The state court administrator is hereby empowered to establish policies and procedures governing the appointment, service, and payment of interpreters appointed under this chapter and is further empowered to enter into service contracts with certified and qualified interpreters.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 340, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 79, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 88, § 1.