The motion is filed in the court that handled your case. That court is set by where the offense was charged, and Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns are divided among four District Court divisions.
Sixth Division: Garrahy Judicial Complex, Providence
District Court at the Garrahy Judicial Complex, 1 Dorrance Plaza, Providence. Felonies go to Providence County Superior Court, at the Licht Judicial Complex, 250 Benefit Street, and the Garrahy Judicial Complex.
- Providence
- Central Falls
- East Providence
- Pawtucket
- Woonsocket
- Barrington
- Bristol
- Burrillville
- Cumberland
- Warren
Third Division: Noel Judicial Complex, Warwick
District Court at the Noel Judicial Complex, 222 Quaker Lane, Warwick. Felonies go to the Superior Court for the county: Kent, at the Noel Judicial Complex, for Warwick, Coventry, East Greenwich, West Greenwich and West Warwick; Providence, at the Licht and Garrahy Judicial Complexes, for Cranston and the other eight towns; Washington, at the McGrath Judicial Complex, for North Kingstown.
- Warwick
- Cranston
- Coventry
- East Greenwich
- Foster
- Glocester
- Johnston
- Lincoln
- North Kingstown
- North Providence
- North Smithfield
- Scituate
- Smithfield
- West Greenwich
- West Warwick
Second Division: Murray Judicial Complex, Newport
District Court at the Murray Judicial Complex, 45 Washington Square, Newport. Felonies go to Newport County Superior Court, at the Murray Judicial Complex.
- Newport
- Jamestown
- Little Compton
- Middletown
- Portsmouth
- Tiverton
Fourth Division: McGrath Judicial Complex, Wakefield
District Court at the McGrath Judicial Complex, 4800 Tower Hill Road, Wakefield. Felonies go to Washington County Superior Court, at the McGrath Judicial Complex.
- Charlestown
- Exeter
- Hopkinton
- Narragansett
- New Shoreham
- Richmond
- South Kingstown
- Westerly
The law behind this page
- District Court divisions: R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-8-2.
- Where a felony is heard, by county: § 12-3-4(b).
- Source: courts.ri.gov, Courthouse and Facility Locations.
