Rhode Island § 44-2-1 § 44-2-1. Compensation of town assessors, clerks, and collectors.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 44-2-1 — § 44-2-1. Compensation of town assessors, clerks, and collectors.

Rhode Island § 44-2-1

Title 44Taxation

Ch. 44-2Tax Officials Generally

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-2-1 (2026).

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§ 44-2-1. Compensation of town assessors, clerks, and collectors.
Assessors shall receive the amount of compensation that the town allows; town clerks
            shall be paid for copying tax bills as for other copies; and collectors shall be paid
            for collecting at the rate of five percent (5%) unless they have agreed with the town
            for a smaller sum; which fees shall be paid out of the town treasury. In case of distraint
            of personal property or levy on land, the collectors shall have the same fees as sheriffs
            have in similar cases.
         

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§ 44-2-1. Compensation of town assessors, clerks, and collectors.

Assessors shall receive the amount of compensation that the town allows; town clerks shall be paid for copying tax bills as for other copies; and collectors shall be paid for collecting at the rate of five percent (5%) unless they have agreed with the town for a smaller sum; which fees shall be paid out of the town treasury. In case of distraint of personal property or levy on land, the collectors shall have the same fees as sheriffs have in similar cases.