§ 9-29-20. Supreme court fees.
(a) The supreme court, by a majority of its members, shall have the power to prescribe by rule a fee of not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for docketing a civil appeal or docketing any other proceeding brought to review a civil matter and to prescribe a waiver of the fee as to a person who is unable to pay the fee.
(b) The court may apply a technology or other surcharge for docketing a civil appeal or docketing any other proceeding brought before the court in an amount not to exceed eighty-five dollars ($85.00).
History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 24, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 35, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 34, § 5; P.L. 2014, ch. 42, § 5.
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.