§ 9-29-14.1. The state exempt from fees.
The state of Rhode Island, its departments, agencies, boards, and commissions shall not be required to pay any fees, including appeal fees, to the superior court or district courts or the clerks thereof, or any fees or charges for the service or travel of deputy sheriffs for serving any writ, citation, subpoena, or other process or for taking bail, bond, or inventory or for making copies of writs for or in behalf of the state; provided, however, that fees and charges authorized by law shall nevertheless be taxable as costs.
History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 21.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally
Section 9-29-1. - District court fees.
Section 9-29-3. - Deposition fees.
Section 9-29-4. - Costs allowed parties and attorneys in superior court.
Section 9-29-5. - Jurors’ fees.
Section 9-29-7. - Witness fees.
Section 9-29-8. - Certification as to witness fees.
Section 9-29-9. - Fees of sheriffs, sergeants, and constables.
Section 9-29-10. - Compensation for keeping of attached personal property.
Section 9-29-11. - Allowances for service of search warrant and aid in other process.
Section 9-29-12. - Certification and search fees.
Section 9-29-13. - Naturalization fees.
Section 9-29-14. - Legal Aid Society and Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. exempt from fees.
Section 9-29-14.1. - The state exempt from fees.
Section 9-29-15. - Indorsement of fees on process.
Section 9-29-16. - Compensation of officers selected by attorney general.
Section 9-29-17. - Fixed salary provisions preserved.
Section 9-29-18. - Superior court fees.
Section 9-29-19. - Family court fees.
Section 9-29-20. - Supreme court fees.
Section 9-29-21. - Attorney or unrepresented party must sign papers — Sanctions for frivolous suits.