Rhode Island § 11-42-1 § 11-42-1. Excessive fees or bond demanded by public officer.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-42-1 — § 11-42-1. Excessive fees or bond demanded by public officer.

Rhode Island § 11-42-1

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-42Threats and Extortion

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-42-1 (2026).

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§ 11-42-1. Excessive fees or bond demanded by public officer.
Every officer appointed by the state or by any city or town in the state, whose fees
            are stated by law, who shall corruptly exact or extort any more or greater fees for
            any service than are stated and allowed by law, or who shall corruptly levy, demand,
            receive, or take, under color of his or her office, any bond, bill, note, or other
            assurance or promise whatsoever, securing the payment of a greater sum of money for
            any service than he or she is authorized to demand and receive by law, shall be imprisoned
            not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
   

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§ 11-42-1. Excessive fees or bond demanded by public officer.

Every officer appointed by the state or by any city or town in the state, whose fees are stated by law, who shall corruptly exact or extort any more or greater fees for any service than are stated and allowed by law, or who shall corruptly levy, demand, receive, or take, under color of his or her office, any bond, bill, note, or other assurance or promise whatsoever, securing the payment of a greater sum of money for any service than he or she is authorized to demand and receive by law, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).