Rhode Island § 12-21-12 § 12-21-12. Payment of costs taxable to cities or towns out of fines due.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-21-12 — § 12-21-12. Payment of costs taxable to cities or towns out of fines due.

Rhode Island § 12-21-12

Title 12Criminal Procedure

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

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-21-12 (2026).

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§ 12-21-12. Payment of costs taxable to cities or towns out of fines due.
All costs taxed by courts in criminal prosecutions, which by law any city or town
            is or may be required to pay, may be paid by the clerk to the several persons entitled
            to them, out of fines in his or her hands belonging to the city or town; provided,
            that fines received by the clerk which are by law to be applied to the support of
            the public schools shall not be used in the payment of these costs.
         

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§ 12-21-12. Payment of costs taxable to cities or towns out of fines due.

All costs taxed by courts in criminal prosecutions, which by law any city or town is or may be required to pay, may be paid by the clerk to the several persons entitled to them, out of fines in his or her hands belonging to the city or town; provided, that fines received by the clerk which are by law to be applied to the support of the public schools shall not be used in the payment of these costs.