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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - PROCEDURE CORRECTIONS - JAILS AND

PRISONS

     Introduced By: Senators Nesselbush, P Fogarty, DeVall, DaPonte, and Sheehan

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 11-25-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-25 entitled "Jails and

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Prisons" is hereby repealed.

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     11-25-15. Imprisonment for failure to pay fines or costs or give recognizance. --

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Every person who has been or shall be committed or detained in the adult correctional institutions

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for the nonpayment of his or her fine or costs, or both, or for failure to give the recognizance in

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the amount required of him or her to keep the peace, shall be detained in the adult correctional

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institutions after that person has served his or her sentence of imprisonment, if any shall have

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been imposed, one day for each one hundred fifty dollars ($150) or any fraction of it, of the

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amount of his or her fine or costs, or both, or of the recognizance so required of and not furnished

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by that person. However, the director of corrections may order the release of any person held in

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the adult correctional institutions solely for the nonpayment of his or her costs on any terms that

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he or she shall fix for the payment of the costs by that person and any person so released may be

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caused to be reimprisoned by the director for his or her failure to observe the terms of the release,

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and his or her warrant for imprisonment shall be sufficient authority to all sheriffs, police officers,

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jailers, and the agents of the director to retake and detain the person who shall upon his or her

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return to the correctional institutions serve one day for each dollar or any fraction of it of his or

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her costs then unpaid.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - PROCEDURE CORRECTIONS - JAILS AND

PRISONS

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     This act would repeal that section of the general laws which allows for any person

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committed or detained at the adult correctional institution for the nonpayment of a fine, costs or

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failure to give recognizance in the amount ordered, from using time served, as a credit for the

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reduction in the amount of such fine, cost or recognizance.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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