{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-53-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-53-16","heading":"Disposition of money from sale of property.","body":"Any money realized by proceedings under this chapter shall be applied as follows:\n(1) First, against the expenses of the proceedings.\n(2) The amount, if any, remaining after payment of the expenses shall be applied against the liability in respect of which the levy was made or the sale was conducted.\n(3) Any surplus proceeds remaining after this shall, upon application and satisfactory proof in support, be credited or refunded by the tax administrator to the person or persons legally entitled.","path":["Title 44 Taxation","Chapter 53 Levy and Distraint"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE44/44-53/44-53-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:37Z","sha256":"b42066bb69beab57979078f0097b3a61823bf5ea64da2e758fb1534e080066f8","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-53-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-53-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}