Rhode Island § 8-10-38 § 8-10-38. Judgments, decrees, and orders — Punishment for contempt.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 8-10-38 — § 8-10-38. Judgments, decrees, and orders — Punishment for contempt.

Rhode Island § 8-10-38

Title 8Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts

Ch. 8-10Family Court

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-38 (2026).

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§ 8-10-38. Judgments, decrees, and orders — Punishment for contempt.
(a) Like powers are hereby conferred upon the family court as are conferred upon the superior
            court by the provisions of § 8-6-1.
         
(b) Provided, however, a justice of the family court shall notify the principal of a school
            that the court is ordering the placement of a juvenile in the principal's school.
            The principal of the school shall have a right to be heard prior to the placement.
         

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§ 8-10-38. Judgments, decrees, and orders — Punishment for contempt.

(a) Like powers are hereby conferred upon the family court as are conferred upon the superior court by the provisions of § 8-6-1.

(b) Provided, however, a justice of the family court shall notify the principal of a school that the court is ordering the placement of a juvenile in the principal's school. The principal of the school shall have a right to be heard prior to the placement.