{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-2-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-2-9","heading":"License fee — Presentation of license to person performing ceremony.","body":"For issuing the license the town or city clerk shall collect a fee of fourteen dollars ($14.00). The license shall be presented to the minister, elder, justice, warden, or other person who performs the marriage ceremony. The city or town shall retain six dollars ($6.00) of the fourteen dollars ($14.00) for its own use and in lieu of any reimbursement to which it may be entitled pursuant to § 45-13-7. The city or town shall forward the eight dollars ($8.00) balance of the fourteen dollars ($14.00) to the general treasurer of the state of Rhode Island.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 2 Marriage Licenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-2/15-2-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:33Z","sha256":"a0794aa1f74642b977cb4722818e57279bce490f2428602507d1a4d4a47e511f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-2-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-2-9.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}