Rhode Island § 8-2-29 § 8-2-29. Grounds for change of venue.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 8-2-29 — § 8-2-29. Grounds for change of venue.

Rhode Island § 8-2-29

Title 8Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts

Ch. 8-2Superior Court

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-2-29 (2026).

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§ 8-2-29. Grounds for change of venue.
Whenever it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the superior court, as
            provided in § 8-2-30, by either party to any civil action, suit, or proceeding now or hereafter pending
            therein, that by reason of local prejudice or other cause the parties to the action
            or proceeding, or either of them, cannot have a full, fair, and impartial trial in
            the court for the county where the action shall have been commenced or shall be pending,
            the court shall order the cause to be removed for trial to such other county as shall
            be deemed most fair and equitable for the parties.
         

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§ 8-2-29. Grounds for change of venue.

Whenever it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the superior court, as provided in § 8-2-30, by either party to any civil action, suit, or proceeding now or hereafter pending therein, that by reason of local prejudice or other cause the parties to the action or proceeding, or either of them, cannot have a full, fair, and impartial trial in the court for the county where the action shall have been commenced or shall be pending, the court shall order the cause to be removed for trial to such other county as shall be deemed most fair and equitable for the parties.

Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 24; G.L. 1909, ch. 273, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 323, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 496, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 8-2-29; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 6.