§ 12-20-8. Payment of costs where defendant committed to correctional institutions.
The costs of prosecution and conviction of persons imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions shall be paid by the state, and the payment of those costs shall form no part of the sentence of convicts. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to prevent the imposition of costs provided for in chapter 25 of this title. The cost of commitment shall be paid by the state except as otherwise provided by the general laws; provided, that persons imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions shall be responsible for any assessments made pursuant to § 23-1-3.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 58; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 58; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 52; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 52; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 52; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-20-8; P.L. 1980, ch. 116, § 3; P.L. 1987, ch. 589, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 94, § 3.
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 - Repealed.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.