{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-8-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-8-5","heading":"Contempt of court.","body":"The district court may punish any contempt of its authority by fine or imprisonment or both.","path":["Title 8 Courts and Civil Procedure — Courts","Chapter 8 District Court"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE8/8-8/8-8-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:54:53Z","sha256":"a4e16fcefa091bff9de365dbd2853fd180247428fcd5ffc87a3d4671cdb2d4a8","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-8-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-8-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}