Rhode Island General Laws 12-10-3. Recording and certification of appointments and revocations – Signature of warrants
Appointments and revocations shall be recorded in the records of the court and certified by the chief judge making them to the secretary of state, and the judge shall also issue to the justice or justices of the peace his or her warrant under the seal of the court, by which the justice or justices shall be authorized to perform the duties specified in this chapter, and shall also, whenever he or she shall revoke the appointment, notify the justice of the peace in writing of the revocation. Justices of the peace appointed to issue warrants shall sign all warrants by them issued as “Justice of the peace authorized to issue warrants.”
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 182; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 35; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 35; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 35; G.L. 1956, § 12-10-3; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 19.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 12-10-3
- Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
- 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
- justice of the peace: include warden of the peace and the words "district court" include warden's court. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-14
- seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15