Rhode Island § 9-1-22 § 9-1-22. Extension of time after termination of action.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-1-22 — § 9-1-22. Extension of time after termination of action.

Rhode Island § 9-1-22

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-1Causes of Action

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-22 (2026).

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§ 9-1-22. Extension of time after termination of action.
If an action is timely commenced and is terminated in any other manner than by a voluntary
            discontinuance, a dismissal of the complaint for neglect to prosecute the action,
            or a final judgment upon the merits, the plaintiff, or if he or she dies and the claim
            survives, his or her executor or administrator, may commence a new action upon the
            same claim within one year after the termination.
         

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§ 9-1-22. Extension of time after termination of action.

If an action is timely commenced and is terminated in any other manner than by a voluntary discontinuance, a dismissal of the complaint for neglect to prosecute the action, or a final judgment upon the merits, the plaintiff, or if he or she dies and the claim survives, his or her executor or administrator, may commence a new action upon the same claim within one year after the termination.

Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 256; G.L. 1909, ch. 284, § 9; P.L. 1911, ch. 684, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 334, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 510, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 9-1-22; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 6.