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	2017 -- S 0613
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR
	ACTIONS

	Introduced By: Senators McCaffrey, Lombardi, Archambault, Conley, and Nesselbush
	Date Introduced: March 15, 2017
	Referred To: Senate Judiciary
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Section 10-9.1-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 10-9.1 entitled "Post
2	Conviction Remedy" is hereby amended to read as follows:
3	10-9.1-9. Appeal Review.
4	An aggrieved party may seek seeking review of a final judgment entered in a proceeding
5	brought under this chapter shall do so by filing a petition for writ of certiorari in accordance with
6	the supreme court rules of appellate procedure within sixty (60) days of the entry of the final
7	judgment.
8	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR
	ACTIONS
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1	This act would provide that those seeking review of a post-conviction relief final
2	judgment must file their petition for writ of certiorari within sixty (60) days from the date of final
3	judgment.
4	This act would take effect upon passage.
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