Rhode Island § 9-22-8 § 9-22-8. Costs in excess of claim — Attachment on small claims.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-22-8 — § 9-22-8. Costs in excess of claim — Attachment on small claims.

Rhode Island § 9-22-8

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-22Costs

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-22-8 (2026).

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§ 9-22-8. Costs in excess of claim — Attachment on small claims.
In civil actions, no plaintiff shall recover costs in excess of the amount of his
            or her claim; nor shall any plaintiff in any action commenced by original writ or
            by writ of mesne process where property other than real estate is attached recover
            the costs of the attachment when the final judgment is for an amount less than fifty
            dollars ($50.00), unless the obligation sued upon is for necessaries furnished the
            defendant.
         

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§ 9-22-8. Costs in excess of claim — Attachment on small claims.

In civil actions, no plaintiff shall recover costs in excess of the amount of his or her claim; nor shall any plaintiff in any action commenced by original writ or by writ of mesne process where property other than real estate is attached recover the costs of the attachment when the final judgment is for an amount less than fifty dollars ($50.00), unless the obligation sued upon is for necessaries furnished the defendant.