§ 10-16-1. Actions subject to chapter. In all ex contractu civil actions and in any action to recover the amount of any tax for money only not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of interest and costs, and in all actions or suits to recover damages resulting from a retail sale of tangible […]
§ 10-16-10. Amendment of statements — Informality of proceedings — Evidence. The court may at any time after such notice and upon such terms as it shall determine allow any claim or answer to be amended. No formal pleadings other than the statement of their respective claims in writing shall be necessary to define the […]
§ 10-16-11. Vacation of decisions or orders — Order of new hearing. The court may at any time upon motion, and after such notice, by mail or otherwise as it may order for cause shown, vacate any decision, order or judgment entered by it under this procedure for want of actual notice to a party, […]
§ 10-16-12. Manner of payment of judgment — Stay of execution. The court may order that the judgment shall be paid to the prevailing party at such time, or by such instalments, as it shall deem proper, and may stay the issue of execution and other supplementary process during compliance with the court’s order. The […]
§ 10-16-13. Disbursements allowed as costs. The actual cash disbursements of the prevailing party for entry fee, mailing fee, and officers’ and witness fees shall be allowed as costs. History of Section.P.L. 1930, ch. 1596, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 592, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 10-16-13.
§ 10-16-14. Appeals by defendant. (a) The defendant, if aggrieved by the decision of the district court in a cause brought under the provisions of this chapter, shall have the same right of appeal, and under the same terms and conditions, as are provided under the practice in ordinary civil actions in district courts. (b) […]
§ 10-16-15. Remedies for enforcement of judgments. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a party obtaining judgment under this chapter shall be entitled to the same remedies, processes, costs and benefits as are given or enure to other judgment creditors including the right to use trustee process in the same small claims action. History […]
§ 10-16-16. Appropriations for carrying out chapter. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the purpose of meeting the expenses of the district court in carrying out the provisions of this chapter; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon […]
§ 10-16-2. Jurisdiction of district court. The district court shall have full jurisdiction of actions brought under the provisions of this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1930, ch. 1596, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 592, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 10-16-2; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 12.
§ 10-16-3. Venue of actions — Rules of practice. The venue of actions under this chapter shall be the same as in ordinary civil actions, except cases wherein the plaintiff is a corporation, in which event the action must be brought in the division of the district court wherein the defendant resides. If the defendant […]
§ 10-16-3.1. Corporations — Representatives. (a) Any corporation with total assets of less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) organized under the laws of this state or licensed to do business under the laws of this state, which is a corporation incorporated as a close corporation pursuant to § 7-1.2-1701, or if the corporation is a […]
§ 10-16-4. Filing fee — Waiver of appeal. (a) The plaintiff shall pay into the court an entry fee of fifty-five dollars ($55.00), of which twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be placed in a “small claims mediation restricted-receipt account” together with an amount equal to the then-prevailing postal rate, for mailing notices in the case, which […]
§ 10-16-5. Rules of procedure. (a) The judges of the district court shall make such orders and rules as they deem necessary concerning the hearing and determination of small claims, including suitable forms of procedure in such cases. (b) The chief judge of the district court shall be authorized to establish a system of mandatory […]
§ 10-16-6. Notations in docket — Refusal or return undelivered of notice to defendant. The clerk shall note in the docket or in the papers of the case the mailing date of the notice and the address of the defendant. Notice shall be valid although refused by the defendant, and therefore not delivered. If the […]
§ 10-16-7. Judgment on default by defendant. At the time set for answering, if the defendant does not appear to answer and defend the claim, he or she may then, or thereafter as the court may order, be defaulted, and judgment entered against him or her in favor of the plaintiff for his or her […]
§ 10-16-8. Default by plaintiff — Prevention of abuse of procedure by claimants. (a) If the plaintiff does not appear at the time set for the hearing, the court may dismiss the claim and action for want of prosecution, or enter judgment for the defendant for his or her costs, or make such other disposition […]
§ 10-16-9. Filing of defense — Counterclaim. Prior to or upon the date set for answering the defendant shall in writing file in court his or her answer or defense to the plaintiff’s claim and may claim any counterclaim he or she may have against the plaintiff’s claim, as he or she might plead the […]
