{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-5.3-11","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5.3-11","heading":"Liability for expenses of maintenance — Action for collection of expenses.","body":"The estate of any prisoner transferred pursuant to § 40.1-5.3-7 to the facility provided for in § 40.1-5.3-1 shall be liable for the expense of his or her care and treatment therein. At the request of the fiscal agent of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, the general treasurer, on behalf of the state, shall commence and prosecute to final judgment and execution any necessary and proper action, suit, or proceeding at law or in equity, against the estate of the prisoner for the collection of such expense.","path":["Title 40.1 Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals","Chapter 5.3 Incompetency to Stand Trial and Persons Adjudged Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40.1/40.1-5.3/40.1-5.3-11.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:32Z","sha256":"0235a03c1ae16a307afd6e6b66ad2d357b0dc442e4d93ddb849b192cdb11ce06","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-5.3-10","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-5.3-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}