Chapter 381
2009 -- H 5913 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 01/05/10
A N A C T
RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY – FEES
Introduced By: Representatives Fox, Ajello, Williamson, Mattiello, and Marcello
Date Introduced: February 26, 2009
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Sections 9-29-1 and 9-29-19 of the General Laws
in Chapter 9-29 entitled
"Fees" are hereby
amended to read as follows:
9-29-1.
District court fees. -- (a) Every
district court shall be allowed the following fees
in full, to be taxed in the bill of costs in every civil
action:
(1) For the entry of
every small claim ............ $50.00 $55.00
(2) For the entry of
every other action ............$60.00 $80.00
(3) For every writ of
execution ..................... $10.00
$20.00
(b) In addition to the
fees set forth herein, a surcharge shall be placed on all filing fees.
(c) Provided, that five dollars ($5.00) of the fee for
the entry of every action in
subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2) or writ in subdivision (a)(3) shall
be forwarded to
services.
9-29-19.
Family court fees. -- (a) The
family court shall be allowed the following fees in
full to be taxed in the bill of costs in every domestic
relations or other civil proceeding:
(1) For the entry of every
petition, complaint, or action ............ $100.00 ($120.00)
(2) For every writ of
execution ............ $40.00
(b) In addition to the
fees as set forth herein, a surcharge shall be placed on all filing fees.
(c) Provided, that ten
dollars ($10.00) of the fee for the entry of every petition, complaint
or action shall be forwarded to
SECTION 2. Section 10-16-4 of the General Laws in Chapter
10-16 entitled “Small
Claims and Consumer Claims”
is hereby amended to read as follows:
10-16-4. Filing
fee – Waiver of appeal. -- (a) The
plaintiff shall pay into the court an
entry fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) fifty-five
dollars ($55.00), of which twenty dollars ($20.00)
shall be placed in a "small claims mediation fund
restricted receipt account" together with an
amount equal to the then prevailing postal rate, for mailing
notices in the case, which shall be
deemed the beginning of the action. The "small claims
mediation fund restricted receipt account"
shall be established under the control of the state court
director of finance; the chief judge of the
district court shall be authorized to pay for the services of
qualified mediators and other related
expenses from the "small claims mediation restricted
receipt account."
(b) The plaintiff shall
also file with his or her claim a written waiver of right of appeal.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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