Rhode Island General Laws 33-22-6. Additional notice given – Failure to comply
The notice prescribed by § 33-7-9 and the notice by publication in the manner as prescribed by § 33-22-11 shall also be given in all cases in which notice by mail is required by § 33-22-3, unless waived in writing by the persons entitled to such notice, but failure to comply with any of the provisions in § 33-22-2 and § 33-22-3 shall not defeat the jurisdiction of the court or affect adversely the regularity of any proceedings in which the failure shall have occurred, and upon discovery of the failure the court may make such further orders as the circumstances may require.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 571, § 24; P.L. 1951, ch. 2742, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 3022, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 33-22-6; P.L. 2014, ch. 351, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 398, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-22-6
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.