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RI Gen L § 9-8-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-8 - Nonsuit and Discontinuance|Section 9-8-3 - Dismissal for lack of prosecution.

§ 9-8-3. Dismissal for lack of prosecution.(a) The supreme court, the superior court, the family court, the district court, or the traffic tribunal, may, at any time, in its discretion, dismiss actions at law and other proceedings for lack of prosecution that have been pending for five (5) years or more, after notice and opportunity for hearing.(b) Notice that an action or proceeding will be in order for dismissal on a day certain shall be given by the moving party (or by the clerk if upon the court's own motion) by mailing written notice to the attorney of record, or if there is no attorney of record or the attorney is deceased, then to the party if his or her address appears in the papers of the case. In the event there is no attorney of record, or he or she is deceased, and the address of the party is unknown, notice may be given by insertion of a newspaper advertisement published in a daily newspaper that has circulation in the county or district where the action was instituted, at least once. A certificate of the notice given shall be placed in the papers by the clerk.History of Section.R.P.L. 1957, ch. 125, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 373, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 71, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-8-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-8 - Nonsuit and Discontinuance|Section 9-8-4 - Dismissal on motion of court - Notice - Hearing.

§ 9-8-4. Dismissal on motion of court — Notice — Hearing.Actions at law, and such other proceedings as the court may order, which have been pending more than ten (10) years on July 10, 1982, may be dismissed for lack of prosecution by the court on its own motion, as directed by the chief justice of the supreme court as to that court, by the presiding justice of the superior court as to that court, and by the respective chief judges of the district and family courts as to those courts. Notice that the dockets are thus to be cleared of inactive cases and the time and place of hearing upon the court's motion shall be given by the clerk of the court in a public newspaper circulated in the county or district in which the actions are pending by two (2) publications at least one month before the date of hearing. Any attorney, or party not represented by an attorney, may appear at the time of the hearing to be heard on any such dismissals and the court in its discretion may dismiss the case or stay its dismissal for a period to be fixed by the court, and such period may also be extended.History of Section.R.P.L. 1957, ch. 125, § 2; P.L. 1982, ch. 135, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-8-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-8 - Nonsuit and Discontinuance|Section 9-8-5 - Annual action by court.

§ 9-8-5. Annual action by court.(a) Thereafter, during the first week in February in each year, or as soon as thereafter is practicable, all actions at law, and other proceedings designated by the respective courts, deemed by the court to be inactive and then pending in the supreme court, the superior court, the family court, the district court, or the traffic tribunal, for five (5) years or more, may be dismissed for lack of prosecution, without costs. Entries of such dismissals shall be made as of course by the clerk, upon order of the chief justice, presiding justice, chief judges, or chief magistrate, of the respective courts, after notice has been duly given of the date upon which the cases will stand dismissed. The notice shall be given once a week for two (2) successive weeks at least three (3) weeks before the date in a newspaper having general circulation in the county or district where the action is pending.(b) Upon the date any party desiring to be heard in opposition to dismissal of a case in which he or she appears may appear before the respective court (in the superior court before the presiding justice) and be heard thereon, and the court may in its discretion dismiss or stay dismissal of the case for such period as it may fix. Extensions of the period may also be granted. Any adversary party shall not be thereby prevented from making a special motion for dismissal within the period so fixed or extended.History of Section.R.P.L. 1957, ch. 125, § 3; P.L. 1979, ch. 373, § 3; P.L. 1982, ch. 135, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 71, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-8-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-8 - Nonsuit and Discontinuance|Section 9-8-6 - Reinstatement.

§ 9-8-6. Reinstatement.Any case dismissed under §§ 9-8-3 — 9-8-5, may be reinstated by the court with or without terms upon motion within one year from dismissal, if the court deems it proper to prevent injustice.History of Section.R.P.L. 1957, ch. 125, § 4; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 19.
RI Gen L § 9-9-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|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, Rhode Island identification card, state income tax returns and unemployment compensation as evidence.(a) A person is liable to serve as a juror if the person is:(1) A citizen of the United States; and(2) At least eighteen (18) years of age; and(3) A resident of Rhode Island who either:(i) Resides in the county where the person is registered to vote;(ii) Is licensed to operate a motor vehicle within this state; or(iii) Possesses a Rhode Island identification card issued pursuant to the provisions of §§ 3-8-6 and 3-8-6.1; or(iv) Is an individual filing a state income tax return; or(v) Is an individual recipient of unemployment compensation.(b) The list of qualified electors of each town and city as made up by the board of canvassers thereof, at its last meeting prior to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even numbered year, and the duly certified records of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall be conclusive evidence of the liability of each person to serve as provided in this chapter, unless in the case of a qualified elector the name of the person has been removed from the list of qualified electors of that town or city on which the name of that person appears prior to being summoned to appear in court as a juror, and except as provided in this chapter. The jury commissioner shall notify the clerk of the board of canvassers and registration of each particular city or town when it appears that a person on a list of qualified jurors does not reside at the address on the list. The board of canvassers and registration, after due notice to the person, shall challenge the listing thereof and after a hearing thereon may remove that person from the list.(c) The division of motor vehicles shall forward to the jury commissioner the names of licensed drivers and the names of those persons who possess Rhode Island identification cards issued pursuant to the provisions of §§ 3-8-6 and 3-8-6.1 in the state on a yearly basis.(d) The division of taxation shall forward to the jury commissioner the names of all individuals who have filed a state income tax return, on a yearly basis.(e) The department of labor and training shall forward to the jury commissioner the names of all individuals who are receiving unemployment compensation, on a yearly basis.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2037, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 797, § 1; P.L. 1928, ch. 1192, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 1; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-1; P.L. 1972, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 233, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 121, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 373, § 4; P.L. 1980, ch. 242, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 406, § 3; P.L. 1980, ch. 412, § 3; P.L. 1983, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 19; P.L. 2003, ch. 430, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-9-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|Section 9-9-1.1 - Qualifications of jurors.

§ 9-9-1.1. Qualifications of jurors.(a) A person is qualified to serve as a juror if the person is:(1) A citizen of the United States; and(2) A resident of Rhode Island who either:(i) Resides in the county where the person is registered to vote; or(ii) Is licensed to operate a motor vehicle within this state; or(iii) Possesses a Rhode Island identification card issued pursuant to the provisions of §§ 3-8-6 and 3-8-6.1; or(iv) Is an individual filing a state income tax return; or(v) Is an individual recipient of unemployment compensation.(3) At least 18 years of age;(4) Able to understand and participate in the court proceedings; and(5) Physically and mentally capable of performing in a reasonable manner the duties of a juror.(b) No person shall be allowed to serve as a juror if he or she has been lawfully adjudicated to be non compos mentis.(c) No person convicted of a felony shall be allowed to serve as a juror, until completion of such felon's sentence, served or suspended, and of parole or probation regardless of a nolo contendere plea.(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a)(4) and (5), a person with a disability shall not be ineligible to serve as a juror solely on the basis of his or her disability, and if that person meets the above requirements, with reasonable accommodations if necessary, he or she shall be deemed a qualified juror.(e) Nothing in this section shall prevent the court from disqualifying a prospective juror because he or she lacks a faculty or has a disability which will prevent the potential juror from being a competent juror in a particular case.(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit a party's right to preemptorially challenge jurors.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 8; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 8; P.L. 2003, ch. 430, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-9-1.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|Section 9-9-1.2 - Interpreters or readers for jury service.

§ 9-9-1.2. Interpreters or readers for jury service.(a) In any proceeding, civil or criminal, the courts shall provide and pay the reasonable costs of services of a qualified interpreter for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and a reader for persons who are visually impaired when necessary to enable persons with these disabilities to serve as jurors, when such persons are qualified jurors within the meaning of § 9-9-1.1.(b) "Qualified interpreter" for this section means an interpreter for the person who is deaf or hard of hearing skilled in sign language or oral interpretation and transliteration, having the ability to communicate accurately with a person who is deaf or hard of hearing. An interpreter shall be deemed qualified as determined by the commission on the deaf and hard of hearing based upon recommendations from the commission and the deaf and hard of hearing interpreter screening committee, the Rhode Island association of the deaf, the national registry of interpreters for the deaf, and other appropriate agencies. The commission on the deaf and hard of hearing shall coordinate all requests for qualified interpreters and shall maintain a list of all such interpreters from which it shall fill the requests.(c) "Person who is hard of hearing" for this section means a person who, because of a hearing impairment or deafness, requires sign language and/or speech reading as a part of his or her communication system.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 150, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 8; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 8.
RI Gen L § 9-9-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|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, or gender prohibited.No citizen, possessing all other qualifications which are or shall be prescribed by law, shall be disqualified for service as a grand or petit juror in any court of this state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude, disability, or gender; and any officer or other person, charged with any duty in the selection or summoning of jurors, who shall willfully exclude or fail to select or summon any citizen for any of the causes provided shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 2; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-2; P.L. 1991, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 323, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 8; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 8.
RI Gen L § 9-9-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|Section 9-9-3 - Persons exempt from service.

§ 9-9-3. Persons exempt from service.The following persons shall be exempted from serving as jurors, unless such persons shall waive their exemption, namely: the members of congress from the state of Rhode Island, the general officers of the state, the members and officers of the general assembly during their tenure of office irrespective of whether the general assembly is in session or not, the jury commissioner and his or her assistants, the justices of the state and United States courts, clerks of those courts, practicing attorneys-at-law, correctional officers, deputy sheriffs, probation and parole officers, members of any paid police force of the state or of any city or town, members of any paid fire department of any city or town, and members of the armed services on active duty.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 3; P.L. 1922, ch. 2217, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 3; P.L. 1923, ch. 450, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 797, § 2; P.L. 1929, ch. 1431, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1516, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1601, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2450, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-3; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 242, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 62, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 17.
RI Gen L § 9-9-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|Section 9-9-4 - Repealed.

§ 9-9-4. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 3; P.L. 1922, ch. 2217, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 3; P.L. 1923, ch. 450, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 797, § 2; P.L. 1929, ch. 1431, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1516, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1601, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2450, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-4), was in effect repealed by its omission in the amendment of R.P.L. 1957, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-9-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|Section 9-9-5 - Jury commissioner - Term - Appointment and removal.

§ 9-9-5. Jury commissioner — Term — Appointment and removal.Whenever a vacancy occurs in the position, whether by expiration of the term of office or otherwise, the presiding justice of the superior court, with the concurrence of a majority of the justices of the court, shall have the power to appoint a jury commissioner who shall be a qualified elector of the state, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the presiding justice and a majority of the justices of the superior court. The jury commissioner's salary shall be determined and set by the unclassified pay plan board and he or she shall be entitled to the same longevity salary increases as though he or she was in the classified service.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 4; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-5; P.L. 1995, ch. 321, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-9-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|Section 9-9-6 - Vacancies in office of jury commissioner.

§ 9-9-6. Vacancies in office of jury commissioner.Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of jury commissioner, the presiding justice of the superior court, with the concurrence of a majority of the justices of the court, shall appoint a jury commissioner. The person so appointed shall hold office at the pleasure of the presiding justice and the majority of the justices of the court. The salary of the jury commissioner so appointed shall be determined and set by the unclassified pay plan board and he or she shall be entitled to the same longevity salary increases as though he or she was in the classified service.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 4; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-6; P.L. 1976, ch. 281, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 321, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-9-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|Section 9-9-7 - Assistants and expenses of office.

§ 9-9-7. Assistants and expenses of office.(a) The jury commissioner may, with the consent in writing of the presiding justice, from time to time appoint and remove an associate jury commissioner, an assistant jury commissioner, and such clerks, stenographers, and investigators, and may incur such office and traveling expenses, as shall be necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of his or her office.(b) The associate jury commissioner and the assistant jury commissioner may discharge all of the duties of the jury commissioner appointing them and an act done by them shall have the same force and effect as though done by the jury commissioner.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 4; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-7; P.L. 1962, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 281, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-9-8 - 9-9-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|Section 9-9-8 - 9-9-14 - Repealed.

§ 9-9-8 — 9-9-14. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, §§ 7-9; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, §§ 7-9; P.L. 1926, ch. 797, §§ 6-7; P.L. 1927, ch. 1015, § 2; P.L. 1927, ch. 951, § 2; G.L., ch. 329, § 7, as enacted by P.L. 1928, ch. 1192, § 2; G.L., ch. 329, § 11, as enacted by P.L. 1928, ch. 1192, § 5; P.L. 1928, ch. 1192, §§ 2-4; P.L. 1930, ch. 1609, §§ 1-4; G.L., 1938, ch. 506, §§ 6-9; § 39; G.L., ch. 506, §§ 5-8, 37, as enacted by P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2870, § 18; G.L. 1956, §§ 9-9-8 — 9-9-14; P.L. 1959, ch. 76, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 51, § 2; P.L. 1975, ch. 233, § 2; P.L. 1975, ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 242, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 412, §§ 1, 4; Repealed by P.L. 1975, ch. 233, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 89, § 1; and P.L. 1992, ch. 13, § 1, effective May 21, 1975, May 8, 1980, and March 31, 1992, respectively.
RI Gen L § 9-9-14.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|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 processing equipment.Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the jury commissioner may, with approval of the presiding justice of the superior court, select jurors from the registered voters of the several cities and towns as deemed necessary by the jury commission for the several counties of the state by means of the use of electronic data processing equipment, now or hereafter owned or leased by the state of Rhode Island, whenever the secretary of state shall certify to the jury commissioner that the equipment has been furnished with the names of all persons who are registered voters in the cities and towns. In such event, the jury commissioner shall supervise the electronic data processing machine operator in order to carry out the drawing in such a way that neither the jury commissioner nor the operator of the device shall be able to determine any name until the name has actually been drawn. After the drawing has been carried out in accordance herewith, the jury commissioner shall cause the electronic data processing machine operator to have the electronic data processing machine compile a list, by county, randomly mixing the names so drawn. Members of the public and press shall be admitted to the place of electronic data selection, to the extent that space and area may allow.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 239, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 123, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 13, § 2.
RI Gen L § 9-9-14.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|Section 9-9-14.2 - Time of selections.

§ 9-9-14.2. Time of selections.Whenever jurors are drawn by the use of electronic data processing equipment, in accordance with the provisions of § 9-9-14.1, the drawing shall take place at such dates and times during the month of March of each year as may be selected by the jury commissioner, with the approval of the presiding justice of the superior court, and drawings may be held at other times throughout the year, if deemed necessary by the jury commissioner and the presiding justice.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 44, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 13, § 2.
RI Gen L § 9-9-15 - 9-9-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|Section 9-9-15 - 9-9-21 - Repealed.

§ 9-9-15 — 9-9-21. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, §§ 11-17; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, §§ 11-17; P.L. 1926, ch. 797, § 8; P.L. 1927, ch. 1015, §§ 3, 4; G.L. ch. 329, § 12, as enacted by P.L. 1928, ch. 1192, § 6; P.L. 1928, ch. 1192, §§ 6-8; P.L. 1930, ch. 1609, §§ 5-7; P.L. 1931, ch. 1773, §§ 1-4; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, §§ 10-12, 14-16; G.L. ch. 506, §§ 9-14, as enacted by P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2138, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2334, § 1; P.L. 1956, ch. 3753, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 9-9-15 — 9-9-21; P.L. 1963, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 232, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 51, § 2); Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 13, § 1, effective March 31, 1992.
RI Gen L § 9-9-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists|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 service as jurors.The persons whose names are drawn as provided in §§ 9-9-14.1 and 9-9-14.2 shall be liable to serve as grand or petit jurors commencing at any time during the year beginning July next after the drawing, whenever notified to appear for such service as provided in chapter 10 of this title; and the persons whose names are so drawn at any other such meeting held in accordance with the provisions of § 9-9-14.2 shall be liable to so serve commencing at any time before July following the date of the drawing.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 19; P.L. 1927, ch. 1015, § 6; P.L. 1928, ch. 1192, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 17; G.L., ch. 506, § 15, as enacted by P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-22; P.L. 1963, ch. 48, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 71, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 13, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 100.