{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-2-18","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-2-18","heading":"Acceleration of actions when party 65 or older.","body":"Any civil action in which a plaintiff or a defendant has attained the age of sixty-five (65) years, and is not a corporation, partnership, association, or other such entity, shall be accelerated to trial at the request of the party. This section shall not be construed so as to preclude reasonable discovery.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 2 Parties"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-2/9-2-18.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:54:57Z","sha256":"9d22f00104fea029b566be4910ccdabfc7f3e2b176472f622f084dac2eb200c9","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-2-17","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-2-18.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}