{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-12-12","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-12-12","heading":"Penalty — Surety for costs.","body":"Any person found guilty of a misdemeanor as provided for in chapters 1 — 14 of this title shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or to confinement for not more than one year, or both. Any person making a complaint for the violation of the provisions of these chapters shall not be required to give surety for costs.","path":["Title 30 Military Affairs and Defense","Chapter 12 General Offenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE30/30-12/30-12-12.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:08Z","sha256":"d0227c26987a7c87ffde2b7fde9e2ff7d470b9698cd676e8a6d99903a7b92e71","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-12-11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-13-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}