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- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-6 · Notice to department of human services.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-7 · Family counselling service.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-8 · Medical, psychological, and other expert assistance.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-9 · Assistance of services of department of corrections.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-10 · Family court registry.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-11 · Repealed.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-12 · Vacancy in office or inability of chief judge of family court.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-13 · Repealed.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-14 · Administration of operation of family court.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-14.1 · Powers of justices of the peace.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-14.2 · Recording and certification of appointments and revocations — Signature of warrants.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-15 · Family court administrator.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-16 · Quarters.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-17 · Repealed.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-18 · Repealed.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-19 · Limitation on transfer or parole of juveniles.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-20 · Repealed.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-21 · Records of court.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-22 · Intake department — Duties.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-23 · Intake supervisors.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-23.1 · Statewide juvenile hearing board.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-23.2 · Creating a juvenile hearing board.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-23.3 · Jamestown juvenile hearing board.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-23.4 · North Providence juvenile hearing board.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-23.5 · Smithfield juvenile hearing board.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-24 · Sessions, motions, assignments, etc.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-25 — 8-10-27 · Repealed.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-28 · Authority and duties of clerk.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-29 · Report of divorce proceedings to director of health.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-30 · Appointment of clerk pro tempore.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-31 · Appointment of deputies.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-32 · Employment of clerical assistance by clerk.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-33 · Powers of assistant clerks of family court.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-34 · Court secretary and assistant.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-35 · Appointment of stenographers.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-36 · Court reporters and court recording clerks — Supplies and preservation of notes and other materials.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-37 · Report of trials — Transcripts.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-38 · Judgments, decrees, and orders — Punishment for contempt.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-38.1 · Imprisonment for contempt.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-39 · Repealed.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-40, 8-10-41 · Repealed.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-42 · Engagement — Precedence — Retirement and powers of justices.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-42.1 · Service after retirement.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-43 · References to family court — Powers and duties.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-43.1 · Venue of criminal offenses.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-44 · Annual appropriations.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-45 · Severability.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-11-1 · Assignment or motion day falling on holiday.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-11-2 · Number of sessions on motion days.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-11-3 · Filing and notice of motions in supreme and superior courts.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-11-4 · Docketing and calling of motions — Calendar.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-11-5 · Business continued by adjournment.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-11-6 · Continuance of business when court fails to meet.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-11-7 · Postponement of hearing.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-12-1 · Report of unclaimed funds in court registries.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-12-2 · Deposit of unclaimed funds.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-12-3 · Claim for escheated funds.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-13-1 · Creation — Composition.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-13-2 · Appointment of members — Vacancies.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-13-3 · Officers of council.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-13-4 · Powers and duties.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-13-5 · Compensation of secretary — Expenses of council.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-14-1 · Management, storage, and disposition of state court records.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-14-2 · Attorney records.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-14-3 — 8-14-5 · Repealed.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-1 · Unified system.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-2 · Executive head of system.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-2.1 · Powers of the chief justice to ensure court operations.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-3 · Power to assign judges.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-3.1 · Chief justice — Power to assign magistrates.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-4 · Appointment of court administrator and assistants.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-4.1 · Deposit of proceeds.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-5 · Advisory board.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-6 · Internal administration of courts not affected.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-7 · Annual report of the judiciary.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-8 · Repealed.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-9 · Supervision of court imposed and court related costs, fines, restitution, and other payments, deposits, and receipts.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-9.1 · Payment by credit card.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-9.2 · Information to be provided to State Controller.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-9.3 · Public inspection of court payments owed.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-10 · Receipt and use of funds.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-11 · Electronic filing and online payments.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-12 · Rhode Island judicial security act. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-1 · Composition — Appointment.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-2 · Terms of the commissioners.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-3 · Meetings of the commission — Compensation.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-4 · Employment of personnel — Investigation of unfitness.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-4.1 · Subpoena powers of commission.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-4.2 · Discovery.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-4.3 · Compelling evidence in commission proceedings — Immunity.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-5 · Certification of recommendations to supreme court.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-6 · Review of commission’s recommendations by supreme court.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-6.1 · Suspension of judge pending review.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-7 · Power of the supreme court to discipline, suspend, or remove judges.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-7.1 · Confidentiality of supreme court review of recommendation of private reprimand.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-8 · Discipline of judges upon indictment or conviction for a crime.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-9 · Retirement of judges for incapacity or disability.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-10 · Disqualification from acting as a commissioner.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-11 · Papers and testimony privileged.
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-12 · Rules of practice and procedure — Confidentiality of proceedings.