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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts » Chapter 8-4 - Clerks of Supreme and Superior Courts » Section 8-4-15. – Removal of deputies — Compensation — Liability for misconduct or neglect.

§ 8-4-15. Removal of deputies — Compensation — Liability for misconduct or neglect.

Each deputy clerk shall be removable at the pleasure of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; and the supreme court clerk appointing him or her shall fix the amount of his or her compensation within the amount appropriated therefor and shall be liable for his misconduct or neglect of duty.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 58; G.L. 1909, ch. 276, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 326, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 499, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 8-4-15; P.L. 1981, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 311, § 1.