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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures › Section 12-21-12. - Payment of costs taxable to cities or towns out of fines due.

§ 12-21-12. Payment of costs taxable to cities or towns out of fines due.
All costs taxed by courts in criminal prosecutions, which by law any city or town is or may be required to pay, may be paid by the clerk to the several persons entitled to them, out of fines in his or her hands belonging to the city or town; provided, that fines received by the clerk which are by law to be applied to the support of the public schools shall not be used in the payment of these costs.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 184; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 37; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 37; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 37; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-12; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 28.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures › Section 12-21-13. - Accounting by clerk on vacation of office.

§ 12-21-13. Accounting by clerk on vacation of office.
Whenever the clerk shall vacate his or her office he or she shall render account and pay over any money which may be due from him or her as clerk to the city or town within ten (10) days after vacating the office.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 185; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 38; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 38; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 38; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-13; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 28.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures › Section 12-21-14. - Forfeiture for failure to account.

§ 12-21-14. Forfeiture for failure to account.
Every clerk who shall neglect or refuse to account with the city or town treasurer as required in this chapter, or to pay over to him or her all moneys due the city or town at the time when they ought to be paid, shall forfeit thrice the amount of the moneys so withheld or not paid, to be recovered by an action of debt for the use of the city or town.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 186; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 39; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 39; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 39; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-14; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 28.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures › Section 12-21-15. - Access of city or town treasurer to district court records.

§ 12-21-15. Access of city or town treasurer to district court records.
The city or town treasurer of any city or town in the division in which the district court is situated shall have access at all times to all books and papers in the office of the division, and may examine them for the purpose of verifying the returns of the clerk.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 187; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 40; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 40; G.L. 1938, ch. 501, § 40; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-15; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 28.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures › Section 12-21-16. - Payment of amounts due to the state.

§ 12-21-16. Payment 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.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures › Section 12-21-17. - Payment and accounting for fines due other than to state.

§ 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 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.
History of Section.
P.L. 1898, ch. 536, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-17; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 28.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures › Section 12-21-18. - Payment of fine liquidated by labor.

§ 12-21-18. Payment of fine liquidated by labor.
Whenever a fine payable in whole or in part, to any city, town, or society, or to any person as complainant, shall have been liquidated by the labor of the person fined, or paid by him or her at any jail in the state, the general treasurer shall, upon the proper order of the state controller, pay to the city, town, society or person so much of the amount of the fine so liquidated or paid, as the city, town, society, or person may be entitled to, which order of the state controller shall be by him or her drawn on his or her receiving a proper return or certificate from the clerk of the court in which the fine was imposed, together with a proper return or certificate from the jailer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1898, ch. 536, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-18; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 28.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-21 - Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures › Section 12-21-19. - Payment of fines to general treasurer — Accounting.

§ 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 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.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-19; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 28.
2023 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)
If a defendant is determined to be indigent by the standards set forth in § 12-20-10(a) following the defendant’s sworn testimony or by submission of a financial assessment instrument, all court costs, assessments, and fees shall be waived. The financial assessment instrument shall be:
(1)
Created by the court based upon sound and generally accepted accounting principles and may be modified by the court from time to time;
(2)
Include any and all relevant information relating to the defendant’s present ability to pay; and
(3)
Be certified or made by the defendant under oath.
(c)
Non-indigent defendants claiming a limited or inability to pay court costs, assessments, and fees may request the court waive court costs, assessments, and fees upon submission of a completed financial assessment instrument. Upon submission of a completed financial assessment instrument, a defendant may during sentencing or any time after the disposition of the matter request an ability to pay determination to seek the remission or reduction of any fines, court costs, assessments, fees and other costs of prosecution, or changes to the terms of a payment schedule.
(d)
[Deleted by P.L. 2022, ch. 200, § 3 and P.L. 2022, ch. 201, § 3.]
(e)
[Deleted by P.L. 2022, ch. 200, § 3 and P.L. 2022, ch. 201, § 3.]
(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; P.L. 2022, ch. 200, § 3, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 201, § 3, effective June 27, 2022.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases › Section 12-22-11. - Failure to prosecute constitutional objection.

§ 12-22-11. Failure to prosecute constitutional objection.
If the party raising any certified constitutional question shall fail to appear in the supreme court and prosecute the cause in which the question is raised, the cause shall be remanded to the court from which it was certified, and the court shall then proceed in the same manner as if the question had not been raised; and the question shall not be raised again in the cause.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 476; G.L. 1909, ch. 298, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 348, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 545, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases › Section 12-22-12. - Additional bail on motion for new trial or appeal.

§ 12-22-12. Additional bail on motion for new trial or appeal.
Whenever a person convicted of any crime shall file a motion for a new trial or notice of his or her intentions to appeal, the superior court may require the person to give additional bail.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 476; G.L. 1909, ch. 298, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 348, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 545, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-11; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 27.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases › Section 12-22-13. - Errors in pleading.

§ 12-22-13. Errors in pleading.
No judgment, verdict, or decision shall be set aside, reversed, or new trial granted, in any criminal proceedings, for error as to any matter of pleading, unless in the opinion of the supreme court, after an examination of the entire cause, it shall appear that the error complained of has resulted in a miscarriage of justice.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 14; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-22 - Appeals in Criminal Cases › Section 12-22-14. - Refund of fine and costs.

§ 12-22-14. Refund of fine and costs.
The superior court, in any criminal case appealed to that court in which the defendant paid his or her fine and costs in the lower court, may, upon application made within three (3) years after a finding of not guilty or the deferring or suspension of sentence, order the amount of the fine and costs to be refunded to the defendant, and in that case the clerk of the superior court shall submit a properly authenticated voucher to the state controller who is authorized and directed to draw his or her order upon the general treasurer for the payment of that sum. The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it shall deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 128, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-23 - Criminal Law Advisory Commission › Section 12-23-1. - Commission created — Composition.

§ 12-23-1. Commission created — Composition.
A commission is created to be known as the criminal law advisory commission and to consist of seven (7) members who shall be qualified electors of the state, six (6) of whom shall be appointed by the governor and the seventh member shall be the law revision director from the joint committee on legislative services, who shall be ex officio a member of the commission and its secretary.
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 950, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 14, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-23-1; P.L. 1985, ch. 151, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-23 - Criminal Law Advisory Commission › Section 12-23-2. - Appointment and terms of members — Vacancies.

§ 12-23-2. Appointment and terms of members — Vacancies.
At the January session in each odd-numbered year the governor shall, with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint two (2) members of the commission to succeed the members whose terms will next expire and to hold office until the first day of February in the sixth year after their appointment. Any vacancy which may occur in the commission when the senate is not in session shall be filled by the governor until the next session of the general assembly, when he or she shall, with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint some person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 950, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 14, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-23-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-23 - Criminal Law Advisory Commission › Section 12-23-3. - Organization meeting — Chairperson.

§ 12-23-3. Organization meeting — Chairperson.
The members of the commission shall meet for organization at the call of the secretary within two (2) weeks after each appointment by the governor, and shall at the meeting elect a chairperson who shall hold office during the pleasure of the commission.
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 950, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 14, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-23-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-23 - Criminal Law Advisory Commission › Section 12-23-4. - Studies and surveys.

§ 12-23-4. Studies and surveys.
For the purpose of improving and rendering more effective and efficient the administration of the criminal law in this state, the commission is authorized to make a complete study and survey of the subject including the detection, prosecution, and punishment of offenders, the probation, parole, and pardoning systems, and the duties, methods, and practices of the officers and agencies directly and indirectly connected with the enforcement of law, the suppression and prevention of crime and the care and treatment of the criminal, and for this purpose the commission may make any inquiry that it may deem necessary into the administration of the criminal law by the authorities of other states, the United States, and other countries.
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 950, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 14, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 12-23-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-23 - Criminal Law Advisory Commission › Section 12-23-5. - Cooperation of public officers — Visitation and inspection powers.

§ 12-23-5. Cooperation of public officers — Visitation and inspection powers.
It shall be the duty of all officers of the state and of any city or town directly or indirectly connected with the administration of the criminal law to cooperate with the commission in the study and survey authorized by this chapter, and those officers shall furnish the commission upon request all records, data, and other information at their disposal relating to matters under consideration by the commission. Members of the commission may at any time visit and inspect the institutions and places in the state where criminals are confined and may interview the officers in charge of those institutions.
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 950, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 14, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 12-23-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-23 - Criminal Law Advisory Commission › Section 12-23-6. - Advisory committees — Hearings — General powers.

§ 12-23-6. Advisory committees — Hearings — General powers.
The commission may appoint advisory committees of judges, lawyers, or lay persons to consider and report upon special subjects within the scope of the study and survey, and may hold hearings and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers and generally shall have any authority and power that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 950, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 14, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 12-23-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-23 - Criminal Law Advisory Commission › Section 12-23-7. - Annual report to general assembly.

§ 12-23-7. Annual report to general assembly.
The commission shall annually make a report to the general assembly of the results of its study and survey, together with any recommendations for changes in the laws and in the duties, methods, practices, and procedure of officers and other agencies that it may deem advisable or necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 950, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 14, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 12-23-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-23 - Criminal Law Advisory Commission › Section 12-23-8. - Expenses of commission — Printing.

§ 12-23-8. Expenses of commission — Printing.
The members of the commission shall not receive any pay for their services under the provisions of this chapter, but the general assembly shall from time to time appropriate any sums that may be necessary for clerical assistance and other actual expenses incurred by the members of the commission in the performance of their duties. All printing required by the commission, including the printing of its reports to the general assembly, shall be paid out of the appropriation for state printing upon vouchers approved by the chairperson of the commission and the state purchasing agent.
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 950, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 14, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 12-23-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-24 - Uniform Crime Reporting System › Section 12-24-1. - Reporting system.

§ 12-24-1. Reporting system.
A uniform crime reporting system shall be established under the direction, control, and supervision of the superintendent of state police. The superintendent of state police shall have the power and duty, by any rules and regulations that he or she may deem necessary to collect and gather any information from local police departments and the enforcement division of the department of environmental management that may be and is prescribed in this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1969, ch. 39, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-24 - Uniform Crime Reporting System › Section 12-24-2. - Reports.

§ 12-24-2. Reports.
The police department of each city and town and the enforcement division of the department of environmental management, once each quarter, upon a date and form prescribed and furnished by the superintendent of state police, shall forward to the division of state police a crime report. Each reporting department shall report only on cases within its jurisdiction and upon which it is making, or has made, the primary police investigation. The report shall be called the uniform crime report and shall cover crimes reported and otherwise processed during the reporting period. It shall contain the number and nature of offenses committed, the disposition of those offenses, and any other information that the superintendent of state police shall specify relating to the method, frequency, cause, and prevention of crime. Under no circumstances shall the name of any person be reported.
History of Section.
P.L. 1969, ch. 39, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-24 - Uniform Crime Reporting System › Section 12-24-3. - Compilation of reports.

§ 12-24-3. Compilation of reports.
Upon receipt of the quarterly uniform crime reports from the reporting agencies, the division of state police shall prepare a statewide compilation of the statistics contained in the reports, and the resulting statistical compilation shall be available to any governmental law enforcement agency in the state, the judiciary committees of the senate and the house of representatives, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, upon request. The statistics made available through the uniform crime report shall be used for the purpose of studying the causes, trends, and effects of crime in this state and for intelligence upon which to base a sounder program of crime detection and prevention and the apprehension of criminals.
History of Section.
P.L. 1969, ch. 39, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-24 - Uniform Crime Reporting System › Section 12-24-4. - Other agencies.

§ 12-24-4. Other agencies.
Any governmental agency, not falling within the description of those required to submit the quarterly uniform crime report set forth in § 12-24-2, which desires to submit a report, shall be furnished with the proper forms by the division of state police. When a report is received by the division of state police from a governmental police agency not required to make a report, the information contained in the report shall be included within the monthly compilation provided for in § 12-24-3.
History of Section.
P.L. 1969, ch. 39, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation › Section 12-25-1.1. - Transition to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1996.

§ 12-25-1.1. Transition to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1996.
New cases shall be filed through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1996, established pursuant to §§ 12-25-16 — 12-25-30.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 12 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 12-25 - Criminal Injuries Compensation › Section 12-25-18. - Program established.

§ 12-25-18. Program established.
(a)
This chapter shall be administered by the office of the general treasurer.
(b)
The office shall administer this chapter in accordance with the provisions of §§ 12-25-16 — 12-25-30. The treasurer shall designate a program administrator.
(c)
The administrator shall promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions and overall purpose of this chapter. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 42 of title 35.
(d)
The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, an application process for victims that is easy to understand. The process shall include, but not be limited to, the filing of claim forms, reference to bills and other documentation supporting the claim, and proof of dependency, if relevant. All claims must contain a release of information necessary to investigate the claim.
(e)
All state and municipal departments and agencies, including law enforcement agencies, as well as hospitals, physicians, and other service providers, shall cooperate with the office in the investigation of claims filed pursuant to this chapter.
(f)
The administrator shall investigate each application for compensation, verify the information contained on the application and in all supporting documentation and award or deny compensation under this chapter. The administrator shall mail notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first class mail, stating the amount of compensation to be awarded or denied, and the reasons for the award or denial.
(g)
Within fifteen (15) days of the date of receipt of the notice of award or denial, the applicant may appeal the administrator’s decision, in writing, to the treasurer or the treasurer’s designee. The treasurer or treasurer’s designee shall reconsider any award of compensation for which an appeal is received. After reconsideration of the award, the treasurer or treasurer’s designee shall affirm the award or issue an amended award or denial.
(h)
The administrator shall notify the applicant by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first class mail, of the decision upon appeal within thirty (30) days of receipt of the appeal. The notice shall include information regarding the applicants right to judicial review of the decision.
(i)
Appeals of the treasurer’s or treasurer designee’s decision may be brought to superior court pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3; P.L. 1999, ch. 125, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 128, § 2.