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RI Gen L § 12-21-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-20 - Order to pay costs and determination of ability to pay.

§ 12-21-20. Order to pay costs and determination of ability to pay.(a) If, upon any complaint or prosecution before any court, the defendant shall be ordered to pay a fine, enter into a recognizance or suffer any penalty or forfeiture, he or she shall also be ordered to pay all costs of prosecution, unless directed otherwise by law.(b) In superior court, the judge shall make a preliminary assessment of the defendant's ability to pay immediately after sentencing by use of the procedures specified in this section.(c) In district court, the judge shall make a preliminary assessment of the defendant's ability to pay immediately after sentencing or nearly thereafter as practicable by use of the procedures specified in this section.(d) The defendant's ability to pay and payment schedule shall be determined by use of standardized procedures including a financial assessment instrument. The financial assessment instrument shall be:(1) based upon sound and generally accepted accounting principles;(2) completed based on a personal interview of the defendant and includes any and all relevant information relating to the defendant's present ability to pay including, but not limited to, the information contained in § 12-20-10; and(3) made by the defendant under oath.(e) The financial instrument may, from time to time and after hearing, be modified by the court.(f) When persons come before the court for failure to pay fines, fees, assessments and other costs of prosecution, or court ordered restitution, and their ability to pay and payment schedule has not been previously determined, the judge, the clerk of the court, or their designee shall make these determinations by use of the procedures specified in this section.(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the court's ability, after hearing in open court, to revise findings about a person's ability to pay and payment schedule made by the clerk of the court or designee, based upon the receipt of newly available, relevant, or other information.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-20; P.L. 2008, ch. 297, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 326, § 5.
RI Gen L § 12-21-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-21 - Guilty plea and payment of fine by person outside state.

§ 12-21-21. Guilty plea and payment of fine by person outside state.Whenever any person who is charged with the commission of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine shall be outside the confines of this state, the defendant may, with the approval of a judge of the district court for the division in which the complaint may be pending, or with the approval of the justice of the superior court in charge of criminal appeals if the cause is pending on appeal before the superior court, by instrument in writing and duly acknowledged before an appropriate officer, authorize his or her attorney of record to appear in open court and enter on his or her behalf a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, and to pay the fine that may be assessed by the court, together with the costs of prosecution, if any, that may be assessed by the court. Every written authorization shall be filed with the clerk of the court, and shall be retained by the clerk, together with the original complaint, as a portion of the record of the case.History of Section.P.L. 1946, ch. 1680, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-21; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 28.
RI Gen L § 12-21-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-22 - Payment of fines due to person or corporation from proceeds of forfeited recognizance.

§ 12-21-22. Payment of fines due to person or corporation from proceeds of forfeited recognizance.If any recognizance shall be forfeited in any case in which, if the recognizor had been convicted, any sum might have been due to the complainant, or any person or corporation, the court in which the amount of the recognizance is, in whole or part, recovered, shall ascertain the just sum and costs, if any, which are due from the recognizor to the complainant, person, or corporation and grant a certificate for the amount, which, upon being audited by the state controller, shall be paid, upon his or her warrant for the amount upon the general treasurer.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 16; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-22.
RI Gen L § 12-21-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-23 - Seizure and retention of forfeited property.

§ 12-21-23. Seizure and retention of forfeited property.Whenever any personal property shall be forfeited for any violation of law, any deputy sheriff, town sergeant, or town constable, or any person by law authorized to seize the property, may take and retain the property until he or she shall deliver it to a proper officer having a warrant to take and detain the property.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-23; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 47; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 25; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 25.
RI Gen L § 12-21-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-24 - Complaint or information asking forfeiture.

§ 12-21-24. Complaint or information asking forfeiture.The person making or directing a seizure shall without unnecessary delay make complaint on oath and in writing to a judge of the district court for the division in which the offense for which the forfeiture has accrued was committed, regardless of the value of the property seized, and jurisdiction is conferred on the district court to try and determine the matter notwithstanding the value of the property seized is in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 16; C.P.A. 1905, § 1222; P.L. 1906, ch. 1340, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-24; P.L. 1965, ch. 168, § 8; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 28.
RI Gen L § 12-21-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-25 - Issuance of warrant to take and detain forfeited property.

§ 12-21-25. Issuance of warrant to take and detain forfeited property.Upon making a complaint or filing an information for a forfeiture, a warrant shall be issued to the proper officer, requiring him or her to take the property into his or her custody and to detain it until legally disposed of.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-25.
RI Gen L § 12-21-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-26 - Notice of complaint or information.

§ 12-21-26. Notice of complaint or information.Notice of complaint or information shall be issued by the court to the owner, if known, otherwise notice shall be published in some newspaper published in the vicinity for a period of at least two (2) weeks, that all persons interested may appear, either in person or by attorney, at the time and place appointed in the notice for trial, and show cause, if they have any, why judgment of forfeiture should not be passed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-26.
RI Gen L § 12-21-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-27 - Sale of property pending judgment on forfeiture.

§ 12-21-27. Sale of property pending judgment on forfeiture.If any person shall appear and claim the property, it may be sold, by consent of parties, provided it is of such nature that it may be lawfully sold and used, and the law does not require it to be destroyed or otherwise in some special manner disposed of, or under like provision it may in any case be sold, if of a perishable, wasting, or expensive character to keep, in like manner as is provided for the sale of similar property when attached on civil process, in which case the proceeds of the sale, after deducting the charges of the sale, shall for all purposes represent the thing sold and be subject to the judgment and order of the court.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 19; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-27.
RI Gen L § 12-21-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-28 - Return of property to claimant on bond.

§ 12-21-28. Return of property to claimant on bond.Unless by law the property seized is necessarily subject, upon judgment of forfeiture, to be destroyed, it shall, at the request of the claimant, be appraised by appraisers appointed for that purpose by the court and be delivered to the claimant upon his or her giving bond in double the amount of the appraised value, with sufficient sureties, running to the person or corporation to whom the property would be forfeited, or to the state, if the state is entitled in whole or part to the property upon forfeiture, to pay to them the appraised value of the property and costs in case final judgment or forfeiture is entered up.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-28.
RI Gen L § 12-21-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-29 - Trial and judgment.

§ 12-21-29. Trial and judgment.The case may be tried by a jury, if in the superior court, upon the request of either party, or otherwise by the court, and the cause of forfeiture alleged being proved, the court which shall try the cause shall enter up judgment for the forfeiture and disposition of the property according to law.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 21; C.P.A. 1905, § 1216; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-29.
RI Gen L § 12-21-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-30 - Appeal from district court judgment of forfeiture.

§ 12-21-30. Appeal from district court judgment of forfeiture.An appeal may be claimed by either party from any judgment of forfeiture rendered by the district court, to be taken in like manner as by defendants in criminal cases within the jurisdiction of the district court to try and determine, to the superior court for the same county in which the division of the district court rendering judgment is situated and like proceedings may be had as in cases of informations for forfeitures originally filed in the court.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 22; C.P.A. 1905, § 1191; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-30; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 28.
RI Gen L § 12-21-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-31 - Finality of superior court judgment.

§ 12-21-31. Finality of superior court judgment.The judgment of the superior court shall be final in all cases of forfeitures, whether originally commenced in the court or brought there by appeal under the provisions of this chapter, unless a new trial is ordered, for cause shown, by the supreme court.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 23; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-31.
RI Gen L § 12-21-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-32 - Costs and damages on forfeiture action.

§ 12-21-32. Costs and damages on forfeiture action.Costs shall be awarded to the prosecutor if a reasonable cause of seizure appear, in which shall be included the necessary expenses of the seizure and detention of the property; but in case no reasonable cause of seizure shall appear, costs and damages, as well as the restoration of the property, shall be awarded to the claimant.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 24; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 26; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-32.
RI Gen L § 12-21-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures|Section 12-21-33 - Suspension of operators' license for failure to pay costs, fines, fees, or assessments.

§ 12-21-33. Suspension of operators' license for failure to pay costs, fines, fees, or assessments.A judge of the superior or district court or the traffic tribunal may order the suspension of a person's license issued pursuant to chapter 10 of title 31 if the person fails to pay court ordered costs, fines, fees, restitution or assessments within the time period provided for in an order of the court. The judge may order the suspension to be effective until the person complies with the court order.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 350, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-22-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases|Section 12-22-1 - Right to appeal from district to superior court.

§ 12-22-1. Right to appeal from district to superior court.Every person aggrieved by the sentence of the district court for any offense other than a violation may, within five (5) days after the sentence, appeal from the district court to the superior court for the county in which the division of the district court is situated, by claiming an appeal in the court or in the office of the clerk of the court appealed from or at any of the penal institutions of the state, before any justice of the supreme or superior court, or before a justice or clerk of the court appealed from, or before any of the persons authorized to take bail at the penal institutions.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 461; G.L. 1909, ch. 296, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 346, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 630, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-1; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 29; P.L. 1976, ch. 173, § 5.
RI Gen L § 12-22-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases|Section 12-22-1.1 - Review by supreme court - Violations.

§ 12-22-1.1. Review by supreme court — Violations.Every person aggrieved by the imposition of a fine by the district court upon the finding of a violation may, within twenty (20) days after entry of judgment imposing the fine, petition the supreme court of the state of Rhode Island for a writ of certiorari to review any errors involved. The petition for a writ of certiorari shall set forth the errors claimed. Upon the filing of a petition with the clerk of the supreme court, the supreme court may, if it sees fit, issue its writ of certiorari to the district court to certify to the supreme court the record of the proceedings in the case together with any transcript of the proceedings furnished by the petitioner at his expense.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 173, § 6.
RI Gen L § 12-22-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases|Section 12-22-2 - Notation as to time of claiming appeal - Transmission of claim.

§ 12-22-2. Notation as to time of claiming appeal — Transmission of claim.If an appeal is claimed in the court or in the office of the clerk of the court appealed from, the claim and the time when made shall be noted upon the complaint, and also upon the mittimus, if any, issued upon the sentence appealed from; and if claimed at any other place, it shall be claimed in writing, and the person before whom it is claimed shall note upon the claim of appeal the time when made and shall immediately transmit the claim to the court which passed the sentence.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 462; G.L. 1909, ch. 296, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 346, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 630, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-2.
RI Gen L § 12-22-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases|Section 12-22-3 - Fixing recognizance required for discharge pending appeal.

§ 12-22-3. Fixing recognizance required for discharge pending appeal.When a district court shall sentence a person for an offense, it shall fix the amount of the recognizance which shall be required to discharge the person from imprisonment if an appeal shall be claimed, and shall note the amount upon any mittimus issued upon the sentence.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 463; G.L. 1909, ch. 296, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 346, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 630, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-3.
RI Gen L § 12-22-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases|Section 12-22-4 - Giving of recognizance for discharge pending appeal.

§ 12-22-4. Giving of recognizance for discharge pending appeal.Upon a claim of appeal from the sentence of a district court, the appellant, in order to be discharged from immediate imprisonment upon the sentence, shall enter into a recognizance before one of the persons before whom an appeal may be claimed, in the sum fixed by the court, with or without surety or sureties to the satisfaction of the person taking the recognizance, conditioned that the appellant shall appear in the superior court upon the assignment day for the appeal, the exact date of the assignment day to be stated in the recognizance, and whenever his or her appeal is called for trial, and there prosecute the appeal with effect, and abide or perform the order or sentence which the superior court may make or impose in the case, and that he or she will in the meantime keep the peace.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 464; P.L. 1906, ch. 1337, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 296, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 346, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 630, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-4; P.L. 1967, ch. 85, § 1.
RI Gen L § 12-22-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases|Section 12-22-5 - Commitment pending appeal - Discharge on payment of fine and costs by labor.

§ 12-22-5. Commitment pending appeal — Discharge on payment of fine and costs by labor.Every person claiming an appeal from a sentence of the district court who shall fail to enter into a recognizance in the court or in the office of the clerk of the court appealed from shall upon sentence immediately be committed to the penal institution as sentenced, there to remain until he or she enters into a recognizance as provided in this chapter or is discharged pursuant to law; provided, that in the counties of Newport and Washington any person before removal from the county or division in which sentence is entered may claim an appeal from the sentence of the district court to the superior court by claiming the appeal and entering into recognizance in like manner as required by law before the clerk of the court appealed from, or at the adult correctional institutions, before the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken, or before any of the persons authorized by law to take bail. Whenever an appellant has earned by labor at any penal institution a sum equal to the amount of the fine and costs in the case in which he or she was committed, including all costs accruing at that institution, and has served the full term of imprisonment for which he or she was sentenced, the warden or other person having charge of the institution shall apply with the consent of the appellant the amount so earned by him or her to the settlement of the fines and costs, and the appellant shall then be discharged.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 465; G.L. 1909, ch. 296, § 5; P.L. 1920, ch. 1936, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 346, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 630, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-5; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 29.
RI Gen L § 12-22-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases|Section 12-22-6 - Forwarding and notice of recognizance to courts - Transmission of papers to superior court.

§ 12-22-6. Forwarding and notice of recognizance to courts — Transmission of papers to superior court.The person taking a recognizance shall immediately send it to the superior court, and if the recognizance is taken before some person other than a justice or clerk of the court appealed from, notice of the taking of the recognizance shall be certified under the hand of the person to the clerk or a justice of the court appealed from. On notice of a claim of appeal or of the taking of a recognizance, the clerk of the court appealed from shall immediately certify and transmit all the papers in the case to the clerk of the superior court, who shall receipt for the papers.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 466; G.L. 1909, ch. 296, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 346, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 630, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-6; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 29.
RI Gen L § 12-22-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases|Section 12-22-7 - Assignment day in superior court - Trial by attorney general.

§ 12-22-7. Assignment day in superior court — Trial by attorney general.The assignment day for appeals in criminal cases in the superior court shall be the assignment day in that court which occurs next after ten (10) days from the date of the sentence appealed from. All appeals shall be tried by the attorney general, except as otherwise provided.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 467; G.L. 1909, ch. 296, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 346, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 630, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-7.
RI Gen L § 12-22-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases|Section 12-22-8 - Admission of guilt before appellate court.

§ 12-22-8. Admission of guilt before appellate court.Whenever any appellant who has been sentenced to pay a fine and costs only, having given recognizance, shall at any time before the assignment day of the appeal appear before the court to which the appeal was taken and plead guilty to the complaint upon which the appeal was taken, or shall admit that the state has sufficient evidence to convict him or her on the complaint, the court shall adjudge him or her guilty of the offense as charged in the complaint, and shall sentence the appellant to pay the same fine that was imposed in the court from which his or her appeal was taken, together with all costs.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 468; G.L. 1909, ch. 296, § 8; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 346, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 630, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-8.
RI Gen L § 12-22-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 12 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases|Section 12-22-9 - Appeals from courts having jurisdiction of ordinance violations.

§ 12-22-9. Appeals from courts having jurisdiction of ordinance violations.All appeals from any court having jurisdiction of offenses against town or city ordinances shall be taken and shall proceed according to the provisions of this chapter, and in those appeals the recognizance may be taken by either of the officers or persons designated and authorized to take recognizances.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 470; G.L. 1909, ch. 296, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 346, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 630, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-9.