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- Jurisdiction
- Rhode Island
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-2
- Issued
- 2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-17
- End
- 2020-04-17 by its terms; continued by Executive Order 2020-09 (Apr. 8, 2020) through May 17, 2020, and by successors (2020-12, superseded by 2021-04 on July 20, 2021) (read as 2020-04-17)
- In force
- Mar. 17, 2020 to Apr. 17, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all courts of the unified judicial system
- litigants, jurors and counsel
- Functions reached
- CT courts closed to non-emergency matters
- CL closings and title matters delayed
- SV collections, evictions and foreclosures suspended
- OF legal work
- Collection
- Rhode Island RI
Operative words
Trials and Non-Essential Matters - Except for those matters specifically identified by court below as Emergency/Essential, all matters shall be continued as follows in accordance with the specific directives of the respective courts: 1. All Superior Court jury trials shall be continued until after April 17, 2020. 2. All Superior Court grand jury proceedings shall be suspended until after April 17, 2020. 3. All other matters in all courts within the unified judicial system shall be continued until after April 17, 2020. Emergency/Essential Matters - The following matters shall continue to be heard...
Enforcement
Order of the Chief Justice under § 8-15-2 binding on all State courts
Notes
Every non-emergency civil and criminal matter in every Rhode Island State court was continued from March 17 to at least May 17, 2020.