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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-21-10

Disposition of recoveries

G.L. 1896, ch. 288, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 357, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 410, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 631, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 12-21-10.

Unless otherwise specially provided:

(1) All fines recovered shall be to the use of the state;

(2) All penalties and pecuniary forfeitures, one-half (½) to the use of the state and one-half (½) 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.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.