Town of Charlestown, RI
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2024-03-25
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
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Part 12 Probate Court
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Pt 12 Probate Court
- Ch C Pt 12 Art XL Establishment
- § C-147 Establishment; selection and term of Judge of Probate.
- § C-148 Clerk.
- § C-149 Absence of Judge.
- Ch C Pt 12 Art XLI Powers and Duties
- § C-150 Judge to exercise and perform.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Affordable Housing Commission
- Ch 4 Agriculture
- Ch 6 Charter Revision Advisory Committee
- Ch 11 Conservation Commission
- Ch 12 Climate Resiliency Commission
- Ch 15 Council, Town
- Ch 20 Economic Improvement Commission
- Ch 26 Juvenile Hearing Board
- Ch 27 Municipal Court
- Ch 30 Officers and Employees
- Ch 34 Ordinances
- Ch 36 Parks and Recreation Department
- Ch 37 Personnel
- Ch 40 Planning Commission
- Ch 44 Police Department
- Ch 51 Public Hearings
- Ch 54 Surplus Property
- Ch 58 Tax Assessment Review
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 71 Alarm Systems
- Ch 74 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 75 Cannabis
- Ch 78 Amusement Devices
- Ch 86 Boats and Waterways
- Ch 91 Building Construction
- Ch 93 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 96 Coastal Ponds and Mooring
- Ch 98 (Reserved)
- Ch 103 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 108 Entertainments
- Ch 111 Firearms
- Ch 114 Flea Markets
- Ch 117 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 128 Hawkers, Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 129 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 133 Iceboxes and Refrigerators
- Ch 138 Junkyards
- Ch 143 Land, Sale of
- Ch 147 Licenses and Business Regulations
- Ch 152 Noise
- Ch 155 Nuisances
- Ch 158 Parks, Beaches and Recreation Areas
- Ch 162 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 163 Public Trees
- Ch 165 Residential Collection Center
- Ch 167 Rooming and Boarding Houses
- Ch 172 Sanitary Facilities, Temporary
- Ch 174 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 175 (Reserved)
- Ch 179 Snowmobiles
- Ch 181 (Reserved)
- Ch 184 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 188 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 192 Taxation
- Ch 197 Trailers and Mobile Homes
- Ch 203 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 206 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 210 Wastewater Management District
- Ch 213 Yard Sales
- Ch 218 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Amended 11-5-1996]
There shall be a Probate Court; and there shall
be a Judge of Probate who may be the Town Solicitor. He/she shall
be appointed by the Council to serve for a term of office concurrent
with that of the Council and until his/her successor is appointed
and qualified.
There shall be a Clerk of Probate Court who
shall be the Town Clerk.
[Amended 11-5-1996; 11-2-2010]
Whenever the Judge of Probate Court is absent
or unable to perform his/her duties, or there is a vacancy in the
office, his/her duties may be temporarily performed by the Assistant
Town Solicitor or by an Acting Probate Judge designated by the Council.
If the absence or vacancy exceeds ninety (90) calendar days, the Council
may appoint another Probate Judge to fill the unexpired term.
The Judge of Probate shall exercise and perform
the powers and duties of a Probate Court for the town.
