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2023 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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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G.L. 1923, ch. 338, §§ 10-17; P.L. 1929, ch. 1331, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 521, §§ 1-8; G.L. 1956, §§ 9-6-16 to 9-6-23; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 15, effective January 10, 1966.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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-7 - Judgment on the Pleadings [Repealed.] › 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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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ch. 1605, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1893, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 524, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 9-7-1 — 9-7-5; P.L. 1964, ch. 188, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 17, effective January 10, 1966.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.
2023 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 - Repealed.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 Repealed.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1909, ch. 283, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 523, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-8-1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 18; Repealed by P.L. 1979, ch. 373, § 2.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.
2023 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 - Repealed.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 Repealed.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C.P.A. 1905, § 351; G.L. 1909, ch. 291, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 341, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 523, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-8-2; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 20, effective January 10, 1966.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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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;
(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, or is serving a sentence of confinement at a correctional facility as a consequence of a felony conviction.
(c)
[Deleted by P.L. 2023, ch. 367, § 1 and P.L. 2023, ch. 368, § 1.]
(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 the person’s disability, and if that person meets the above requirements, with reasonable accommodations if necessary, the person shall be deemed a qualified juror.
(e)
Nothing in this section shall prevent the court from disqualifying a prospective juror because the prospective juror 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; P.L. 2023, ch. 367, § 1, effective June 27, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 368, § 1, effective June 27, 2023.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists › Section 9-9-24. - Appeals from jury commissioner.

§ 9-9-24. Appeals from jury commissioner.
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the jury commissioner may, within one year from the time when his or her name was drawn, appeal to the superior court, which sitting without a jury, shall hear and determine the appeal and order that the name be placed upon or withdrawn from the list. Notice of the pendency of the appeal shall be given to the jury commissioner by citation. The decision of any justice of the superior court upon the appeal shall be final.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 21; P.L. 1926, ch. 797, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 17; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-24.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists › Section 9-9-25. - Application to pending proceedings.

§ 9-9-25. Application to pending proceedings.
The provisions of this chapter, of chapter 10 of this title, and of chapter 11 of title 12 shall not affect any suit brought, nor any offense committed, nor any penalty or forfeiture incurred before May 11, 1939, and no prosecution or indictment pending on that date shall be affected hereby, except that all proceedings in any such suit or prosecution and in any suit or prosecution thereafter commenced may be conformed to the provisions hereof.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 39; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-25.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists › Section 9-9-26. - Appropriations — Expenses.

§ 9-9-26. Appropriations — Expenses.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it shall deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and chapter 10 of this title; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum or sums as may be from time to time required, upon the receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the jury commissioner.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 40; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-26.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists › Section 9-9-27. - Retention of jury lists.

§ 9-9-27. Retention of jury lists.
Lists and records required to be filed and/or preserved in the office of the jury commissioner by the provisions of this chapter may be destroyed upon order of the presiding justice of the superior court when he or she determines their retention is no longer required.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 49, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists › Section 9-9-28. - Prohibition against loss of employment or longevity benefits.

§ 9-9-28. Prohibition against loss of employment or longevity benefits.
No employer doing business within the state of Rhode Island or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the state of Rhode Island shall cause any of its employees to suffer the loss of the employee’s position, wage increases, promotions, longevity benefit, or any other emolument due to the employer-employee relationship because the employee has been called to serve jury duty; provided, however, that no employer, in the absence of a contract or collective bargaining agreement to the contrary, shall be responsible to pay to the employee any compensation for the period of the jury duty. In addition to all civil rights available to the employee because of this section, a violation of this section upon conviction shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 186, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists › Section 9-9-29. - Public transportation.

§ 9-9-29. Public transportation.
The jury commissioner shall establish a procedure whereby, upon request, any serving juror shall be allowed the use of the regularly scheduled services of the Rhode Island public transit authority and the Pawtucket-Providence commuter ferry shuttle service and passage upon the Claiborne Pell Bridge free of charge on each day of the juror’s service. A juror requesting these services shall be given a travel voucher valid for use of the services of the Rhode Island public transit authority or the Pawtucket-Providence commuter ferry shuttle service or tokens valid for passage upon the Claiborne Pell Bridge while he or she is serving as a juror.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 534, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 338, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-9 - Jury Lists › Section 9-9-30. - Promulgation of rules and regulations.

§ 9-9-30. Promulgation of rules and regulations.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the jury commissioner shall, with the approval of the presiding justice of the superior court, promulgate rules and regulations for the efficient operation of the jury system within the counties of the state. Such rules and regulations shall become final after approval by the supreme court and upon filing in the office of the secretary of state, unless otherwise specified at the time of approval by the supreme court.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 13, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-1. - Notice by court of jurors required — Notifications to sergeants and constables.

§ 9-10-1. Notice by court of jurors required — Notifications to sergeants and constables.
From time to time as occasion may require, the superior court or family court shall direct notices to be sent by the clerk thereof to the jury commissioner that there will be required for the county or counties for which the court is held a certain number of grand or petit jurors and the time and place at which they are required to attend. And the jury commissioner, on receiving the notice, shall take from the list of jurors qualified as provided in chapter 9 of this title, in the order in which their names appear on the jury list, so many names as may be required to ensure the attendance of the number of jurors required by the court and shall issue notifications to the city or town sergeant or any certified constable, either in person, or by one of his or her assistants, or by registered or certified mail, and under his or her hand and seal, designating who are grand and petit jurors, and the time and place at which the jurors are required to attend. Upon consent of the town sergeant of the town where any juror resides, the jury commissioner may retain the notifications for service by the jury commissioner or his or her agents.
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 20; G.L., ch. 329, § 22, as enacted by P.L. 1926, ch. 797, § 12; P.L. 1927, ch. 1015, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 20; G.L., ch. 506, § 18, as enacted by P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 71, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 20; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 10; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-2. - Service of notice on jurors.

§ 9-10-2. Service of notice on jurors.
The city or town sergeant or certified constable, upon receipt of the notification as provided in § 9-10-1, shall forthwith make service of the notification upon the persons named therein as jurors by delivering to each of them, or by leaving at their last and usual place of abode, a notice substantially in the following form:
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Sc.
TO ......................... Greeting:
You are hereby notified that you have been drawn as a juror for the superior or family court for the county (or counties) of ......................... and you are required to attend the said court be holden at ......................... on the ......................... day of ......................... , at ......................... o'clock in the forenoon.
Sergeant.
Constable.
The jury commissioner or his or her agents, having retained the notifications in accordance with § 9-10-1, shall forthwith serve the notifications in the same form as contained in this section by regular mail.
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, §§ 21, 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, §§ 21, 22; P.L. 1926, ch. 797, § 12; P.L. 1927, ch. 1015, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 20; G.L., ch. 506, § 18, as enacted by P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-2; P.L. 1979, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 71, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 20; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 10; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 10; P.L. 2021, ch. 77, § 6, effective June 23, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 78, § 6, effective June 23, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-3. - Service of summons by jury commissioner.

§ 9-10-3. Service of summons by jury commissioner.
Whenever on receipt of a notice from the clerk of the superior or family court for grand or petit jurors it shall appear to the jury commissioner to be impossible to get the returns from the officer or officers who customarily serve the summons in proper time for the commissioner to make his or her returns to the clerk of the court, or upon consent of the town sergeant of the town where any juror resides, in accordance herewith, then the jury commissioner or some person connected with his or her office designated by him or her for such purpose may serve the summons upon any such jurors as have been listed for service at a session of the court; provided, that when any such summons is served by the jury commissioner or person designated by him or her, the town or city in which the service is made shall not be liable for the payment of the fee mentioned in § 9-10-2.
History of Section.
G.L., ch. 329, § 22, as enacted by P.L. 1927, ch. 1015, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 20; G.L., ch. 506, § 18, as enacted by P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-3; P.L. 1979, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 71, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-4. - Return of notifications — Certificate as to investigation of jurors.

§ 9-10-4. Return of notifications — Certificate as to investigation of jurors.
The notifications when served shall be returned forthwith by the officer serving them, either in person or by registered or certified mail, to the jury commissioner, who shall make out a list of the persons served, with their names, occupations, and residence appearing thereon and send the list, together with the notification, to the clerk of the court from which the notice came. Upon each list sent, the jury commissioner shall certify that all the names thereon contained are persons who have been investigated by him or her personally, or through his or her assistants, and found in his or her judgment to be persons well qualified to serve as jurors.
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 22; P.L. 1926, ch. 797, § 12; P.L. 1927, ch. 1015, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 18; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-5. - Penalty for failure to serve notice on juror.

§ 9-10-5. Penalty for failure to serve notice on juror.
Every officer charged with a notification to any person drawn as juror, who shall neglect to serve and return the notification as required in § 9-10-4, shall for each offense be fined twenty dollars ($20.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 19; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-5; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 20.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-6. - Service prohibited unless name drawn.

§ 9-10-6. Service prohibited unless name drawn.
No person shall serve on any grand or petit jury in the courts of this state unless he or she shall have been drawn as hereinbefore provided.
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 20; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-7. - Disqualification by prior jury service.

§ 9-10-7. Disqualification by prior jury service.
No person summoned shall be qualified to serve as a juror who has served as a juror within three (3) years next preceding the time when he or she shall be so summoned; and the court shall, upon calling the person so summoned, inquire of him or her if he or she has so served.
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 21; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-7; P.L. 2001, ch. 239, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 288, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-8. - Period of service of jurors.

§ 9-10-8. Period of service of jurors.
No person summoned as a petit juror shall be required to serve more than two (2) weeks in any year in which he or she may be summoned; unless at the expiration of the period of two (2) weeks he or she shall be actually serving on a jury theretofore impaneled to try an issue then pending and undetermined, in which case he or she shall continue to serve until the trial is concluded. Notwithstanding the above provisions, if a juror has been tentatively selected to serve on a jury by the parties litigant and the juror has not been formally sworn and impaneled by the end of the two (2) week period, the trial judge, in his or her discretion, may extend the two (2) week term until the trial is concluded or until the juror is excused. Provided every person summoned as a grand juror shall serve as such in the term for which he or she is summoned for such time or times as the court may require and until a succeeding grand jury shall be called and impaneled as provided by law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 26; P.L. 1921, ch. 2102, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 26; P.L. 1928, ch. 1204, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 22; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-8; P.L. 1972, ch. 112, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-9. - Grounds for excuse from service.

§ 9-10-9. Grounds for excuse from service.
A justice of the superior court or the family court, or the jury commissioner, may excuse a person from jury duty or may continue the date of the service upon a showing of mental or physical disability, illness, or the serious illness of some member of his or her immediate family, economic or domestic hardship, or other good cause; provided, that he or she may be required to serve his or her term or the remainder thereof, as the case may be, on an emergency panel of jurors, if such a panel is deemed necessary by the jury commissioner or the presiding justice of the superior or family court. The discretion to so excuse may be exercised by the appropriate party at any time during the selection or assignment of jurors.
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 23; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-9; P.L. 1980, ch. 242, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-10. - Penalty for failure of juror to attend.

§ 9-10-10. Penalty for failure of juror to attend.
Every person duly notified to attend any court as juror, who does not attend as required or give satisfactory excuse to the court for not attending, or shall absent himself/herself therefrom without leave of the court, shall be brought before the court and, upon being adjudged in contempt, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 24; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-11. - Fines levied against jurors.

§ 9-10-11. Fines levied against jurors.
All fines incurred by jurors and persons returned or notified as jurors under this chapter shall be levied and collected to the use of the state by warrant of distress from the court, directed to the sheriff or his or her deputy of the county in which the person dwells or his or her estate is to be found.
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 25; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-11.1. - Size of juries in civil cases.

§ 9-10-11.1. Size of juries in civil cases.
Juries in civil cases shall be composed of six (6) persons and such alternate jurors as may be called pursuant to § 9-10-13.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 156, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-11.2. - Qualification and division of petit jury panels.

§ 9-10-11.2. Qualification and division of petit jury panels.
The presiding justice of the superior court and the chief judge of the family court may assign a justice of those courts or the jury commissioner for the purpose of qualifying petit jurors and dividing the petit jury panels into subpanels. The assigned justice shall order the panel of petit jurors to be divided into two (2) or more subpanels, constituting of not less than twenty-five (25) members each in criminal cases and fifteen (15) members each in civil cases, so that juries may be impaneled from less than the total number summoned in several courtrooms and in civil and criminal cases at the same time; and the assigned justice may thereafter order the consolidation of several subpanels or all of them or may order additions to each of them from other subpanels and may continue, in like manner, as often as he or she shall deem it to be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this section. The subdivision of the panel into subpanels and additions to the subpanels shall be by lot and the names of jurors so drawn by lot shall be placed in a box provided for that purpose.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 98, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-12. - Drawing and impaneling of trial jury.

§ 9-10-12. Drawing and impaneling of trial jury.
On the day when the petit jurors are summoned to attend at a court in any court for the trial of either civil or criminal cases, the clerk shall cause the name and place of abode of each person summoned as a juror to be written upon a separate paper, all of which papers shall be as nearly as may be of the same size, and shall cause them to be placed in a box provided for that purpose. When a case is brought on to be tried, the clerk in open court shall shake the papers thoroughly and shall then draw out twelve (12) papers in criminal cases or six (6) papers in civil cases, one after the other, or such other number as ordered by the court. If any of the persons whose names are so drawn do not appear, or are excused, or are set aside, the clerk shall draw out other papers until the names of an appropriate number of jurors are drawn who appear and are not excused or set aside. The jurors shall be duly sworn and impaneled, and shall be the jury to try the issue, and one of them shall be appointed foreperson by the court. The names of the jurors so sworn shall be kept by themselves and, when the verdict of the jury has been recorded or when the jury has been discharged by consent of parties or by leave of court, shall be returned to the box; and this process shall be repeated in each case when an issue is brought on to be tried by the jury; but if an issue is so brought on before the verdict in any other case has been recorded or the jury in the case has been discharged, the court may order a jury for the trial of such issue to be impaneled by drawing, in the manner provided, of papers from those then remaining in the box.
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 36; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 36; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 34; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 32; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-12; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 5; P.L. 1977, ch. 156, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-12.1. - Repealed.

§ 9-10-12.1. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 156, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1980, ch. 98, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally › Chapter 9-10 - Selection of Jury › Section 9-10-12.2. - Subpanels in any county.

§ 9-10-12.2. Subpanels in any county.
The provisions of § 9-10-11.2 may be made applicable to any county outside the counties of Providence and Bristol by order of the presiding justice of the superior court whenever he or she shall determine that the expedition of jury trials in that county will be furthered or improved thereby.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 98, § 3.