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R.I. Gen. Laws § 14-1-30 (2026)

Conduct of hearings

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In the hearing of any case, the general public shall be excluded; only an attorney or attorneys, selected by the parents or guardian of a child to represent the child, may attend, and only those other persons shall be admitted who have a direct interest in the case, and as the justice may direct. All cases involving children shall be heard separately and apart from the trial of cases against adults.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1959–2024 · leading case: Edward A. Sherman Publ'g Co. v. Goldberg, 443 A.2d 1252 (R.I. 1982).
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Edward A. Sherman Publ'g Co. v. Goldberg, 443 A.2d 1252 (R.I. 1982). · cites it 9× “] That in any event to allow reporters from said Company to attend and report said trial of Boggs and other hearings involving minors is in violation of the provisions of Section 14-1-30 of the Revised General Laws of 1956.”
State v. Barkmeyer, 949 A.2d 984 (R.I. 2008). · cites it 4× “1994) (the Legislature has endeavored "to afford juveniles the opportunity to enter adulthood free of the stigmatization that follows criminal offenders") and G.L.1956 § 14-1-30 (mandating that in the Family Court, "[a]ll cases involving children shall be heard separately and…”
In re McCloud, 293 A.2d 512 (R.I. 1972). · cites it 2× “1956, §14-1-30, expressly provided for adjudication without a jury, such restriction was dropped when jurisdiction to hear delinquency proceedings was transferred to the Family Court by the enactment of P.”
DeFilippo v. Nat'l Broad. Co., 446 A.2d 1036 (R.I. 1982). “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 14-1-30, from a claim that it violated the First Amendment.”
In re Correia, 243 A.2d 759 (R.I. 1968). “Similarly, the right of a juvenile to be represented by counsel in any hearing before a family court justice is expressly provided by §14-1-30, as amended. Moreover, §14-1-31 requires a justice of the family court holding any hearing involving a juvenile, to make available the…”
In re C.R., 313 A.3d 370 (R.I. 2024). · cites it 3× “In accordance with § 14-1-30,2 the September 28, 2021 proceeding was closed to the public, but Panus’s parents, Stephen and Kellie Panus (the movants), as well as their legal counsel, were 1 General Laws 1956 § 14-1-7.”
In re Palmer., 212 A.2d 61 (R.I. 1965). · cites it 2× “Section 14-1-30 provides for the manner in which a hearing shall be conducted and expressly provides for the exclusion of the general public, but authorizes the attendance of an attorney selected by the parents or guardian of the child.”
Cole v. New England Transp. Co., 149 A.2d 352 (R.I. 1959). “1956, §14-1-30. The general assembly was equally specific with relation to hearings conducted within the division of public utilities.”
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