§ 8-8-31. Frivolous appeals.
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.
History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 183, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts
Section 8-8-1. - District Court established — Chief and associate justices.
Section 8-8-1.1. - Veterans’ treatment calendar.
Section 8-8-1.2. - Mental health treatment calendar.
Section 8-8-3. - Jurisdiction.
Section 8-8-3.1. - Equitable powers as to housing matters.
Section 8-8-3.2. - Record and appeal of housing matters.
Section 8-8-3.3. - Equitable powers in residential landlord and tenant matters.
Section 8-8-4. - Habeas corpus.
Section 8-8-5. - Contempt of court.
Section 8-8-6. - Special service of process.
Section 8-8-7. - Judges — Temporary service in other courts.
Section 8-8-8. - Engagement and acceptance of appointment.
Section 8-8-8.1. - Administrator/clerk — Magistrate.
Section 8-8-10.1. - Retirement contribution.
Section 8-8-10.2. - State contributions.
Section 8-8-12. - Duties of chief judge.
Section 8-8-12.1. - Constable regulation program.
Section 8-8-13. - Sessions of the court.
Section 8-8-15. - Chief, deputy, and assistant clerks.
Section 8-8-16. - Duties of district court clerks.
Section 8-8-16.1. - Office of clerk/magistrate — Purpose.
Section 8-8-16.2. - District court clerk/magistrate.
Section 8-8-17. - Duties of division clerks.
Section 8-8-18. - Failure of clerk to account for fines and costs.
Section 8-8-19. - Duties of chief clerk.
Section 8-8-20. - Sale of blank writs prohibited.
Section 8-8-21. - District court conference.
Section 8-8-22. - Statutory references to earlier courts.
Section 8-8-23. - Savings clause.
Section 8-8-24. - Tax proceedings to be without jury and de novo — Precedence on calendar.
Section 8-8-25. - Time for commencement of proceeding against the division of taxation.
Section 8-8-26. - Prepayment as condition precedent to review of tax case.
Section 8-8-27. - Refund suits.
Section 8-8-28. - Burden of proof in tax cases.
Section 8-8-29. - Court stenographer in tax cases.
Section 8-8-30. - Decision of the court — Form and contents.
Section 8-8-31. - Frivolous appeals.