EVERY DEADLINE

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The issuance of a citation for no child restraint

Whose

The driver cited

Proof of buying an approved child restraint, shown to the police department within seven days, voids the violation.

From

The date of the summons

Whose

The driver cited

A driver who disposes of the charge without appearing returns the form and payment to the traffic tribunal not later than twenty days from the summons.

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A crash that injures or kills someone, or does more than $1,000 of damage to one person's property

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The driver

The driver forwards a written report of the crash to the division of motor vehicles on its forms within twenty-one days.

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The first speeding offense

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The driver

A second or third speeding offense within twelve months of the first carries a higher fine for each mile over the limit.

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The issue of a limited provisional license

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The provisional driver

During the first twelve months, no more than one passenger younger than twenty-one rides along, not counting immediate family or household members.

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The time of detention after an arrest

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The police

A person arrested is given the use of a telephone to reach a lawyer or arrange bail as soon as practicable, not later than one hour from detention.

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The alleged domestic violence crime

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The police

An arrest without a warrant under the domestic violence section is made within twenty-four hours of the alleged crime.

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The issuance of the warrant

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The officer holding the warrant

Executed or not, the warrant goes back to the district court with the affidavits and an inventory of anything seized within fourteen days of issue.

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Having reasonable cause to know or suspect abuse or neglect

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Every person

The information goes to the department of children, youth and families within twenty-four hours; knowingly failing to report is a misdemeanor.

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Notice of the protective order

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The person restrained

Every firearm is surrendered to the state or local police or a licensed dealer within twenty-four hours of notice.

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The separation, when the employer liquidates, merges, sells or moves the business out of state

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The employer

All wages become due and payable within twenty-four hours at the usual place of payment.

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The meeting, counted back, not counting weekends and state holidays

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The public body

Supplemental written notice with the date, time, place and the business to be discussed is posted at least forty-eight hours before the meeting.

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Signing the agreement

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The buyer

Written notice of cancellation mailed by registered or certified mail by midnight of the third day, not counting Sunday or a holiday without mail, cancels the sale.

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Service of the protective order

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The person restrained

Within seventy-two hours, the person files a receipt for the surrender, or attests to having no firearms.

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The Sunday of the week the claim was filed

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The claimant

Benefits are payable only for weeks after one waiting period of seven consecutive days of unemployment.

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The public body receiving the request

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The public body

The body allows inspection or copying, or denies in writing with reasons; silence for ten business days counts as a denial and late records carry no fees.

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The entry of the decision pending final judgment

Whose

The court

Final judgment is not entered until twenty days after the decision, or the end of any extended appeal period.

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The entry of a temporary order without notice

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The court

The order expires by its terms within the time the court fixes, not more than twenty-one days, unless extended after a hearing.

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The death

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A relative or interested person

After thirty days, if no petition for letters has been filed, the voluntary administrator's sworn statement may be filed for an estate of personal property up to $15,000.

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Confirming the breach and the information needed for the notice

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The agency

A state or municipal agency notifies affected residents no later than thirty calendar days after confirming the breach.

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The return of the vehicle to the manufacturer

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The manufacturer

A manufacturer that does not deliver a comparable vehicle within thirty days refunds the full price less a reasonable allowance for use.

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Notice of the death

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Whoever holds the will

The holder delivers the will to the probate court, or to the executor named, within thirty days; neglect after a citation can bring contempt and liability for damage.

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The injury happening or appearing

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The worker

No compensation case goes forward unless the employer had notice of the injury within thirty days.

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Election day, counted back

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The voter

Registration for an election closes on the thirtieth day before it.

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Confirming the breach and the information needed for the notice

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The business or other person holding the data

Any person other than an agency notifies affected residents no later than forty-five calendar days after confirming the breach.

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The commission granting the right to sue

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The complainant

Suit is filed in superior court within ninety days after the right to sue is granted.

From

The date the license is issued

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The couple

The license is valid for three months after issue, and an unused one goes back to the town or city clerk.

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Filing the charge with the commission

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The complainant

From one hundred twenty days and up to two years after filing, with no settlement or hearing, the complainant may ask for the right to sue.

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The first publication of the executor's qualification

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The surviving spouse

A spouse given something by the will files a waiver of it and a petition for the elective share within six months, or the gift bars the share.

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The first publication of notice of the estate

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A creditor

Claims are presented within six months of the first publication, or are barred unless the court gives leave before distribution.

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The death

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The surviving spouse

On a timely petition, the court may extend the time to elect, but not beyond nine months after the death.

From

The retaliation

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The employee

An action for retaliation over asserting a wage claim is commenced within one year after it accrued, or it is barred.

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The unlawful practice, its end or its effect, whichever is later

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The employee or applicant

A charge reaching the commission for human rights within one year lets the commission investigate.

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The filing of the complaint, counted back

Whose

The person filing

A divorce is granted only if the plaintiff, or the served defendant, has been domiciled and resided in Rhode Island for one year before the complaint.

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The words spoken

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The person defamed

An action for words spoken is commenced within one year after the words, and not after.

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The injury or incapacity happening or appearing

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The worker

A claim is barred unless weekly payments have begun or a petition has been filed within two years.

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The claim accruing

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The injured person

An action for injuries to the person is commenced within three years after the claim accrues, and not after.

From

Entry of the final protective order

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The court

Relief is for a fixed period of no more than three years, which the court may extend on the plaintiff's motion.

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The filing of the motion, counted back

Whose

The person moving to expunge

The court may expunge a first offender's misdemeanor if there was no conviction or arrest in the five years before the motion.

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The filing of the motion, counted back

Whose

The person moving to expunge

The court may expunge a first offender's felony, other than a crime of violence, if there was no conviction or arrest in the ten years before the motion.

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The claim accruing

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The person suing

Except where a statute provides otherwise, a civil action is commenced within ten years after the claim accrues.

From

The landlord's entry, counted back

Whose

The landlord

Except in an emergency or where impracticable, the landlord gives at least two days' notice of the intent to enter, and enters only at reasonable times.

From

The mailing of the landlord's demand notice

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The tenant

A tenant who pays the rent in arrears within five days of mailing keeps the tenancy; otherwise the landlord may file, no earlier than the sixth day.

From

The landlord's certified letter to the last known address

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The tenant

If the tenant does not reply within seven days, the landlord makes reasonable efforts to re-rent the unit at a fair rental.

From

The termination date in the notice, counted back

Whose

The landlord or the tenant

Written notice delivered at least ten days before the date it names ends a week to week tenancy.

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Vacating the unit after a fire or casualty

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The tenant

A tenant who vacates immediately gives written notice within fourteen days of the intent to end the lease, which then ends as of the day of vacating.

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Any advertisement or public notice that the park is for sale

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The park owner

The owner notifies a qualifying residents' association by certified mail of any intent to sell within fourteen days of advertising it.

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The day the rent was due

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The landlord

Once any part of the rent has been in arrears fifteen days, the landlord sends the written demand that starts the eviction process.

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The landlord's receipt of the tenant's written notice of a material breach

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The landlord

If the breach is not remedied within twenty days, the lease ends on the date in the notice, at least thirty days after receipt.

From

Service of the summons and complaint

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The tenant

The tenant has twenty days from service to file an answer; one who does not is defaulted.

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The mailing of the landlord's demand notice for a breach other than rent

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The tenant

A tenant who remedies the breach within twenty days of mailing keeps the tenancy, for the breaches the section allows to be cured.

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The tenant's written notice of the condition to the landlord

Whose

The landlord

If the landlord does not comply or show ongoing good faith efforts within twenty days, the tenant may have a repair under $500 a year done and deduct it.

From

The latest of the end of the tenancy, the return of possession, or the tenant giving a forwarding address

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The landlord

The landlord delivers the deposit due with a written notice itemizing anything kept; failing that, the tenant recovers twice the amount wrongfully withheld and attorney fees.

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The day of sale, counted back

Whose

The lender

Where the mortgage calls for published notice, the first of three weekly publications runs at least twenty-one days before the sale.

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The termination date in the notice, counted back

Whose

The landlord or the tenant

Written notice delivered at least thirty days before the date it names ends a month to month tenancy, or any period over a month and under a year.

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The end of the appeal period after the case concludes

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Any party to the case

A motion to seal the eviction case may be filed at least thirty days after the appeal period ends, and the court grants it on a qualifying finding.

From

The landlord's receipt of the tenant's written notice of a material breach

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The tenant

The termination date the tenant names is not less than thirty days after the landlord receives the notice.

From

The effective date of the increase, counted back

Whose

The landlord

Written notice of a rent increase reaches the tenant at least sixty days before it takes effect.

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The mailing of the lender's mediation notice

Whose

The mediation coordinator and the parties

The mediation conference is held, in person or by phone, no later than sixty days after the notice is mailed.

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The issue of the report, counted to the application

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The applicant

An applicant who provides an official background check or credit report issued within ninety days of the application may not be charged for one.

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The end of the occupation year, counted back

Whose

The landlord or the tenant

Written notice delivered at least three months before the occupation year ends terminates a year to year tenancy.

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The right to sue notice

Whose

The complainant

After the commission grants the right to sue, the complainant has ninety days to file in superior court.

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The rent increase, counted back

Whose

The landlord

A month to month tenant over the age of sixty-two gets at least one hundred twenty days' notice before the rent goes up.

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The date of default

Whose

The lender

A lender that does not mail the mediation notice within one hundred twenty days after default pays $1,000 for each month it is late.

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The tenant's complaint

Whose

The tenant

A rent increase, cut in services or eviction within six months after a complaint is presumed retaliatory, unless the complaint came after notice of it.

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The discriminatory housing practice, or its end

Whose

The person discriminated against

A written, sworn charge is filed with the commission for human rights within one year of the practice.

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The offense of carrying or transporting a firearm while intoxicated

Whose

The prosecution

No complaint under the intoxicated carrying section is sustained unless brought within thirty days after the offense.

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Being pronounced cured by competent medical authority

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The person once found incompetent

After five years, a person not pronounced criminally insane may apply to purchase a firearm with a medical affidavit of stability.