Every person duly notified to attend any court as juror, who does not attend as required or give satisfactory excuse to the court for not attending, or shall absent himself/herself therefrom without leave of the court, shall be brought before the court and, upon being adjudged in contempt, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-10-10
Penalty for failure of juror to attend
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 24; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-10.
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