§ 12-21-17 - Payment and accounting for fines due other than to state. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 12-21-17

   § 12-21-17  Payment and accounting forfines due other than to state. – All fines recovered under any statute of this state, the whole or any part ofwhich may be due or payable to any city, town, or society, or to any person ascomplainant, shall be accounted for with the state controller, and be paid tothe general treasurer. The general treasurer shall, upon the order of the statecontroller, pay to the city, town, society, or person so much of the amount ofthe fine so recovered as the city, town, society, or person may be entitled to,which order shall be drawn by the state controller whenever he or she shallreceive a proper return or certificate from the clerk of the court in which thefine was imposed.