Rhode Island § 12-21-5 § 12-21-5. Action by town or city.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-21-5 — § 12-21-5. Action by town or city.

Rhode Island § 12-21-5

Title 12Criminal Procedure

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

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-21-5 (2026).

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§ 12-21-5. Action by town or city.
Whenever any penalty or forfeiture, or any part of a penalty or forfeiture, shall
            be given to any town by any penal statute, the town council may sue for the penalty
            or forfeiture in the name of the town, or the proper prosecuting officer in the name
            of any city which shall be entitled to the benefit of the penalty or forfeiture, and
            the town council may remit the whole of the penalty or forfeiture.
         

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§ 12-21-5. Action by town or city.

Whenever any penalty or forfeiture, or any part of a penalty or forfeiture, shall be given to any town by any penal statute, the town council may sue for the penalty or forfeiture in the name of the town, or the proper prosecuting officer in the name of any city which shall be entitled to the benefit of the penalty or forfeiture, and the town council may remit the whole of the penalty or forfeiture.