Rhode Island § 44-6-9 § 44-6-9. Forfeiture by city or town on failure to assess or collect tax.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 44-6-9 — § 44-6-9. Forfeiture by city or town on failure to assess or collect tax.

Rhode Island § 44-6-9

Title 44Taxation

Ch. 44-6Assessment and Collection of State Taxes

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-6-9 (2026).

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§ 44-6-9. Forfeiture by city or town on failure to assess or collect tax.
If the assessors neglect to assess, or the collector to collect, any city or town's
            proportion of a state tax, or if any city or town neglects to appoint assessors or
            a collector, the city or town shall forfeit double the amount of their proportion
            of the tax, to be recovered by the general treasurer in an action of debt against
            the delinquent city or town, and to be collected on execution from the property of
            the city or town or the inhabitants of the city or town.
         

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§ 44-6-9. Forfeiture by city or town on failure to assess or collect tax.

If the assessors neglect to assess, or the collector to collect, any city or town's proportion of a state tax, or if any city or town neglects to appoint assessors or a collector, the city or town shall forfeit double the amount of their proportion of the tax, to be recovered by the general treasurer in an action of debt against the delinquent city or town, and to be collected on execution from the property of the city or town or the inhabitants of the city or town.