No proceedings, original or appellate, shall be deemed to be entered until the necessary papers are properly filed and the entry fee, if any is required, is paid.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-4-7
Filing of papers and payment of entry fee
C.P.A. 1905, § 259; G.L. 1909, ch. 285, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 335, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 513, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-4-7.
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.