Rhode Island General Laws 44-5-29. Service and return of citation – Procedural rules – Jurisdiction of court
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The citation shall be made returnable and shall be served in like manner as a writ of summons, and the petition is subject to all provisions of law as to time for pleading, assignment day, and all other incidents applicable to an action at law originally commenced in the superior court; and the court has exclusive original jurisdiction of all petitions, notwithstanding that the amount involved does not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 46, § 16; C.P.A. 1905, § 1100; G.L. 1909, ch. 58, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 60, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 31, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 44-5-29.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-5-29
- 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.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.