Rhode Island § 9-4-6 § 9-4-6. Dismissal for improper venue — Transfer.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-4-6 — § 9-4-6. Dismissal for improper venue — Transfer.

Rhode Island § 9-4-6

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-4Commencement of Proceedings

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-4-6 (2026).

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§ 9-4-6. Dismissal for improper venue — Transfer.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all actions and suits brought contrary to the
            provisions of § 9-4-2 shall be dismissed, and any action contrary to §§ 9-4-3 — 9-4-5, may be dismissed. In lieu of dismissal, any civil action brought in the wrong county,
            if brought in the superior court, or in the wrong division, if brought in the district
            court, may, in the discretion of the court, be transferred to a proper county or division.
         

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§ 9-4-6. Dismissal for improper venue — Transfer.

Except as otherwise provided herein, all actions and suits brought contrary to the provisions of § 9-4-2 shall be dismissed, and any action contrary to §§ 9-4-3 — 9-4-5, may be dismissed. In lieu of dismissal, any civil action brought in the wrong county, if brought in the superior court, or in the wrong division, if brought in the district court, may, in the discretion of the court, be transferred to a proper county or division.

Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 225; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 511, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 9-4-6; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 11; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 7.