Chapter 080

2011 -- H 5131 AS AMENDED

Enacted 06/20/11

A N A C T

RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - DISTRICT COURT

Introduced By: Representatives JP O`Neill, Flaherty, Petrarca, Ucci, and Marcello

Date Introduced: January 25, 2011

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 8-8-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-8 entitled "District Court"

is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-8-2. Divisions. -- (a) For the distribution of court business, the state is divided into six

(6) four (4) divisions as follows:

(1) First division. - The first division consists of Bristol county.

(2)(1) Second division. - The second division consists of Newport county the city of

Newport and the towns of Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Portsmouth, and Tiverton.

Appeals and transfers in cases arising in the enumerated cities and towns of the second division

shall be transmitted by the clerk of the Second Division District Court to the clerk of the Newport

County Superior Court.

(3)(2) Third division. - The third division consists of Kent county the city of Warwick

and the city of Cranston and the towns of Johnston, Scituate, and Foster Coventry, East

Greenwich, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Lincoln, North Kingstown, North Providence, North

Smithfield, Scituate, Smithfield, West Greenwich and West Warwick. Appeals and transfers in

cases arising in the enumerated cities and towns of the third division shall be transmitted by the

clerk of the Third Division District Court to the clerk of the Kent County Superior Court.

(4)(3) Fourth division. - The fourth division consists of Washington county the towns of

Charlestown, Exeter, Hopkinton, Narragansett, New Shoreham, Richmond, South Kingstown,

and Westerly. Appeals and transfers in cases arising in the enumerated cities and towns of the

fourth division shall be transmitted by the clerk of the Fourth Division District Court to the clerk

of the Washington County Superior Court.

(5) Fifth division. - The fifth division consists of the cities of Woonsocket, Pawtucket,

and Central Falls and the towns of Lincoln, Cumberland, Burrillville, Glocester, Smithfield,

North Providence, and North Smithfield.

(6)(4) Sixth division. - The sixth division consists of the city of Providence and the city of

East Providence cities of Central Falls, East Providence, Providence, Pawtucket, Woonsocket and

the towns of Barrington, Bristol, Burrillville, Cumberland and Warren. Appeals and transfers in

cases arising in the enumerated cities and towns of the sixth division shall be transmitted by the

clerk of the Sixth Division District Court to the clerk of the Providence County Superior Court.

      (b) In each division the place or places for holding court shall be designated by the chief

judge.

      (c) The district court shall have a seal for each of its divisions, which shall contain the

words, "District court of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, division."

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and be implemented by order of the

Chief Judge of the District Court.

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