§ 9-21-2 - Relief from judgment or decree.
SECTION 9-21-2
§ 9-21-2 Relief from judgment or decree.– (a) On motion and upon such terms as are just, a court may relieve a party orhis or her legal representative from a final judgment, order, decree, orproceeding entered therein for the following reasons:
(1) Mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect;
(2) Newly discovered evidence which by due diligence couldnot have been discovered in time to move for a new trial under applicable law;
(3) Fraud (whether heretofore denominated intrinsic orextrinsic), misrepresentation, or other misconduct of an adverse party;
(4) The judgment is void;
(5) The judgment has been satisfied, released, or discharged,or a prior judgment upon which it is based has been reversed or otherwisevacated, or it is no longer equitable that the judgment should have prospectiveapplication; or
(6) Any other reason justifying relief from the operation ofthe judgment.
(b) The motion shall be made within a reasonable time and notmore than one year after the judgment, order, or proceeding was entered ortaken.