Rhode Island General Laws 40-5-15. Citation and proceedings against kindred
The director of public welfare of any town, or the department of human services of the state through its representative duly appointed, shall apply to the clerk of the district court for, and the clerk shall thereupon issue, a citation substantially in the form of the citation prescribed in § 44-5-26; and the citation shall contain the name or names of the kindred, and the citation and petition shall in all respects follow the procedure, and be subject to the jurisdiction of the district courts as set forth in § 8-8-3 — § 8-8-5.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 79, § 7; C.P.A. 1905, § 1224; G.L. 1909, ch. 93, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 105, § 7; P.L. 1930, ch. 1580, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 69, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 40-8-15; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 42; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40-5-15
- 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.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9