{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-21-1","heading":"Methods of recovering fines and forfeitures.","body":"Unless otherwise specially provided:\n(1) All fines of five hundred dollars ($500) and under shall be recovered by complaint and summons;\n(2) All fines of upwards of five hundred dollars ($500), by indictment or information;\n(3) All penalties and pecuniary forfeitures, by action of debt; and\n(4) All forfeitures of personal property, by complaint and warrant or by information.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 21 Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-21/12-21-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:27Z","sha256":"cea595da6fc5109230a0886f6de60f87c60237dcabe9295777b786bc845ce56c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-20-12","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}