Courts and Clerks

(a) Traffic Tribunal Always Open; Clerk's Office. Subject to law or by order of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, the traffic tribunal shall be deemed always open for the purpose of filing any proper paper, of issuing and returning process, and of making motions and orders. The clerk's office, with the clerk or deputy or an assistant in attendance, shall be open during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. Cases may be assigned for trial on any day, Monday through Friday, of each week of the year except that no cases shall be assigned to a legal holiday or such other days as the chief magistrate shall set. (b) Calendars. The calendar of cases to be heard will be posted at each hearing site on the day of hearing. (c) Time of Calendars. The judicial officer of the court, or the clerk in the courtroom, shall call each day's calendar at 9:00 a.m., or at other such times as the chief magistrate may set. (d) Cancellation of Calendars. If a day's calendars are cancelled due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstance, all cases on said calendars shall be reassigned by the chief magistrate.