R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-8-16: Duties of district court clerks.

Every clerk of the district court shall record reasonably the judgments and determinations of the court, and account with the state controller and pay over to the general treasurer, as often as by law required, all fines, costs, and other money received by him or her, and also account with and pay over to the town treasurers of the towns in his or her division, as often as by law required, all fines and other money received by him or her belonging to or payable to the town.