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	2019 -- S 0322
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT

	Introduced By: Senators Metts, Quezada, Goldin, Euer, and Satchell
	Date Introduced: February 13, 2019
	Referred To: Senate Judiciary
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Chapter 34-18 of the General Laws entitled "Residential Landlord and
2	Tenant Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
3	34-18-46.1. Sealing of court files -- Verdict for the tenant.
4	If any complaint for possession brought pursuant to chapter 18 of title 34 is resolved in
5	the tenant's favor, either by dismissal, or a trial verdict, or judgement from which an appeal is not
6	taken, the court shall seal the court file, rendering its contents inaccessible to the public.
7	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 PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
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1	This act would require the sealing of any district court file, where a resolution of a
2	trespass and eviction complaint results in a verdict for the tenant and no appeal is taken.
3	This act would take effect upon passage.
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