§ 14-55-605 — Suit for recovery of fines, etc

(a) Fines, penalties, and forfeitures, in all cases and in addition to any other mode provided, may be recovered by suit or action before any court of competent jurisdiction, in the name of the proper municipal corporation and for its use. (b) In such a suit or action, where pleading is necessary, it shall be sufficient to declare generally for the amount claimed to be due, in respect to the bylaw or ordinance, referring to its title and the date of its adoption or passage, and showing, as nearly as may be, the true time of the alleged violation. (c) All suits or prosecutions for the recovery of any fines, penalties, or forfeitures, or for the commission of any offense made punishable by any bylaw or ordinance of any municipal corporation, shall be commenced within one (1) year after the violation of the bylaw or ordinance, or commission of the offense, and not afterwards, if the offender has remained within the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation during the one (1) year. If not, then the limitation provided in this subsection shall extend for the term of five (5) years.

Legislative History

Acts 1875, No. 1, §§ 25, 26, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., §§ 7559, 7561; Pope's Dig., §§ 9633, 9635; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-2417, 19-2418.