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Mississippi 1996 WL 224005 (Miss.A.G.) Mississippi-Attorney General opinion What authority do county or municipal courts have to set fines or fees? The court has the authority to impose "reasonable" fees for costs incurred by the court system. In response, see the Primeaux opinion which states that Mississippi Code Annotated Section 21-23-7(11) allows a municipal court to impose reasonable costs of court which could include a service of process fee. Fines and fees
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Rhode Island R.I.A.G. Op. No. 92-01-02 (Jan. 23, 1992) Rhode Island-Attorney General opinion What authority do county or municipal courts have to set fines or fees? They are limited by state statutes
Accordingly, it is my opinion that sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, town sheriffs and constables are required to charge the statutory rates set forth in the amendment. There is no provision allowing
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these individuals to charge either a lesser or greater rate. See also, R.I.Gen.Laws § 45–16–4.3 which requires constables to “serve or execute all writs and process ... at such fees as authorized to sheriffs and deputy sheriffs”.
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