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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 8-15-11 | Electronic filing and online payments | A technology surcharge shall be assessed as a cost against the defendant in accordance with § 8-15-11. |
$0 - $25
Value of fee determiend by R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 8-15-11(a): In addition to any other filing fees or court costs required by law or court rule, parties to any court matter may be required to pay a technology surcharge or fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) at the inception or the conclusion of any case, or upon making any electronic payment online to any of the courts within the unified judicial system. Such surcharges or fees shall be determined by the state court administrator with the approval of the chief justice.
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All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-20-11 | Apportionment of costs among defendants |
Whenever more than one defendant in the same process shall be convicted and sentenced to fine or imprisonment in jail, the court pronouncing sentence may apportion the costs of prosecution + See morebetween and among the defendants as, in its discretion, shall appear to be just and proper.
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Not a fine or fee, per se, but directs the court on apportioning prosecution costs among multiple defendants
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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-20-8 | Payment of costs where defendant committed to correctional institutions |
The costs of prosecution and conviction of persons imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions shall be paid by the state, and the payment of those costs shall form no part + See moreof the sentence of convicts. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to prevent the imposition of costs provided for in chapter 25 of this title. The cost of commitment shall be paid by the state except as otherwise provided by the general laws; provided, that persons imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions shall be responsible for any assessments made pursuant to § 23-1-3.
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Prosecution costs for defendants committed to adult correctional institutions shall not be charged to the defendant but paid for by + See morethe state
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All | Yes | All | N/A |
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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-20-7(a) | Witness fees |
(1) For every day's attendance before the supreme or superior court, or before any other tribunal or magistrate, including attendance in giving depositions, except that no officer or other employee + See moreof the state or of any city or town shall be entitled to receive a fee for attendance if he or she attends during his or her regular hours of employment for which he or she is entitled to receive his or her ordinary salary or if he or she appears outside his or her regular hours of employment and is entitled to receive additional compensation from his or her employer for attendance: $10.00(2) For every mile's travel: $0.10
(3) For every day's commitment in jail upon default to enter into recognizance with surety: $2.00
(4) For any witness who shall come from without the jurisdiction of the state to testify in behalf of the state, in any criminal proceedings, any sum, in addition to this travel and attendance, that the court before which the proceedings are had shall deem proper.
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Fee varies based on several factors, including number of miles traveled by witness to appear in court, number of days appearing in + See morecourt, etc.
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All | Yes | All | N/A |
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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-20-6 | Fees of city and town police departments and state agencies |
For each criminal complaint filed in the district court by a city or town police department, the state police, or a state agency, the clerk of the district court shall + See moreassess against the defendant and remit to the city or town or the state the sum of three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50), to be taxed as costs against the defendant.
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$3.50 - $0
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All | Yes | All | N/A |
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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-20-4 | Sheriff's fees on scire facias. |
The fees chargeable by deputy sheriffs for serving writs and executions in scire facias against bail in criminal cases shall be the same as provided for similar service of writs + See moreand executions in civil cases.
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Fee equivalent to the cost of fees charged for similar services in civil cases
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All | Yes | All | N/A |
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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-20-3 | Sheriff's fees on commitments and habeas corpus. |
All commitments upon process issued in criminal cases by the supreme court, the superior court within and for the counties of Providence and Newport, and the district court for the + See moresecond and sixth divisions shall be made by deputy sheriffs attending upon the courts respectively, and all writs of habeas corpus issued by the supreme court, the superior court within and for the counties of Providence and Newport, and the district court for the second and sixth divisions shall be served by deputy sheriffs attending upon the courts respectively, and the deputy sheriffs shall receive no fees for making the commitments or for serving the writs, but shall receive their actual expenses of travel, to be allowed by the court, and which shall not form a part of the bill of costs taxed against a convict under § 12-20-9.
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Fee based on the actual expenses of shriff's travel in serving the writ, not for the act of serving the writ
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All | Yes | All | Court has the discretion to determine fees |
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Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-25-23(c) | Terms of the award |
Any person who: (1) submits a false or fraudulent application; (2) intentionally makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in relation to + See moreany claim pending before the office; or (3) intentionally conceals or fails to disclose information affecting the amount or the initial or continued right to any award; shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.
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$0.00 - $1000.00 | All | Yes | All | N/A |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.014(d) | court costs for parent contributing to truancy |
A person convicted of an offense under Section 25.093, Education Code, shall pay as taxable court costs $20 in addition to other taxable court costs. The additional court costs under + See morethis subsection shall be collected in the same manner that other fines and taxable court costs in the case are collected.
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$20 | Misdemeanor | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.014(c) | court costs for school zone violation |
person convicted of an offense under Subtitle C, Title 7, Transportation Code, when the offense occurs within a school crossing zone . . . shall pay as court costs $25 + See morein addition to other taxable court costs . . .
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$25 | Misdemeanor | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.014(b) | court costs for traffic and safety violations |
The governing body of a municipality with a population greater than 850,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census that has adopted an ordinance, regulation, or order regulating the + See morestopping, standing, or parking of vehicles as allowed by Section 542.202, Transportation Code, or Chapter 682, Transportation Code, shall by order assess a court cost on each parking violation not less than $2 and not to exceed $5. . . the governing body of a municipality with a population less than 850,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census that has adopted an ordinance, regulation, or order regulating the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles as allowed by Section 542.202, Transportation Code, or Chapter 682, Transportation Code, may by order assess a court cost on each parking violation not to exceed $5. The additional court cost under this subsection shall be collected in the same manner that other fines in the case are collected.
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$2 - $5 | Traffic | No | Court | Authority is delegated to municipality |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 26.05(g) | Compensation of Appointed Defense Counsel |
If the judge determines that a defendant has financial resources that enable the defendant to offset in part or in whole the costs of the legal services provided to the + See moredefendant in accordance with Article 1.051(c) or (d), including any expenses and costs, the judge shall order the defendant to pay during the pendency of the charges or, if convicted, as court costs, the amount that the judge finds the defendant is able to pay.
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Cost of legal services defendant is able to pay
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All | No | Court | N/A |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art 102.005(a) | Clerk of the court fee |
A defendant convicted of an offense in a county court, a county court at law, or a district court shall pay for the services of the clerk of the court + See morea fee of $40.
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$40 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art 102.005(f) | Records management and preservation fee |
A defendant convicted of an offense in a county court, a county court at law, or a district court shall pay a fee of $25 for records management and preservation + See moreservices performed by the county
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$25 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art 102.006 | Fees in expunction proceedings |
a petitioner seeking expunction of a criminal record shall pay the following fees: (1) the fee charged for filing an ex parte petition in a civil action in district + See morecourt; (2) $1 plus postage for each certified mailing of notice of the hearing date; and (3) $2 plus postage for each certified mailing of certified copies of an order of expunction.
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$3 - $0
+ See moreplus postage & charge of filing ex parte petition |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art 102.0169 | Technology fee |
A defendant convicted of a criminal offense in a county court, statutory county court, or district court shall pay a $4 county and district court technology fee as a cost + See moreof court.
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$4 | All | Yes | Court | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0172 - delegating authority to create additional technology fund and to set fee of 4 dollars or less |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art 102.008 | Fees for services of prosecutors - misdemeanor/gambling offense |
a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor or a gambling offense shall pay a fee of $25 for the trying of the case by the district or county attorney. If + See morethe court appoints an attorney to represent the state in the absence of the district or county attorney, the appointed attorney is entitled to the fee otherwise due . . . (d) A defendant is liable for fees imposed by Subsection (a) if the defendant is convicted of an offense and: (1) the defendant does not appeal the conviction; or(2) the conviction is affirmed on appeal.
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$25 | Misdemeanor | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art 102.011 | Fees for services of peace officers |
A defendant convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor shall pay the following fees for services performed in the case by a peace officer: (1) $5 for issuing a + See morewritten notice to appear in court following the defendant's violation of a traffic law, municipal ordinance, or penal law of this state, or for making an arrest without a warrant;(2) $50 for executing or processing an issued arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine with the fee imposed for the services of:(A) the law enforcement agency that executed the arrest warrant or capias, if the agency requests of the court, not later than the 15th day after the date of the execution of the arrest warrant or capias, the imposition of the fee on conviction; or (B) the law enforcement agency that processed the arrest warrant or capias, if:(i) the arrest warrant or capias was not executed; or (ii) the executing law enforcement agency failed to request the fee within the period required by Paragraph (A) of this subdivision; (3) $5 for summoning a witness; (4) $35 for serving a writ not otherwise listed in this article; (5) $10 for taking and approving a bond and, if necessary, returning the bond to the courthouse;(6) $5 for commitment or release; (7) $5 for summoning a jury, if a jury is summoned; and(8) $8 for each day's attendance of a prisoner in a habeas corpus case if the prisoner has been remanded to custody or held to bail. (b) In addition to fees provided by Subsection (a) of this article, a defendant required to pay fees under this article shall also pay 29 cents per mile for mileage required of an officer to perform a service listed in this subsection and to return from performing that service. If the service provided is the execution of a writ and the writ is directed to two or more persons or the officer executes more than one writ in a case, the defendant is required to pay only mileage actually and necessarily traveled. . . . The defendant shall also pay all necessary and reasonable expenses for meals and lodging incurred . . . (c) If an officer attaches a witness on the order of a court outside the county, the defendant shall pay $10 per day or part of a day spent by the officer conveying the witness and actual necessary expenses for travel by the most practical public conveyance. In order to receive expenses under this subsection, the officer must make a sworn statement of the expenses and the judge issuing the attachment must approve the statement . . . (d) A defendant shall pay for the services of a sheriff or constable who serves process and attends an examining trial in a felony or a misdemeanor case the same fees allowed for those services in the trial of a felony or a misdemeanor, not to exceed $5 . . . (e) A fee under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this article shall be assessed on conviction, regardless of whether the defendant was also arrested at the same time for another offense, and shall be assessed for each arrest made of a defendant arising out of the offense for which the defendant has been convicted . . . (i) In addition . . . a defendant required to pay fees under this article shall also pay the costs of overtime paid to a peace officer for time spent testifying in the trial of the case or for traveling to or from testifying in the trial of the case.
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$5 - $50 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art 102.012 | Fees for pre-trial intervention |
A court that authorizes a defendant to participate in a pretrial intervention program . . . may order the defendant to pay to the court a supervision fee in an + See moreamount not more than $60 per month as a condition of participating in the program. . . In addition to or in lieu of the supervision fee . . . the court may order the defendant to pay or reimburse a community supervision and corrections department for any other expense that is: (1) incurred as a result of the defendant's participation in the pretrial intervention program . . . or (2) necessary to the defendant's successful completion of the program.
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$0 - $60
plus costs of the program |
All | No | Court | Authority is delegated to the court to set the fee and add an additional reimbursement cost |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art 102.0121 | Fees for certain expenses related to pre-trial program |
A district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may collect a fee in an amount not to exceed $500 to be used to reimburse a county for expenses, including + See moreexpenses of the district attorney's, criminal district attorney's, or county attorney's office, related to a defendant's participation in a pretrial intervention program offered in that county.
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$0 - $500 | All | No | Prosecutor | Authority is delegated to district attorney to set cost |
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