Rhode Island Court Records Search

Rhode Island court records are in high demand for many people. Potential employers, landlords, or law students are interested in running the Rhode Island court records search.

There are different types of Rhode Island court records, electronic- and paper-based. With the electronic-based Rhode Island court records, you can run the search both at the courthouse and remotely, whereas the paper-based Rhode Island court records search can only be performed at the courthouse.

It is important to differentiate between confidential and public court records. As a rule, all public Rhode Island civil court records are available for everyone to ensure the transparency of the American legal system. In contrast, the confidential Rhode Island court records require permission from the judge.

This article will examine who and where can run the Rhode Island court records search.

Who is eligible to run a Rhode Island court records search?

As it is written on the Rhode Island Judiciary website, the following parties can have remote access to the Rhode Island court information:

* The public

* Self-represented litigants

* Parties to a case

* Attorneys

* State of federal agencies

However, it is worth noting that the parties mentioned above can access the Rhode Island court records on the register of actions or docket-related information. In contrast, the rest of the Rhode Island court information will not be accessed remotely.

Whereas the following groups of people can run physical Rhode Island court records search:

* A party to a case

* A party to a case can accesses both confidential and public Rhode Island court information. Unlike the rest of the groups, who need to apply for special permission from the judge.

* A person authorized by a party

* A party in the case can authorize another party to help them search for Rhode Island court information and help them run the Rhode Island court search in particular.

* Legal Aid and Government Staff

* People who represent legal aid and the government can access Rhode Island civil court records remotely.

* Court-appointed people

People appointed by the Rhode Island court are eligible to execute the Rhode Island court records search.

However, all parties mentioned above (except for the party themselves) will have no access to electronic Rhode Island court records of criminal, juvenile justice, child welfare cases, or confidential electronic records unless stated otherwise by the court.

Where to run the Rhode Island court records search? 

The paper-based Rhode Island court records search can only be run at the courthouse, and you would need permission from the judge to run it.

You first need to run the Rhode Island court search to estimate in which court the case of your interest was held. Having established the court, you could arrive there and perform the Rhode Island civil court records search.

The second option would be to remotely run the Rhode Island court records search. The official government judiciary website provides access to the Rhode Island civil court records and allows you to run the Rhode Island court search.

In contrast, an independent search platform provides you with the possibility to find backup information on the parties involved in the case to build a bigger picture.

The Rhode Island Judiciary website (www.courts.ri.gov)

In essence, the website itself offers access to three different portals, such as:



• The Rhode Island Judiciary Public Portal (Public Portal)

Once you click the "Request for Access to Case Information and Rhode Island Judiciary Data Subscription Agreement" button, you will be redirected to a certain PDF form.

In this form, you would need to fill up your personal information and contact details, sign the agreement after carefully reading it and then forward it to the email stated in the form.

Once the respective authorities receive the information, you might get permission to run the Rhode Island court records search.

• The Rhode Island Judiciary Case Management Portal

Once you are granted access to run the Rhode Island court records search, you can use the Rhode Island court records search under the case management portal.

• The Rhode Island Judiciary Filing Portal

There are additional features that you could use once you log into the portal, such as attorney search, access to the judicial records center, quarterly statistics, Rhode Island court search, etc.

Independent search engine (backgroundcheck.co)

Backgroundcheck.co allows you to find the information on the parties involved in the case.

Once you hit the "search" button, you can look up the following information:

· Background Records

· Phone Number

· Public Records

· Address Information

· Police & Court Records

· Social Media Accounts & Information

· Marriage & Divorce Records

· Unclaimed Money Database

· Sex Offenders & Their Locations

· Privacy Program

· Mugshots

· Rhode Island Criminal Court Records

· Rhode Island Civil Court Records

If you still have questions, get in touch with any of the courts of your interest to get an extensive consultation on your matter.