{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-16-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-16-4","heading":"Filing fee — Waiver of appeal.","body":"(a) The plaintiff shall pay into the court an entry fee of fifty-five dollars ($55.00), of which twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be placed in a “small claims mediation restricted-receipt account” together with an amount equal to the then-prevailing postal rate, for mailing notices in the case, which shall be deemed the beginning of the action. The “small claims mediation restricted-receipt account” shall be established under the control of the state court director of finance; the chief judge of the district court shall be authorized to pay for the services of qualified mediators and other related expenses from the “small claims mediation restricted-receipt account.” In addition to the entry fee, the court shall apply a technology surcharge in accordance with § 8-15-11.\n(b) The plaintiff shall also file with his or her claim a written waiver of right of appeal.","path":["Title 10 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure in Particular Actions","Chapter 16 Small Claims and Consumer Claims"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE10/10-16/10-16-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:07Z","sha256":"7fc3c1e1802317d7d7102cdb8259c98a1049745d5c147bc2e1e676c39b9ae229","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-16-3.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-16-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}