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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY - FEES | |
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Introduced By: Senator Michael J. McCaffrey | |
Date Introduced: April 09, 2015 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 9-29-19 of the General Laws in Chapter 9-29 entitled "Fees" is |
2 | hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 9-29-19. Family court fees. -- (a) The family court shall be allowed the following fees |
4 | in full to be taxed in the bill of costs in every domestic relations or other civil proceeding: |
5 | (1) For the entry of every petition, complaint, or action ............ $120.00 ($160). |
6 | (2) For every writ of execution …………………………………$40.00. |
7 | (b) In addition to the fees as set forth herein, the family court shall apply a technology |
8 | surcharge fee assessed in accordance with § 8-15-11. (c) Provided, that ten dollars ($10.00) of |
9 | the fee for the entry of every petition, complaint or action shall be forwarded to Rhode Island |
10 | Legal Services. |
11 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY - FEES | |
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1 | This act increases the fee for filing a petition, complaint, or action in the family court |
2 | from one hundred twenty dollars ($120) to one hundred sixty dollars ($160). |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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