RI H8111

Eviction records must be sealed when a case is dismissed due to a defective complaint or lack of court jurisdiction, and this sealing does not count against the party's one-request-per-five-years limit

Courts must automatically seal any minor's name and related electronic docket entries in eviction proceedings, without counting against the five-year sealing limit

Parties may request sealing of eviction records 30 days after the appeal period expires if the case was dismissed, resolved by satisfied stipulation, judgment was paid in full, or dismissed for lack of prosecution after 5 years

Moving parties must notify all parties to the original civil action and may only make one sealing request every 5 years (excluding dismissals for defective complaints/jurisdiction and minor sealings)

Effective upon passage