Rhode Island General Laws 42-35-16. Review by supreme court
Any party in interest, if aggrieved by a final judgment of the superior, family, or district court rendered in proceedings brought under § 42-35-15, may, within twenty (20) days from the date of entry of the judgment, petition the supreme court of the state of Rhode Island for a writ of certiorari to review any questions of law involved. The petition for a writ of certiorari shall set forth the errors claimed. Upon the filing of such a petition with the clerk of the supreme court, the supreme court may, if it sees fit, issue its writ of certiorari to the superior, family, or district court to certify to the supreme court the record of the administrative proceeding under review, or so much thereof as was submitted to the superior, family, or district court by the parties, together with any additional record of the proceedings in the superior, family, or district court.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-35-16; P.L. 1962, ch. 112, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 30; P.L. 1976, ch. 140, § 20; P.L. 1984, ch. 167, § 4.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-35-16
- Party: means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-35-1
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-35-1
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
- Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.