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50-State Criminal Justice Debt Reform Builder Bringing transparency to areas of significant legal complexity.
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State
Rhode Island
Statute
R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 11-9-13.17
Statutory language
(a) One-half ( ½ ) of all the fines collected pursuant to §§ 11-9-13.2 -- 11-9-13.20 shall be transferred to the municipalities in which the citation originated.
(b) One-half ( ½ ) of all the fines collected pursuant to §§ 11-9-13.2 -- 11-9-13.20 shall be transferred to the general fund.
Type of charge
Fine
Who collects
State courts
Who receives
General Fund
Other beneficiaries
Municipality/municipal agency