All courts-martial shall have power to sentence, in the alternative, to confinement in default of payment of a fine imposed by the court. In these cases, the court shall fix a reasonable time within which the fine shall be paid; provided, however, that the sentence of confinement shall not exceed one day for each five dollars ($5.00) of fine imposed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-13-23
Confinement in default of payment of fine
Known as the Rhode Island Code
The act spans §§ 30–30 (135 sections).
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-23; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
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.