Rhode Island § 9-4-3 § 9-4-3. Venue based on residence of parties.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-4-3 — § 9-4-3. Venue based on residence of parties.

Rhode Island § 9-4-3

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-4Commencement of Proceedings

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-4-3 (2026).

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§ 9-4-3. Venue based on residence of parties.
All other actions and suits, if brought in the superior court, shall be brought in
            the court for the county, or if brought in the district court, shall be brought in
            the division in which some one of the plaintiffs or defendants shall dwell, or in
            the superior court for the county or in the district court for the division in which
            the defendant or some one of the defendants shall be found; and if no one of the plaintiffs
            or defendants shall dwell in the state, the action, if brought in the superior court,
            may be brought in the court for any county, or if in a district court, in any division.
         
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§ 9-4-3. Venue based on residence of parties.

All other actions and suits, if brought in the superior court, shall be brought in the court for the county, or if brought in the district court, shall be brought in the division in which some one of the plaintiffs or defendants shall dwell, or in the superior court for the county or in the district court for the division in which the defendant or some one of the defendants shall be found; and if no one of the plaintiffs or defendants shall dwell in the state, the action, if brought in the superior court, may be brought in the court for any county, or if in a district court, in any division.