(a)  Appeals from decisions by administrative agencies of the state or officers thereof shall be taken to the superior court or to the district court as provided by the general laws in respect to each agency; provided, however, the time limits for the taking of steps necessary to perfect the appeal to the superior court or the district court shall be governed by the provisions of § 42-35-15, any provisions in the general laws to the contrary notwithstanding.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-35-15.1

  • agency: means a state agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, district, division, institution, office, officer, quasi-public agency, or other political subdivisions created by the general assembly or the governor, other than the legislature or the judiciary, that is authorized by law of this state to make rules or to determine contested cases. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-35-1
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.

(b)  Review by the supreme court of final judgments of the superior court or the district court in respect to those appeals shall be governed by the provisions of § 42-35-16.

History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 349, § 1.