(a)  In addition to the powers already vested in the family court, a justice may order restitution which may be in the form of monetary payment or some type of community restitution.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 12-19-33

  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.

(b)  The parent or parents of any unemancipated minor or minors, which minor or minors willfully or maliciously cause damage to any property or injury to any person, shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor or minors for the damage or injury to an amount not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000) if the minor or minors would have been liable for the damage or injury if they had been adults; and if a justice of the family court so finds, he or she may order the parent or parents to make financial restitution not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000).

History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 235, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 550, § 1.