Amendment to Administrative Order 1988-27 - Court Sessions - Adverse Weather Conditions

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
PROVIDENCE, SC. SUPERIOR COURT
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 94-1
RE: AMENDMENT TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 88-27
COURT SESSIONS - ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
CLOSING OF SUPERIOR COURT OFFICES
In the event of a public announcement made prior to the beginning of court sessions, that
because of adverse weather conditions there will be no sessions of the Superior Court, or that the
Superior Court shall be closed for the day, said announcement shall not mean that court employees are
excused from reporting for work at their designated Superior Court office.
However, such announcement may be phrased all Superior Court offices will open for business
as usual and all Superior Court employees are required to report to work.
Superior Court employees will be excused from work in the event of adverse weather
conditions when other state employees are so released by the Director of Administration, the State
Personnel Administrator, or the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
PROVIDENCE AND BRISTOL COUNTIES
In the event of a public announcement made prior to the beginning of court sessions that
because of adverse weather conditions there shall be no sessions of the Superior Court, or that the
Superior Court shall be closed for the day, such announcement shall mean that all trials, (jury and
non-jury), all hearings and all conferences shall be canceled. Said trials, hearings and conferences shall
receive priority the next court day.
In the event that trials, hearings and conferences are in progress while inclement weather is
developing, the Presiding Justice will provide notification to the justices presiding at such trials, hearings
and conferences whether such trials, hearings and conferences should be adjourned for the day.