According to a news advisory from the RI Supreme Court, on Tuesday, September 8, the state courts will reopen two county courthouses that were closed five months ago in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis.
The courthouses are the McGrath Judicial Complex in Wakefield (Washington County) and the Murray Judicial Complex in Newport (Newport County), which have been closed to the public since April 1.
The courthouses will reopen with the same measures in place in Providence County and Kent County to limit crowds and encourage social distancing. Verbal health screenings will take place at courthouse entrances and cloth facial coverings will continue to be required in the buildings. The number of scheduled hearing has been reduced to minimize foot traffic. These steps are consistent with federal and state public health guidelines. Entry will be limited to persons with direct involvement in a court case. Please click here for the full news release.
Please click here for the RI District Court Administrative Order 2020-06 regarding eviction protocol.
Have you recently visited our CLE Calendar? We have a full lineup of timely and informative seminars this fall! On Thursday, September 17th at 12:45 pm, speaker Lynda L. Laing, Esq. presents How to Locate People and Assets for Collections. This seminar will discuss skip tracing and what laws and regulations apply to skip tracing. The speaker will discuss how to use technology including public data and the internet before and after judgment to locate people and assets, social media and whether an attorney can ethically use social media to skip trace, and help identify what collection remedies are effective after the asset or person is located. Sign up today!