{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-21-3","heading":"Venue of actions based on penal statutes.","body":"Unless otherwise specially provided, all fines of and informations founded on any penal statute shall be brought within the county in which the offense was committed, and not elsewhere; provided, that the superior court for the county of Providence shall have jurisdiction of all proceedings for the recovery of more than five hundred dollars ($500) when the offense was committed in the county of Bristol.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 21 Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-21/12-21-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:27Z","sha256":"6c1a777ef8224382f6cd3f46abb59d839084bd45d1c213411c2925484aae8f29","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}