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2018 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 12 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 12-21 Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures
Section 12-21-4 Jurisdiction of district and superior courts.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 12-21-4 (2018)
§ 12-21-4. Jurisdiction of district and superior courts.
All fines, penalties, and forfeitures, whether of money or property, of five hundred dollars ($500) and under or of the value of five hundred dollars ($500) and under, shall be prosecuted before a district court; if upwards of five hundred dollars ($500) in amount or value, before the superior court, unless otherwise specially provided.
History of Section.
(G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 4; C.P.A. 1905, §§ 1216, 1231; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-4.)
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