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Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-25-28(a) Special indemnity account for criminal injuries compensation
It is provided that the general treasurer establish a violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund for the purpose of paying awards granted pursuant to this chapter. The court
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shall assess as court costs in addition to those provided by law, against all defendants charged with a felony, misdemeanor, or petty misdemeanor, whether or not the crime was a crime of violence, and who plead nolo contendere, guilty or who are found guilty of the commission of those crimes as follows:(1) Where the offense charged is a felony and carries a maximum penalty of five (5) or more years imprisonment, one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) or fifteen percent (15%) of any fine imposed on the defendant by the court, whichever is greater. (2) Where the offense charged is a felony and carries a maximum penalty of less than five (5) years imprisonment, ninety dollars ($90.00) or fifteen percent (15%) of any fine imposed on the defendant by the court, whichever is greater. (3) Where the offense charged is a misdemeanor, thirty dollars ($30.00) or fifteen percent (15%) of any fine imposed on the defendant by the court, whichever is greater.
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Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-21-10 Disposition of recoveries

Unless otherwise specially provided: (1) All fines recovered shall be to the use of the state; (2) All penalties and pecuniary forfeitures, one-half (1/2) to the use of the state and one-half

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(1/2) to the use of the person who shall sue for it; and (3) All forfeitures of personal property shall be disposed of as provided by law.

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Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-21-16 Payments of amounts due to the state

All fines and all penalties and forfeitures to the use of the state shall be paid over to the general treasurer, unless otherwise specially provided.

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Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-21-17 Payment and accounting for fines due other than to state

All fines recovered under any statute of this state, the whole or any part of which may be due or payable to any city, town, or society, or to any

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person as complainant, shall be accounted for with the state controller, and be paid to the general treasurer. The general treasurer shall, upon the order of the state controller, pay to the city, town, society, or person so much of the amount of the fine so recovered as the city, town, society, or person may be entitled to, which order shall be drawn by the state controller whenever he or she shall receive a proper return or certificate from the clerk of the court in which the fine was imposed.

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Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-21-19 Payment of fines to general treasurer - accounting

Whenever a fine is recovered under any statute of this state, the whole of which may be due the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the

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Children's Friend and Service, or to any other society, or the one-half ( ½ ) of which may be due the state or any society, or to any person, as complainant, the whole of the fine shall be accounted for with the state controller and paid to the general treasurer. The fine due any society, or the one-half ( ½ ) fine due any society, or to any person, as complainant, shall be paid by the general treasurer upon order of the state controller and the state controller shall draw his or her order whenever he or she shall receive a proper return or certificate from the clerk of the court in which the fine was imposed.

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Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-25-30 Deposit of funds

All moneys assessed pursuant to § 12-25-28 as costs against defendants as provided in this chapter shall be paid by the clerks of the family, district and superior courts to

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the treasurer, who shall keep the funds in the violent crimes indemnity account. Funds received by the treasurer in excess of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) shall be made available and distributed within thirty (30) days of receipt in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

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Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 11-30-4 Penalty for nuisance involving intoxicating liquors

Money arising from fines imposed under this section shall be paid one-half ( ½ ) to the general treasurer of the state and one-half ( ½ ) to the treasurer

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of the town or city where the offense occurred.
 

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