§ 12-20-5. Allowance for service of precept.
Any officer charged with the service of any precept in any criminal case, either original, intermediate, or final, shall be allowed by the court out of which the precept is issued, in a sum that the court may deem just and reasonable for the actual and necessary expense incurred by him or her in serving it, and which shall not form a part of the bill of costs taxed against a convict under § 12-20-9.
History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1443, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, § 11; P.L. 1918, ch. 1648, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 417, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 12-20-5; P.L. 1966, ch. 209, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 12-20-1, 12-20-2. - Repealed.
Section 12-20-3. - Sheriff’s fees on commitments and habeas corpus.
Section 12-20-4. - Sheriff’s fees on scire facias.
Section 12-20-5. - Allowance for service of precept.
Section 12-20-6. - Fees of city and town police departments and state agencies.
Section 12-20-7. - Witness fees.
Section 12-20-8. - Payment of costs where defendant committed to correctional institutions.
Section 12-20-9. - Costs as to other defendants.
Section 12-20-11. - Apportionment of costs among defendants.