{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-8-31","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-8-31","heading":"Frivolous appeals.","body":"Whenever it appears to the court that proceedings before it have been instituted by the taxpayer solely for delay and that the taxpayer’s complaint is frivolous and groundless, damages in an amount not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) plus costs may be assessed against the taxpayer by the court.","path":["Title 8 Courts and Civil Procedure — Courts","Chapter 8 District Court"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE8/8-8/8-8-31.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:54:54Z","sha256":"89ffc49f203d64e7d0d11d4c09595de94b39add9812b1bed93beb3024593a18b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-8-30","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-8-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}