2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts
Chapter 8-18 - State and Municipal Court Compact
Section 8-18-10 - Exclusive jurisdiction.

Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 8-18-10 (2017)

§ 8-18-10. Exclusive jurisdiction.

The universal summons shall also be used for any violations of those sections not listed in § 8-18-3; provided, however that the following violations shall remain the exclusive jurisdiction of the traffic tribunal or the other state courts and shall not be within the jurisdiction of any municipal court:

31-11-16 31-11-17 31-11-18 31-11-19 31-11-20 31-12-3 31-14-1
31-20-12 31-26-1 31-26-2 31-26-4 31-26-5 31-27-1 31-27-2
31-27-4 31-26-3 31-3-1 31-8-2 31-8-3 31-9-1 31-9-2
31-9-5 31-9-6 31-10-1 31-10-28 31-11-12 3-8-9 31-8-10
31-38-9 31-41.1-1 31-25-13 31-25-4 31-25-5 31-25-6 31-25-7
31-27-6 31-25-24 31-23-37 31-24-37 31-25-20 31-25-3 31-25-16
31-25-19 11-44-29 31-22-21.1 31-27-2.1 11-44-22 31-19.1-2 31-19.2-2
31-9-3 31-10-26 31-27-2.3 31-36.1-17 31-9-1- 31-4-3 31-11-18.1
31-9-11
31-27-1.1 31-27-2.2 31-15-14 31-23-49 31-12-26 31-22-13 31-22-14
31-23-28 31-27-5 31-23-13.1 31-27-2.7 31-27-2.4 31-41.1-4 (Speeding (B)).



History of Section.
(P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 445, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 20.)

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