reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
RI Gen L § 8-8.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-8.3 - Extreme Risk Protection Orders|Section 8-8.3-2 - Filing of petition.

§ 8-8.3-2. Filing of petition.Proceedings under this chapter shall be filed, heard, and determined in the superior court of the county in which the respondent resides. Any proceedings under this chapter shall not preclude any other available civil or criminal remedies. A party filing a petition under this chapter may do so without payment of any filing fee. There shall be no minimum residence requirements for the filing of a petition under this chapter. All matters filed under this chapter, as well as any documents submitted in conjunction with proceedings under this chapter, shall be maintained as confidential or non-public by the superior court.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-8.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-8.3 - Extreme Risk Protection Orders|Section 8-8.3-3 - Contents of petition.

§ 8-8.3-3. Contents of petition.(a) A petition for an extreme risk protection order shall be filed only by a law enforcement agency.(b) A petitioner may file a petition with the court requesting an extreme risk protection order that shall enjoin the respondent from having in his or her possession, custody, or control any firearms and shall further enjoin the respondent from purchasing, receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, any firearms while the order is in effect. The petitioner shall concurrently file a sworn affidavit for a search warrant pursuant to chapter 5 of title 12 for the search of any firearms in the possession, custody, or control of the respondent.(c) A petitioner shall file a petition upon receipt of credible information that the respondent poses a significant danger of causing imminent personal injury to self or others by having in his or her custody or control, or by purchasing, possessing, or receiving, a firearm.(d) A petition must state the specific statements, actions, or facts that support the belief that the respondent poses a significant danger of causing imminent personal injury to self or others by having in his or her custody or control, or by purchasing, possessing, or receiving, a firearm.(e) A petition for an extreme risk protection order must be supported by a written affidavit signed by the petitioner under oath. The petitioner may produce sworn statements or testimony of other witnesses to support the petition.(f) If the petitioner believes there are firearms in the respondent's current ownership, possession, custody, or control, the petition and search warrant affidavit shall identify the number, types, and locations of all such firearms, if known.(g) A petitioner for an extreme risk protection order, at the time of the filing, shall identify all known restraining orders, orders of protection, and pending lawsuits, complaints, petitions, or actions pending, active, or filed within one year prior to the petition involving the respondent, including, but not limited to, an order entered pursuant to chapter 8.1 of title 8 or chapter 15 of title 15.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-8.3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-8.3 - Extreme Risk Protection Orders|Section 8-8.3-6 - Service of one-year extreme risk protection orders.

§ 8-8.3-6. Service of one-year extreme risk protection orders.(a) A one-year extreme risk protection order issued under this chapter shall be personally served upon the respondent by the division of sheriffs. Provided, the division of sheriffs may request the assistance of the state police with the service as needed. If the division of sheriffs cannot complete service of the one-year extreme risk protection order upon the respondent within seven (7) days of the order's issuance, the deputy sheriff shall notify the petitioner and the court. The petitioner shall then seek an order for alternative service pursuant to this chapter.(b) If the court determines that after diligent effort, personal service on the respondent with or of any documents as required pursuant to this chapter cannot be made, then the court may order an alternative method of service designed to give reasonable notice to the respondent. Alternative service may include, but shall not be limited to: service by certified and regular mail at respondent's last-known address or place of employment; leaving copies at the respondent's dwelling or usual place of abode with a person of suitable age and discretion residing therein; or by affixing a summons to the door of the respondent's residence. Provided, due to the nature of these proceedings, notice shall not be given by publication in a newspaper.(c) In the event personal service of any order, notice, or other document issued pursuant to this chapter cannot be obtained, the court shall have discretion to continue any extreme risk protection order, and hearing thereon, as the court deems appropriate, until service can be made upon the respondent.(d) Upon receipt of alternative service of any order, notice, or other document issued pursuant to this chapter, the respondent shall comply with the order, notice, or document as if personally served.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-8.3-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-8.3 - Extreme Risk Protection Orders|Section 8-8.3-9 - Reporting of orders.

§ 8-8.3-9. Reporting of orders.(a) The clerk of the court shall enter any one-year extreme risk protection order or temporary extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to this chapter into a statewide judicial information system on the same day the order is issued.(b) The clerk of the court shall forward a copy of any order issued, renewed, or terminated under this chapter the same day the order is issued to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order and the attorney general.(1) Upon receipt of the copy of an extreme risk protection order, the attorney general shall enter the order into:(i) The National Instant Criminal Background Check System, also known as the NICS database;(ii) All federal or state computer-based systems and databases used by law enforcement or others to identify prohibited purchasers of firearms; and(iii) All computer-based criminal intelligence information systems and databases available in this state used by law enforcement agencies.(2) The order must remain in each system for the period stated in the order, and the law enforcement agency shall only remove orders from the systems upon notice that they have been terminated or expired. Entry into the computer-based criminal intelligence information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order shall be fully enforceable in any city or town in the state.(c) The issuing court shall, within three (3) business days after issuance of a one-year extreme risk protection order or temporary extreme risk protection order, forward a copy of the respondent's driver's license, or comparable information, along with the date of order issuance, to the attorney general and the appropriate licensing authority. Upon receipt of the information, the attorney general or the appropriate licensing authority shall determine if the respondent has a concealed carry permit. If the respondent does have a concealed carry permit, the attorney general or the appropriate licensing authority shall immediately revoke the license.(d) If any extreme risk protection order is terminated before its expiration date, the clerk of the court shall forward, on the same day, a copy of the termination order to the office of the attorney general and the petitioner. Upon receipt of the order, the attorney general shall promptly remove the order from any computer-based system into which it was entered pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-8.3-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-8.3 - Extreme Risk Protection Orders|Section 8-8.3-10 - Penalties.

§ 8-8.3-10. Penalties.(a) Any violation of any extreme risk protection order shall subject the violator to being found in contempt of court. The contempt order shall not be exclusive and shall not preclude any other available civil or criminal remedies.(b) Any violation of an extreme risk protection order issued under this chapter of which the respondent has actual notice shall be a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.(c) Filing a petition or providing information pursuant to this chapter knowing the information in or for such petition to be materially false, or with intent to harass the respondent, shall be a felony that shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-8.3-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-8.3 - Extreme Risk Protection Orders|Section 8-8.3-11 - Liability.

§ 8-8.3-11. Liability.Except as provided in §§ 8-8.3-8 and 8-8.3-10, this chapter does not impose criminal or civil liability on a law enforcement agency, law enforcement officer, or the attorney general or a member of that department, for acts or omissions related to obtaining any extreme risk protection order including, but not limited to, reporting, declining to report, investigating, declining to investigate, filing, or declining to file a petition under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-8.3-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-8.3 - Extreme Risk Protection Orders|Section 8-8.3-12 - Required notice on orders - Confidentiality of proceedings.

§ 8-8.3-12. Required notice on orders — Confidentiality of proceedings.(a) Any extreme risk protection order form shall include, in a conspicuous location, notice of penalties resulting from violation of the order, and the following statement: "You have the sole responsibility to avoid or refrain from violating this order's provisions. Only the court can change the order and only upon written application."(b) All filings, petitions, orders, warrants, affidavits, evidence, and any other document filed pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed confidential documents and shall not be available for public inspection or disclosure absent a court order. This section shall not prohibit the entry of orders into appropriate databases as required pursuant to § 8-8.3-9.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-8.3-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-8.3 - Extreme Risk Protection Orders|Section 8-8.3-13 - Appeal.

§ 8-8.3-13. Appeal.Any order under this chapter shall remain in effect during the pendency of an appeal to the supreme court unless the order is stayed by a justice of the supreme court.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-8.3-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-8.3 - Extreme Risk Protection Orders|Section 8-8.3-14 - Severability.

§ 8-8.3-14. Severability.If any section of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter and the application of the section to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected. The invalidity or unconstitutionality of any section or sections or part of any section or sections of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this chapter and to this end the sections of this chapter are severable.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-9-1, 8-9-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-9 - Probate Courts|Section 8-9-1, 8-9-2 - Repealed.

§ 8-9-1, 8-9-2. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, ch. 35; G.L. 1909, ch. 306, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 357, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 568, § 1; G.L., ch. 568, § 7; P.L. 1955, ch. 3499, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 8-9-1, 8-9-2; Repealed by P.L. 1971, ch. 240, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-9-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-9 - Probate Courts|Section 8-9-2.1 - Probate judges - Qualifications.

§ 8-9-2.1. Probate judges — Qualifications.No person shall be eligible to serve as a probate judge in any city or town in this state unless he or she has been admitted to practice as an attorney before the Rhode Island supreme court and has been engaged in the active practice of law in this state. Each city or town may establish additional standards as may be determined by city or town ordinance.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 240, § 2.
RI Gen L § 8-9-2.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-9 - Probate Courts|Section 8-9-2.2 - New Shoreham town council as probate court.

§ 8-9-2.2. New Shoreham town council as probate court.The town council of the town of New Shoreham may act as a probate court within its town; the major part of the members elected constitutes a quorum for doing business, and the major part of those present at any legal meeting may decide upon any matter before them.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 219, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-9-2.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-9 - Probate Courts|Section 8-9-2.3 - Probate judge in town where council sits as probate court.

§ 8-9-2.3. Probate judge in town where council sits as probate court.In any town where the town council regularly sits as the probate court, the town council may appoint annually a member of the bar of the state of Rhode Island to be available to sit as judge of the probate court and may fill any vacancy occurring in the office of that appointee. Whenever a party to any contested matter in the probate court of the town shall so request, the town council acting as the probate court of the town shall designate the appointee to sit as a judge of the probate court to hear and determine that particular contested probate matter and the request and designation shall be recorded in the records of the probate court, and thereupon the appointee shall have the power and be subjected to the duties of the probate court with respect to the matter; provided, however, that if the appointee is a party to or interested in the matter, or is unable to perform his or her duties, no such designation shall be made. The probate clerk shall attend all hearings and record all proceedings before the appointee. The appointee shall not be entitled to any fees of the probate court, and the probate court shall be entitled to the same fees as if the designation had not been made. The appointee shall be entitled to receive from the town such compensation as it may allow.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 219, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-9-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-9 - Probate Courts|Section 8-9-3 - Providence probate court.

§ 8-9-3. Providence probate court.The probate court of the city of Providence shall be the probate court for the city.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, ch. 35; G.L. 1909, ch. 306, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 357, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 568, § 2; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 8-9-3.
RI Gen L § 8-9-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-9 - Probate Courts|Section 8-9-4 - Election and powers of probate judge.

§ 8-9-4. Election and powers of probate judge.The town council of any town which may, at the regular meeting of the town, have delegated to its town council such power, shall elect a judge of probate for the town, and any city council or any town may at the election of town officers elect a judge of probate for the city or town; and the judge of probate, upon being engaged, shall, instead of the town council, have the power and be subject to the duties of a probate court, and be entitled to the fees of the court and such salary, in addition to or instead of such fees, to be received of the city or town, as the city or town may allow.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, ch. 35; G.L. 1909, ch. 306, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 357, § 3; P.L. 1928, ch. 1233, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 568, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 8-9-4.
RI Gen L § 8-9-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-9 - Probate Courts|Section 8-9-5 - Disqualification or inability of probate judge.

§ 8-9-5. Disqualification or inability of probate judge.Unless otherwise provided, whenever the judge of probate in any city or town is a party or is interested in any case arising in his or her town, or is absent or unable to perform his or her duties, the town council of the town shall perform those duties in the same manner as if no judge of probate had been elected; provided, however, that whenever the judge of probate of the town of Warren is a party or is interested in any proceeding about to be heard in his or her court, or is absent or unable to perform his or her duties, or there is a vacancy in the office, his or her duties shall be temporarily performed by the town solicitor of the town; and the fact of the interest, absence, inability, or vacancy shall be rendered in the records of the court; provided, however, that whenever the judge of probate of the city of Newport or the town of Cumberland or Smithfield is a party or is interested in any proceeding about to be heard in his or her court, or is absent or unable to perform his or her duties, or there is a vacancy in the office, his or her duties shall be temporarily performed by the municipal court judge, if available, if not then the city solicitor of the city of Newport or by the town solicitor of the towns of Cumberland or Smithfield, respectively; and the fact of the interest, absence, inability, or vacancy shall be recorded in the records of the court; provided, however, that whenever the judge of probate of the towns of Hopkinton or West Greenwich is a party or is interested in any proceeding about to be heard in his or her court, or is absent or unable to perform his or her duties, or there is a vacancy in the office, his or her duties shall be temporarily performed by one or more deputy probate judges to be elected by the town council of the towns of Hopkinton and West Greenwich, in the same manner as prescribed for the election of the probate judge in § 8-9-4, the deputy probate judge(s) to have the same powers and duties as the probate judge and be entitled to the fees of the court as the towns may allow; provided, further, however, that no judge of probate in any city or town shall be permitted to practice or enter his or her appearance or act in any capacity as an attorney in any case before the probate court in his or her city or town.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, ch. 35; G.L. 1909, ch. 306, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 357, § 3; P.L. 1928, ch. 1233, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 568, § 3; P.L. 1948, ch. 2002, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 8-9-5; P.L. 1961, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 233, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 53, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 78, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 613, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 225, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 306, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 307, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 51, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 76, § 1.
RI Gen L § 8-9-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-9 - Probate Courts|Section 8-9-6 - Town or city clerk as clerk of court.

§ 8-9-6. Town or city clerk as clerk of court.The town or city clerk of each town and city, unless special provision is made by law or charter to the contrary, shall be the clerk of the probate court of the town or city.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, ch. 35; G.L. 1909, ch. 306, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 357, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 568, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 8-9-6.
RI Gen L § 8-9-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-9 - Probate Courts|Section 8-9-7 - Duties of probate clerk.

§ 8-9-7. Duties of probate clerk.The probate clerk shall attend the meetings of the probate court and shall record its proceedings and also all wills, administrations, inventories, accounts, decrees, orders, determinations, and other writings, which shall be made, granted, or decreed upon by the probate court of the town or city, and shall have the custody and safekeeping of the seal of the court and of all the books and papers belonging to the probate office, and of any stenographic or electronic recording of any probate court proceedings made by the probate clerk, and shall not act as attorney before the court of which he or she is clerk. Provided, that the probate clerk shall be required to retain stenographic and electronic recordings of any probate court proceedings only for one year from the date of the hearing.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, ch. 35; G.L. 1909, ch. 306, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 357, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 568, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 8-9-7; P.L. 1996, ch. 110, § 3.
RI Gen L § 8-9-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts|Chapter 8-9 - Probate Courts|Section 8-9-8 - Clerk pro tempore in absence of probate clerk.

§ 8-9-8. Clerk pro tempore in absence of probate clerk.Whenever the clerk of any probate court shall not appear at the time and place appointed for the meeting of the court, the court may appoint a clerk for the time being, who, after being duly sworn, shall perform all the duties, exercise all the powers, enjoy all the emoluments, and be subject to all the requirements granted to or conferred on or required of clerks of probate courts.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, ch. 35; G.L. 1909, ch. 306, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 357, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 568, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 8-9-8.