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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-30-8 (2026)

Supplemental relief

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Further relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper. The application therefor shall be by petition to a court having jurisdiction to grant the relief. If the application is deemed sufficient, the court shall, on reasonable notice, require any adverse party whose rights have been adjudicated by the declaratory judgment or decree to show cause why further relief should not be granted forthwith.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1962–2011 · leading case: Capital Props., Inc. v. State, 749 A.2d 1069 (R.I. 1999).
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Capital Props., Inc. v. State, 749 A.2d 1069 (R.I. 1999). · cites it 2× “G.L. §§ 9-30-8 and 9-30-12; Sousa v. Langlois, 97 R.”
Pellegrino v. Rhode Island Ethics Comm'n, 788 A.2d 1119 (R.I. 2002). · cites it 2× “ld that the state, by enacting a statute that entitled certain public officials to receive compensation for the services they performed for the state, thereby agreed to be answerable in a declaratory judgment action and, if necessary, in a petition for supplemental relief…”
Belliveau Bldg. Corp. v. O'Coin, 763 A.2d 622 (R.I. 2000). · cites it 2× “See generally G.L.1956 § 9-30-8 (“[f|ur-ther relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper”); see also ElGabri v.”
Bandoni v. State, 715 A.2d 580 (R.I. 1998). “See § 9-30-8; Sousa v. Langlois, 97 R.I. 196, 199 , 196 A.”
Lazarus v. Sherman, 10 A.3d 456 (R.I. 2011). · cites it 2× “G.L.1956 § 9-30-8 (setting forth procedure for petitioning for supplemental relief “based on a declaratory judgment”).”
Liberty Mut. Ins. v. Tavarez, 797 A.2d 480 (R.I. 2002). “” Given the plain statutory language that “[fjurther relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper * * § 9-30-8, we are of the opinion that the hearing justice’s award of interest to the insured constituted further relief in the…”
Sousa v. Langlois, 196 A.2d 838 (R.I. 1964). “Indeed, §9-30-8 clearly contemplates that where the declaration, when made, does not result in achieving the purpose for which the petition was brought, supplementary proceedings are required and may be brought pursuant thereto.”
Gray v. Leeman, 182 A.2d 119 (R.I. 1962). “1956, §9-30-8. Reasons three and four may likewise be considered together.”
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