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RI Gen L § 9-19-43 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-43 - Report of laboratory test.

§ 9-19-43. Report of laboratory test.(a) In any proceeding commenced in any court, commission, or agency, the report of analytical personnel employed by the state department of health to determine the presence of controlled substances in any specimen which has been subscribed and sworn to under the penalties of perjury by the person making the examination which was the basis for the report shall be admissible as evidence of the facts stated therein in any such proceeding. Provided, however, that if the report is to be offered at trial, written notice of the intention to offer the report as evidence, together with a copy thereof, must be given to the opposing party or parties, or to his or her or their attorneys, by mailing the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, not less than ten (10) days before the introduction of the report into evidence, and that an affidavit of the notice and the return receipt is filed with the clerk of the court forthwith after the receipt has been returned. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit the right of any party to summon the person subscribing to the statement for the purpose of cross examination with respect to the report or to rebut the contents thereof or for any other purpose, nor to limit the right of any party to summon any other person to testify with respect to the report or for any other purpose, nor to limit the right of any party to summon the business records of any person offering the report.(b) Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the court, in its discretion, from requiring the appearance of the person making the report at any proceeding.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 395, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-19-44 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19 - Evidence|Section 9-19-44 - Mediator confidentiality in mediation proceedings.

§ 9-19-44. Mediator confidentiality in mediation proceedings.(a) All memoranda and other work product, including files, reports, interviews, case summaries, and notes, prepared by a mediator shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure in any subsequent judicial or administrative proceeding involving any of the parties to any mediation in which the materials are generated; nor shall a mediator be compelled to disclose in any subsequent judicial or administrative proceeding any communication made to him or her in the course of, or relating to the subject matter of, any mediation by a participant in the mediation process. For the purposes of this section, "mediation" shall mean a process in which an impartial third party who is a qualified mediator, who lacks authority to impose a solution, helps participants reach their own agreement for resolving a dispute, whether or not a judicial action has been filed; and a "mediator" shall mean an impartial person who enters into a written agreement with the parties to assist them in resolving their dispute and who has completed at least thirty (30) hours of training in mediation, or has two (2) years of professional experience as a mediator, or has been appointed to mediate by a judicial or governmental body.(b) This section shall not be applicable to any and all collective bargaining mediation, including but not limited to collective bargaining mediation conducted pursuant to chapters 9.1 — 9.5 and 10 of title 28 and chapter 11 of title 36.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-19.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19.1 - Newsman's Privilege Act|Section 9-19.1-1 - "Newspaper" defined.

§ 9-19.1-1. "Newspaper" defined.A newspaper or periodical as described in this chapter must be issued at regular intervals and have a paid circulation.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 86, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-19.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19.1 - Newsman's Privilege Act|Section 9-19.1-2 - Nondisclosure of confidential information.

§ 9-19.1-2. Nondisclosure of confidential information.Except as provided in § 9-19.1-3, no person shall be required by any court, grand jury, agency, department, or commission of the state to reveal confidential association, to disclose any confidential information, or to disclose the source of any confidential information received or obtained by him or her in his or her capacity as a reporter, editor, commentator, journalist, writer, correspondent, newsphotographer, or other person directly engaged in the gathering or presentation of news for any accredited newspaper, periodical, press association, newspaper syndicate, wire service, or radio or television station.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 86, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-19.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-19.1 - Newsman's Privilege Act|Section 9-19.1-3 - Qualifications.

§ 9-19.1-3. Qualifications.(a) The privilege conferred by § 9-19.1-2 shall not apply to any information which has at any time been published, broadcast, or otherwise made public by the person claiming the privilege.(b) The privilege conferred by § 9-19.1-2 shall not apply:(1) To the source of any allegedly defamatory information in any case where the defendant, in a civil action for defamation, asserts a defense based on the source of the information; or(2) To the source of any information concerning the details of any grand jury or other proceeding which was required to be secret under the laws of the state.(c) In any case where a person claims a privilege conferred by this statute, the person seeking the information or the source of the information may apply to the superior court for an order divesting the privilege. If the court, after hearing the parties, shall find that there is substantial evidence that disclosure of the information or of the source of the information is necessary to permit a criminal prosecution for the commission of a specific felony, or to prevent a threat to human life, and that the information or the source of the information is not available from other prospective witnesses, the court may make such order as may be proper under the circumstance. Any such order shall be appealable under the provisions of chapter 24 of title 9.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 86, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-20-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-20 - Decisions, Special Findings and Assessment of Damages|Section 9-20-1 - Repealed.

§ 9-20-1. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 303; G.L. 1909, ch. 288, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 338, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 533, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-20-1; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 33, effective January 10, 1966. For rules governing findings of fact and conclusions of law, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 52(a).
RI Gen L § 9-20-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-20 - Decisions, Special Findings and Assessment of Damages|Section 9-20-2 - Assessment of damages on default or submission.

§ 9-20-2. Assessment of damages on default or submission.In all cases, except where otherwise provided, if judgment is rendered on default, discontinuance, submission, or motion, damages shall be assessed by the court, with the intervention of a jury unless cause is shown why there should be no intervention of a jury. The claimant in any case may waive the intervention of a jury.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 352; G.L. 1909, ch. 291, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 341, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 534, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-20-2; P.L. 1958, ch. 61, § 2; P.L. 1961, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 34.
RI Gen L § 9-20-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-20 - Decisions, Special Findings and Assessment of Damages|Section 9-20-3 - Repealed.

§ 9-20-3. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 353; G.L. 1909, ch. 291, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 341, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 534, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-20-3; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 33, effective January 10, 1966. For special verdicts in superior court, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 49(a).
RI Gen L § 9-20-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-20 - Decisions, Special Findings and Assessment of Damages|Section 9-20-4 - Comparative negligence.

§ 9-20-4. Comparative negligence.In all actions hereafter brought for personal injuries, or where personal injuries have resulted in death, or for injury to property, the fact that the person injured, or the owner of the property or person having control over the property, may not have been in the exercise of due care or the fact that the danger or defect was open and obvious shall not bar a recovery, but damages shall be diminished by the finder of fact in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to the person injured, or the owner of the property or the person having control over the property.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 206, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-20-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-20 - Decisions, Special Findings and Assessment of Damages|Section 9-20-4.1 - No setoff of damages.

§ 9-20-4.1. No setoff of damages.There shall be no setoff of damages between the respective parties.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-20-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-20 - Decisions, Special Findings and Assessment of Damages|Section 9-20-5 - Assumption of risk in use of off-road vehicles.

§ 9-20-5. Assumption of risk in use of off-road vehicles.(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 9-20-4, in any legal action against the state or any political subdivision thereof, an operator or passenger of: (1) a recreational vehicle as defined in § 31-3.2-1(8) or (2) a snowmobile as defined in § 31-3.2-1(11), or (3) an all terrain vehicle (A.T.V.), or (4) a motor vehicle primarily designed for use off public roads, shall while on state property assume as a matter of law the risks inherent in such operation insofar as they are obvious and necessary.(b) The director of the department of environmental management shall post signs warning operators and passengers that they assume the risk of injury while on state property. Provided, however, that the lack of signs shall not be admissible in a suit for negligence.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 535, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 71; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 8.
RI Gen L § 9-21-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-1 - Repealed.

§ 9-21-1. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 427; G.L. 1909, ch. 294, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 344, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 535, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-21-1; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 35, effective January 10, 1966. The provisions for entry of judgment in superior court are contained in Civil Procedure Rules 58, 77(d). For forms of judgment, see Super. Ct. R. Civ. P., Forms 31, 32. For entry of judgment in district court, see Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. Rule 58.
RI Gen L § 9-21-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-2 - Relief from judgment or decree.

§ 9-21-2. Relief from judgment or decree.(a) On motion and upon such terms as are just, a court may relieve a party or his or her legal representative from a final judgment, order, decree, or proceeding entered therein for the following reasons:(1) Mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect;(2) Newly discovered evidence which by due diligence could not have been discovered in time to move for a new trial under applicable law;(3) Fraud (whether heretofore denominated intrinsic or extrinsic), misrepresentation, or other misconduct of an adverse party;(4) The judgment is void;(5) The judgment has been satisfied, released, or discharged, or a prior judgment upon which it is based has been reversed or otherwise vacated, or it is no longer equitable that the judgment should have prospective application; or(6) Any other reason justifying relief from the operation of the judgment.(b) The motion shall be made within a reasonable time and not more than one year after the judgment, order, or proceeding was entered or taken.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 428; G.L. 1909, ch. 294, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 344, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 535, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-21-2; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 36.
RI Gen L § 9-21-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-3 - Interlocutory decrees and orders entered by clerk.

§ 9-21-3. Interlocutory decrees and orders entered by clerk.The supreme or superior court may by rule authorize the clerk to enter up interlocutory decrees and orders when appropriate, subject to be set aside or varied upon application and notice.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 438; G.L. 1909, ch. 294, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 344, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 535, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 9-21-3.
RI Gen L § 9-21-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-4 - Repealed.

§ 9-21-4. Repealed.History of Section.C. P. A. 1905, § 471; G.L. 1909, ch. 297, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 347, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 535, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 9-21-4; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 36); Repealed by P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 7.
RI Gen L § 9-21-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-5 - Supreme court order for new trial where trial was not full, fair, and impartial.

§ 9-21-5. Supreme court order for new trial where trial was not full, fair, and impartial.A party or garnishee in any action or proceeding in the superior court in which a trial has been had which was not full, fair, and impartial may, at any time within one year after judgment, petition the supreme court for a new trial; and the supreme court may, with or without terms, order a new trial in the superior court.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 472; G.L. 1909, ch. 297, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 347, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 535, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 9-21-5; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 36.
RI Gen L § 9-21-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-6 - Allowance of appellate proceedings after time expired.

§ 9-21-6. Allowance of appellate proceedings after time expired.When any person is aggrieved by an order, decree, decision, or judgment of the district court or of any probate court or town council from which an appeal or other review is available in the superior court and, because of accident, mistake, unforeseen cause, or excusable neglect has failed to claim his or her appeal, the superior court, if it appears that justice so requires, may, upon petition filed within ninety (90) days after the entry of the order, decree, decision, or judgment, allow an appeal to be taken and prosecuted upon such terms and conditions as the court may prescribe.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-21-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-7 - Repealed.

§ 9-21-7. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 341; G.L. 1909, ch. 289, § 38; G.L. 1923, ch. 339, § 38; G.L. 1938, ch. 535, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 9-21-7; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 35, effective January 10, 1966.
RI Gen L § 9-21-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-8 - Interest on judgment for money.

§ 9-21-8. Interest on judgment for money.Every judgment for money shall draw interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum to the time of its discharge.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 436; G.L. 1909, ch. 294, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 344, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 484, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-21-8; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 36; P.L. 1981, ch. 54, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-21-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-9 - Repealed.

§ 9-21-9. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 437; G.L. 1909, ch. 294, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 344, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 484, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-21-9; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 35, effective January 10, 1966.
RI Gen L § 9-21-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-10 - Interest in civil actions.

§ 9-21-10. Interest in civil actions.(a) In any civil action in which a verdict is rendered or a decision made for pecuniary damages, there shall be added by the clerk of the court to the amount of damages interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum thereon from the date the cause of action accrued, which shall be included in the judgment entered therein. Post-judgment interest shall be calculated at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum and accrue on both the principal amount of the judgment and the prejudgment interest entered therein. This section shall not apply until entry of judgment or to any contractual obligation where interest is already provided.(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any action filed on or after January 1, 1987, for personal injury or wrongful death filed against a licensed physician, hospital, clinic, health maintenance organization, professional service corporation providing health care services, dentist, or dental hygienist based on professional negligence. In all such medical malpractice actions in which a verdict is rendered or a decision made for pecuniary damages, there shall be added by the clerk of the court to the amount of damages interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum thereon from the date of written notice of the claim by the claimant or his or her representative to the malpractice liability insurer, or to the medical or dental health care provider or the filing of the civil action, whichever first occurs.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 36; P.L. 1966, ch. 1, § 10; P.L. 1970, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 146, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 10, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 54, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 350, § 8; P.L. 1989, ch. 555, § 2.
RI Gen L § 9-21-10.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-10.1 - Repealed.

§ 9-21-10.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 522, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 21, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1989, ch. 555, §§ 1, 6, effective July 12, 1989.
RI Gen L § 9-21-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-11 - Restraining orders - Notification of local authorities.

§ 9-21-11. Restraining orders — Notification of local authorities.The clerk of the superior court of each county may, if requested by the prevailing party's attorney, immediately forward a certified copy of any restraining order issued by a justice of the superior court to the police department of the municipality in which the prevailing party is domiciled whenever the order enjoins one party from interfering with the person of another.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 401, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 308, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-21-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-12 - Mandatory conference to consider periodic payments of judgment.

§ 9-21-12. Mandatory conference to consider periodic payments of judgment.In any action to recover damages for personal injury, injury to property, or wrongful death for which a judgment of one hundred fifty thousand ($150,000) dollars or more is entered, a post-judgment conference shall be held after the court has decided any motion for new trial, whether the motion is for retrial on liability and damages or for additur or remittitur, at which the trial judge, plaintiff(s)'s counsel, and defendant(s)'s counsel shall be present. The conference will be for the purpose of determining the viability of a voluntary agreement for payment of the judgment in periodic installments.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 350, § 9; P.L. 1987, ch. 522, § 6.
RI Gen L § 9-21-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-21 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees|Section 9-21-13 - Periodic payment of tort judgments.

§ 9-21-13. Periodic payment of tort judgments.In any legal action based upon a cause of action arising for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death in which damages, if liability is proved, are likely to be in excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), the parties shall consider the use of periodic payments as means of settlement.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 522, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-22-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-22 - Costs|Section 9-22-1 - Court order requiring nonresident plaintiff to give surety for costs.

§ 9-22-1. Court order requiring nonresident plaintiff to give surety for costs.The court before which any civil action, whether by appeal or otherwise, is pending may, at any time before final judgment or decree therein, upon motion of any defendant and for cause shown, require a plaintiff who is not an inhabitant of this state to give some sufficient person residing within this state or some surety company authorized to do business therein as surety for costs, which may be done by the surety endorsing his or her name on the complaint with the words "surety for costs," or by giving bond therefor; and when surety has once been given, may for cause shown, require the plaintiff to give another surety for costs.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 442; G.L. 1909, ch. 295, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 345, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 536, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-22-1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 37.
RI Gen L § 9-22-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-22 - Costs|Section 9-22-2 - Repealed.

§ 9-22-2. Repealed.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 443; G.L. 1909, ch. 295, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 345, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 536, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 9-22-2; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 39, effective January 10, 1966.
RI Gen L § 9-22-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-22 - Costs|Section 9-22-3 - Dismissal for failure to give surety.

§ 9-22-3. Dismissal for failure to give surety.Upon the neglect of the plaintiff to comply with an order of the court requiring a surety or another surety, as provided in § 9-22-1, his or her action or suit may be dismissed with costs for the defendant.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 444; G.L. 1909, ch. 295, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 345, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 536, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 9-22-3; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 22.