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RI Gen L § 9-5-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-21 - Signature of processes in action involving clerk of court.

§ 9-5-21. Signature of processes in action involving clerk of court.Whenever the clerk of any court shall be a party to an action, suit, or other proceeding, civil or criminal, all processes issuing from the court thereon shall be signed by a justice thereof.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 521; G.L. 1909, ch. 299, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 349, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 514, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-21; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 13.
RI Gen L § 9-5-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-22 - False swearing in affidavit to support writ.

§ 9-5-22. False swearing in affidavit to support writ.Every person who shall willfully swear falsely to any statement in an affidavit made by him or her, by means of which affidavit a writ of arrest or attachment shall have issued and been served by arrest or attachment, shall be deemed guilty of perjury.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 522; G.L. 1909, ch. 299, § 26; G.L. 1923, ch. 349, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 514, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-22.
RI Gen L § 9-5-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-23 - Time of service of original writs - Writs returnable on holiday.

§ 9-5-23. Time of service of original writs — Writs returnable on holiday.Every original writ issuing from the superior court shall be returnable thereto on the day named in the writ, and shall be served not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the return day thereof, except in those cases in which special provision by law shall be made to the contrary; and every original writ issuing from a district court shall be served not less than six (6) nor more than twenty (20) days before the return day thereof; provided, that writs issued in civil actions returnable to any court on a legal holiday shall not thereby abate, but may be entered on the next court day of the court for civil business with the same effect as if made returnable at such later court day, and in such event all periods of time for pleading and for action of every character in the case shall begin to run from the court day next following the legal holiday.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 525; G.L. 1909, ch. 300, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 350, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 515, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-23.
RI Gen L § 9-5-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-24 - Service on Sunday void.

§ 9-5-24. Service on Sunday void.No civil process whatsoever shall be served on Sunday, but every such service shall be utterly void.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 559; G.L. 1909, ch. 300, § 41; G.L. 1923, ch. 350, § 41; G.L. 1938, ch. 515, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-24.
RI Gen L § 9-5-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-25 - Exemption of voters from arrest.

§ 9-5-25. Exemption of voters from arrest.All persons entitled to vote shall be protected from arrest in civil cases, on the days of election for city or town officers, and for state officers, representatives in congress, and electors of president and vice-president of the United States; and on the day preceding and the day following the election.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 14, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 20, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 19, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 327, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-25.
RI Gen L § 9-5-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-26 - Repealed.

§ 9-5-26. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 526; G.L. 1909, ch. 300, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 350, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 515, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-26; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 14, effective January 10, 1966. For manner of service in superior court, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 4(d). For manner of service in district court, see Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 4(d) — (g).
RI Gen L § 9-5-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-27 - Service on nonresident guardian, executor, or administrator.

§ 9-5-27. Service on nonresident guardian, executor, or administrator.Service of any process may be made by any disinterested person upon any nonresident guardian, executor, or administrator, appointed or approved by any court of probate in this state, either by reading the process to him or her or by leaving an attested copy thereof with him or her, or by leaving the copy at his or her last and usual place of abode with some person living there; and in the latter case, by also publishing notice to him or her in such manner as the court, out of which the process issues, shall direct. And if the guardian, executor, or administrator shall not appear and answer the process, the probate court may, in its discretion, remove the guardian, executor, or administrator.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 552; G.L. 1909, ch. 300, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 350, § 34; G.L. 1938, ch. 515, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-27.
RI Gen L § 9-5-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-28 - Affidavit or admission of service on nonresident.

§ 9-5-28. Affidavit or admission of service on nonresident.A disinterested person, serving process as provided in § 9-5-27, shall make affidavit of the service thereof, and of the manner in which, the time when, and the place where the service was made; or the service thereof may be made by the admission of service by the guardian, executor, or administrator, on the back of the process, and by his or her acknowledgment thereof some officer authorized to administer oaths.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 553; G.L. 1909, ch. 300, § 35; G.L. 1923, ch. 350, § 35; G.L. 1938, ch. 515, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-28; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 18.
RI Gen L § 9-5-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-29 - Appointment of attorney by nonresidents doing business in state.

§ 9-5-29. Appointment of attorney by nonresidents doing business in state.Every individual not a resident of this state and every partnership composed of persons not such residents, having a usual place of business in this state, temporarily or permanently, or engaged here, temporarily or permanently, and with or without a usual place of business here, in the construction, erection, alteration, or repair of a building, bridge, railroad, railway, or structure of any kind, shall, before carrying on business in this state, file in the office of the secretary of state a written power appointing some competent person resident in this state as his or her or its attorney with authority to accept service of process against the individual or partnership in this state, containing an agreement on the part of the maker that the service of any lawful process in this state on the attorney shall be of the same force and validity as service on the individual or partnership; and providing, that, in case of garnishment, when the fees therefor shall have been paid or tendered, the attorney may make the affidavit required by law in such cases.History of Section.P.L. 1930, ch. 1614, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 516, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-29.
RI Gen L § 9-5-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-30 - Replacement of attorney for nonresident - Revocation of power.

§ 9-5-30. Replacement of attorney for nonresident — Revocation of power.If resident attorney, as provided in § 9-5-29, shall die, resign, or remove from the state, the individual or partnership shall forthwith file with the secretary of state a further similar written power appointing some other competent resident in this state as his or her or its attorney for the purpose as provided in § 9-5-29. No power of attorney required to be filed by § 9-5-29 shall be revoked until after a like power shall have been given to some other competent person resident in this state and filed. Any such individual or partnership which has ceased to have a usual place of business in this state or to be engaged in this state in the construction, erection, alteration, or repair of a building, bridge, railroad, railway, or structure of any kind, may, however, revoke the power of attorney by a written instrument of revocation filed in the office of the secretary of state; but no such revocation shall be effective as to any liability arising out of any act or omission occurring prior to the time when the individual or partnership ceased to have a usual place of business in this state or to be engaged here.History of Section.P.L. 1930, ch. 1614, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 516, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-30; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 18.
RI Gen L § 9-5-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-31 - Filing fee for power of attorney.

§ 9-5-31. Filing fee for power of attorney.A fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be paid to the secretary of state, for the use of the state, upon the filing in his or her office of any paper required to be filed by §§ 9-5-29 — 9-5-32.History of Section.P.L. 1930, ch. 1614, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 516, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-31.
RI Gen L § 9-5-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-32 - Notice to nonresident to appoint attorney - Agents for noncomplying persons.

§ 9-5-32. Notice to nonresident to appoint attorney — Agents for noncomplying persons.Every individual or partnership required by §§ 9-5-29 — 9-5-31 to file a power of attorney and failing so to do shall be notified by the secretary of state, upon information and request by any resident of this state, of the requirements of §§ 9-5-29 — 9-5-32; and every person who acts within the state as agent of any such individual or partnership which fails, after receipt of the notice from the secretary of state, to file the power shall for such failure be liable to a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) for each day during which the person has so acted after the receipt of the notice by the individual or partnership.History of Section.P.L. 1930, ch. 1614, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 516, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-32.
RI Gen L § 9-5-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-33 - Jurisdiction over foreign corporations and over nonresident individuals, partnerships, or associations.

§ 9-5-33. Jurisdiction over foreign corporations and over nonresident individuals, partnerships, or associations.(a) Every foreign corporation, every individual not a resident of this state or his or her executor or administrator, and every partnership or association, composed of any person or persons not such residents, that shall have the necessary minimum contacts with the state of Rhode Island, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the state of Rhode Island, and the courts of this state shall hold such foreign corporations and such nonresident individuals or their executors or administrators, and such partnerships or associations amenable to suit in Rhode Island in every case not contrary to the provisions of the constitution or laws of the United States.(b) Service of process may be made on any such foreign corporation, nonresident individual or his or her executor or administrator, and such partnership or association within or without the state in the manner provided by any applicable procedural rule or in the manner prescribed by order of the court in which the action is brought.(c) Nothing herein shall limit or affect the right to serve process upon the nonresident individual or his or her executor or administrator, or the partnership or association, or a foreign corporation within this state or without this state in any manner now or hereafter permitted by law.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 13; P.L. 1966, ch. 1, § 7.
RI Gen L § 9-5-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-34 - Appointment of attorney by foreign corporations.

§ 9-5-34. Appointment of attorney by foreign corporations.Every foreign corporation that manufactures products that are sold in the state shall file in the office of the secretary of state a written power appointing some competent person resident in this state as its attorney with authority to accept service of process against the corporation in the state, containing an agreement on the part of the maker that the service of any lawful process in this state on the attorney shall be of the same force and validity as service on the corporation; provided, however, that in case no written power appointing an attorney for service for the foreign corporation is filed, then the secretary of state shall be the attorney for service for the foreign corporation.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 52, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-5-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-5 - Writs, Summons and Process|Section 9-5-35 - Service of court papers at work.

§ 9-5-35. Service of court papers at work.No employer within this state is permitted to refuse or obstruct the service of any court process upon an employee at the place of employment and such service shall not be grounds for dismissal of the employee. The employer may designate an area where the service may be effected.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 89, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-6-1, 9-6-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-6 - Pleadings|Section 9-6-1, 9-6-2 - Repealed.

§ 9-6-1, 9-6-2. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 292; G.L. 1909, ch. 288, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 338, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 517, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 9-6-1, 9-6-2; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 15, effective January 10, 1966. For form of complaint on account in superior court see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rules, Form 4. For form of complaint in district court, see Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rules, Form 3-A.
RI Gen L § 9-6-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-6 - Pleadings|Section 9-6-3 - Formal defects to be disregarded.

§ 9-6-3. Formal defects to be disregarded.No summons, writ, complaint, return, process, judgment, or other proceeding in civil causes in any court shall be abated, arrested, quashed, or reversed for any defect or want of form, but the court shall proceed and give judgment according as the right of the cause and matter in law shall appear unto it, without regarding any imperfections, defects, or want of form in the writ, pleading, return, process, judgment, or proceeding whatsoever.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 260; G.L. 1909, ch. 285, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 335, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 519, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-6-3.
RI Gen L § 9-6-4 - 9-6-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-6 - Pleadings|Section 9-6-4 - 9-6-8 - Repealed.

§ 9-6-4 — 9-6-8. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 285, 287, 301, 302; G.L. 1909, ch. 288, §§ 1, 3, 18, 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 338, §§ 1, 3, 18, 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 520, §§ 1, 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 522, §§ 1, 2; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 15, effective January 10, 1966. After such date demurrers are not to be used, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 7(c) and District Court Civil Rule 7(d). For method of making objections in superior court, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 12. For method of making objections in district court, see District Court Civil Rule 12.
RI Gen L § 9-6-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-6 - Pleadings|Section 9-6-9 - Truth as defense to libel or slander.

§ 9-6-9. Truth as defense to libel or slander.In every action or proceeding, civil or criminal, for libel or slander, the defendant may, with his or her plea of not guilty or his answer, file a written notice that he or she will prove the truth of the publication charged as libelous, or of the words charged as slanderous, and in such case may, upon the trial, give the truth in evidence, without any special plea of justification or affirmative defense in his or her answer; and the truth, unless published or uttered from malicious motives, shall be sufficient defense to the person charged.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 286; G.L. 1909, ch. 288, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 338, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 520, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-6-9; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 16.
RI Gen L § 9-6-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-6 - Pleadings|Section 9-6-10 - Repealed.

§ 9-6-10. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 288; G.L. 1909, ch. 288, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 338, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 520, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 9-6-10; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 15, effective January 10, 1966. For practice after such date in pleading payment or other affirmative defenses in the superior and district courts, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 8(c) and Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 8(c).
RI Gen L § 9-6-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-6 - Pleadings|Section 9-6-11 - Substantial performance as defense to action on bond.

§ 9-6-11. Substantial performance as defense to action on bond.Whenever any action shall be brought upon any bond which has a condition of defeasance to make void the bond upon the payment of a less sum at a day or place certain, if the obligor, his or her heirs, executors, or administrators have, before the action brought, paid to the obligee, his or her heirs, executors, or administrators the principal and interest due by the defeasance or condition of the bond, although the payment was not made strictly according to the condition or defeasance, yet it may, nevertheless, be pleaded in defense of the action, and shall be as effectual a bar thereof as if the money had been paid at the day and place, according to the condition or defeasance, and had been so pleaded.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 289; G.L. 1909, ch. 288, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 338, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 520, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 9-6-11; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 16.
RI Gen L § 9-6-12, 9-6-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-6 - Pleadings|Section 9-6-12, 9-6-13 - Repealed.

§ 9-6-12, 9-6-13. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 290, 291; G.L. 1909, ch. 288, §§ 6, 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 338, §§ 6, 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 520, §§ 6, 7; G.L. 1956, §§ 9-6-12, 9-6-13; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 15, effective January 10, 1966. For procedure for offer of judgment, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 68 and Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 68.
RI Gen L § 9-6-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-6 - Pleadings|Section 9-6-14 - Tender unimpaired by demand for receipt.

§ 9-6-14. Tender unimpaired by demand for receipt.The requirement or demand of a receipt for the amount of lawful money as may be offered or tendered shall not prevent the offer or tender from being regarded or held to be a legal tender.History of Section.P.L. 1904, ch. 1151, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 288, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 338, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 520, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 9-6-14.
RI Gen L § 9-6-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-6 - Pleadings|Section 9-6-15 - Pleading of equitable defense in district courts.

§ 9-6-15. Pleading of equitable defense in district courts.In any action at law, pending in a district court, the plaintiff or the defendant may plead any equitable defense, upon which an unconditional judgment can be rendered for the party pleading the defense.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 242; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 520, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 9-6-15; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 16.
RI Gen L § 9-6-16 - 9-6-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-6 - Pleadings|Section 9-6-16 - 9-6-23 - Repealed.

§ 9-6-16 — 9-6-23. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 293-300; G.L. 1909, ch. 288, §§ 10-17; G.L. 1923, ch. 338, §§ 10-17; P.L. 1929, ch. 1331, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 521, §§ 1-8; G.L. 1956, §§ 9-6-16 to 9-6-23; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 15, effective January 10, 1966. For procedure for counterclaim, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 13 and Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 13.
RI Gen L § 9-7-1 - 9-7-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-7 - Judgment on the Pleadings|Section 9-7-1 - 9-7-5 - Repealed.

§ 9-7-1 — 9-7-5. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. ch. 333, § 29, as enacted by P.L. 1929, ch. 1343, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1605, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1893, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 524, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 9-7-1 — 9-7-5; P.L. 1964, ch. 188, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 17, effective January 10, 1966. For practice concerning motion for judgment on pleadings, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 12(c) and Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 12(c). For practice governing summary judgments, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 56 and Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 56.
RI Gen L § 9-8-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-8 - Nonsuit and Discontinuance|Section 9-8-1 - Repealed.

§ 9-8-1. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 247; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 523, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-8-1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 18; Repealed by P.L. 1979, ch. 373, § 2. For related provision on dismissal for lack of prosecution, see § 9-8-3.
RI Gen L § 9-8-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-8 - Nonsuit and Discontinuance|Section 9-8-2 - Repealed.

§ 9-8-2. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 351; G.L. 1909, ch. 291, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 341, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 523, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-8-2; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 20, effective January 10, 1966. For procedure regulating voluntary dismissal of actions in the superior court, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 41(a). For procedure in the district court, see Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 41(a).