Rhode Island § 12-21-1 § 12-21-1. Methods of recovering fines and forfeitures.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-21-1 — § 12-21-1. Methods of recovering fines and forfeitures.

Rhode Island § 12-21-1

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-21Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-21-1 (2026).

Text

§ 12-21-1. Methods of recovering fines and forfeitures.
Unless otherwise specially provided:
(1) All fines of five hundred dollars ($500) and under shall be recovered by complaint
            and summons;
         
(2) All fines of upwards of five hundred dollars ($500), by indictment or information;
         
(3) All penalties and pecuniary forfeitures, by action of debt; and
         
(4) All forfeitures of personal property, by complaint and warrant or by information.
         

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§ 12-21-1. Methods of recovering fines and forfeitures.

Unless otherwise specially provided:

(1) All fines of five hundred dollars ($500) and under shall be recovered by complaint and summons;

(2) All fines of upwards of five hundred dollars ($500), by indictment or information;

(3) All penalties and pecuniary forfeitures, by action of debt; and

(4) All forfeitures of personal property, by complaint and warrant or by information.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 1; C.P.A. 1905, § 1231; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-1; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 15; P.L. 1976, ch. 173, § 4.