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Title 8 - Courts and Civil ...
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Chapter 8-10 Family Court
Chapter 8-10 Family Court
Section 8-10-1 Short title.
Section 8-10-2 Purpose of chapter.
Section 8-10-3 Establishment of court - Jurisdiction - Seal - Oaths.
Section 8-10-3.1 Magistrates - Appointment, duties, and powers.
Section 8-10-3.2 General magistrate of the family court.
Section 8-10-4 Criminal cases referred to family court.
Section 8-10-5 Attempts at reconciliation by family court.
Section 8-10-6 Notice to department of human services.
Section 8-10-7 Family counselling service.
Section 8-10-8 Medical, psychological, and other expert assistance.
Section 8-10-9 Assistance of services of department of corrections.
Section 8-10-10 Family court registry.
Section 8-10-11 Repealed.
Section 8-10-12 Vacancy in office or inability of chief judge of family court.
Section 8-10-13 Repealed.
Section 8-10-14 Administration of operation of family court.
Section 8-10-14.1 Powers of justices of the peace.
Section 8-10-14.2 Recording and certification of appointments and revocations - Signature of warrants.
Section 8-10-15 Family court administrator.
Section 8-10-16 Quarters.
Section 8-10-17 Repealed.
Section 8-10-18 Repealed.
Section 8-10-19 Limitation on transfer or parole of juveniles.
Section 8-10-20 Repealed.
Section 8-10-21 Records of court.
Section 8-10-22 Intake department - Duties.
Section 8-10-23 Intake supervisors.
Section 8-10-23.1 Statewide juvenile hearing board.
Section 8-10-23.2 Creating a juvenile hearing board.
Section 8-10-23.3 Jamestown juvenile hearing board.
Section 8-10-23.4 North Providence juvenile hearing board.
Section 8-10-24 Sessions, motions, assignments, etc.
Section 8-10-25 - 8-10-27 Repealed.
Section 8-10-28 Authority and duties of clerk.
Section 8-10-29 Report of divorce proceedings to director of health.
Section 8-10-30 Appointment of clerk pro tempore.
Section 8-10-31 Appointment of deputies.
Section 8-10-32 Employment of clerical assistance by clerk.
Section 8-10-33 Powers of assistant clerks of family court.
Section 8-10-34 Court secretary and assistant.
Section 8-10-35 Appointment of stenographers.
Section 8-10-36 Court reporters and court recording clerks - Supplies and preservation of notes and other materials.
Section 8-10-37 Report of trials - Transcripts.
Section 8-10-38 Judgments, decrees, and orders - Punishment for contempt.
Section 8-10-38.1 Imprisonment for contempt.
Section 8-10-39 Repealed.
Section 8-10-40, 8-10-41 Repealed.
Section 8-10-42 Engagement - Precedence - Retirement and powers of justices.
Section 8-10-42.1 Service after retirement.
Section 8-10-43 References to family court - Powers and duties.
Section 8-10-43.1 Venue of criminal offenses.
Section 8-10-44 Annual appropriations.
Section 8-10-45 Severability.