Rhode Island § 12-14-3 § 12-14-3. Violations of Central Falls ordinance.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-14-3 — § 12-14-3. Violations of Central Falls ordinance.

Rhode Island § 12-14-3

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-14Payment of Traffic Fines

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-14-3 (2026).

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§ 12-14-3. Violations of Central Falls ordinance.
The city of Central Falls is authorized and empowered to fix any fines that the council
            committee on police may, from time to time, establish for violation of traffic ordinances.
            The council committee on police may designate one person who shall act as clerk of
            the police department for the purpose of collecting fines as provided in this section,
            when the offender decides to dispose of the charge without personal appearance in
            court, within seven (7) days from notification of the fine. The police clerk of the
            police department is authorized to receive the fines directly from any person charged
      

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§ 12-14-3. Violations of Central Falls ordinance.

The city of Central Falls is authorized and empowered to fix any fines that the council committee on police may, from time to time, establish for violation of traffic ordinances. The council committee on police may designate one person who shall act as clerk of the police department for the purpose of collecting fines as provided in this section, when the offender decides to dispose of the charge without personal appearance in court, within seven (7) days from notification of the fine. The police clerk of the police department is authorized to receive the fines directly from any person charged with a violation of any provision of the ordinances of the city relating to traffic, and the money so received and collected shall be turned over by the police clerk to the city treasurer. All charges, records and payments shall be immediately entered by the clerk of police, and the books of the clerk of police containing records of the violations, their dispositions, and money received as fines shall be audited not less than once each month by the city auditor of the city. In the event the offender refuses or neglects to dispose of the charges before seven (7) days, then he or she shall be brought before the district court for the fifth division for trial and for any disposition of the case that the court may decide to be proper, in which case the provisions of § 12-14-1 relating to fines and their disposition shall prevail.