{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-21-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-21-2","heading":"Relief from judgment or decree.","body":"(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:\n(1) Mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect;\n(2) Newly discovered evidence which by due diligence could not have been discovered in time to move for a new trial under applicable law;\n(3) Fraud (whether heretofore denominated intrinsic or extrinsic), misrepresentation, or other misconduct of an adverse party;\n(4) The judgment is void;\n(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\n(6) Any other reason justifying relief from the operation of the judgment.\n(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.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 21 Judgments, Orders, and Decrees"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-21/9-21-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:01Z","sha256":"bd72298993ae851bc2404ac8e791f5b27bf1cefe1f0ad2f81b749dfc1d3160e0","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-21-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-21-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}