{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-21-4","heading":"Jurisdiction of district and superior courts.","body":"All fines, penalties, and forfeitures, whether of money or property, of five hundred dollars ($500) and under or of the value of five hundred dollars ($500) and under, shall be prosecuted before a district court; if upwards of five hundred dollars ($500) in amount or value, before the superior court, unless otherwise specially provided.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 21 Recovery of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-21/12-21-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:27Z","sha256":"d634827835d17e2eef343407b64ac8746b50f7960e2f61f0e502bc7bf4f89636","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-21-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}