{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-9-23","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-9-23","heading":"Action for recovery of expenses.","body":"If any owner, freighter, mariner, or passenger shall refuse to pay those wages and charges settled, adjusted, and fixed pursuant to § 23-9-22, then the city or town shall sue for and recover those wages and charges, and the court where the action is brought and maintained shall tax double costs for the plaintiff.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 9 Quarantine of Vessels"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-9/23-9-23.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:40Z","sha256":"6cc2e806b4c1d13323b9e7aefde5d0137306d92153a4b995f146e2bd691b1527","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-9-22","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-9-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}