Officers elected by a town to prosecute for violations of the town’s ordinances, bylaws, and regulations are not required to give surety for costs upon complaints made by them, but the town is directly liable to the state for costs incurred in the prosecution.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-15-3
Costs in prosecutions for ordinance violations
G.L. 1896, ch. 39, § 21; G.L. 1909, ch. 49, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 50, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 332, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 45-15-3.
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.