Rhode Island § 8-18-6 § 8-18-6. Joint violation fines — Distribution of funds.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 8-18-6 — § 8-18-6. Joint violation fines — Distribution of funds.

Rhode Island § 8-18-6

Title 8Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts

Ch. 8-18State and Municipal Court Compact

This text of Rhode Island § 8-18-6 (§ 8-18-6. Joint violation fines — Distribution of funds.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-18-6 (2026).

Text

§ 8-18-6. Joint violation fines — Distribution of funds.
Cities or towns with municipal courts shall dedicate four dollars ($4.00) for reimbursement
            from each summons to the general fund. Cities or towns without a municipal court shall
            dedicate six dollars ($6.00) for reimbursement from each summons to the general fund.
            State agencies shall dedicate twenty-two dollars ($22.00) from each summons to the
            general fund. Provided that cities, towns and state agencies shall also dedicate all
            revenues generated directly as a result of fee increases effective July 1, 2002, July
            1, 2008, and July 1, 2025, to the general fund.
         

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

§ 8-18-6. Joint violation fines — Distribution of funds.

Cities or towns with municipal courts shall dedicate four dollars ($4.00) for reimbursement from each summons to the general fund. Cities or towns without a municipal court shall dedicate six dollars ($6.00) for reimbursement from each summons to the general fund. State agencies shall dedicate twenty-two dollars ($22.00) from each summons to the general fund. Provided that cities, towns and state agencies shall also dedicate all revenues generated directly as a result of fee increases effective July 1, 2002, July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2025, to the general fund.

Legislative History

P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 23; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 1; P.L. 2025, ch. 278, art. 11, § 14, effective June 29, 2025.