Rhode Island § 12-21-32 § 12-21-32. Costs and damages on forfeiture action.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-21-32 — § 12-21-32. Costs and damages on forfeiture action.

Rhode Island § 12-21-32

Title 12Criminal Procedure

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

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-21-32 (2026).

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§ 12-21-32. Costs and damages on forfeiture action.
Costs shall be awarded to the prosecutor if a reasonable cause of seizure appear,
            in which shall be included the necessary expenses of the seizure and detention of
            the property; but in case no reasonable cause of seizure shall appear, costs and damages,
            as well as the restoration of the property, shall be awarded to the claimant.
         

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§ 12-21-32. Costs and damages on forfeiture action.

Costs shall be awarded to the prosecutor if a reasonable cause of seizure appear, in which shall be included the necessary expenses of the seizure and detention of the property; but in case no reasonable cause of seizure shall appear, costs and damages, as well as the restoration of the property, shall be awarded to the claimant.