Rhode Island General Laws 14-1-49. Fees for service of process or attendance in court
In proceedings under this chapter, no court or witness fees shall be taxed or allowed against any party to a petition, and no salaried officer of the state, or of any city or town, shall be entitled to receive any fee for the service of process or for attendance in court in any of these proceedings, but all other persons acting under orders of the court shall be allowed, for service of process and attendance in court, the fees provided by law for like services in criminal cases before the district court, the fees to be paid from the appropriation provided for by law, when certified to by a justice of the court.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1441, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 14-1-49; impl. am. P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 14.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 14-1-49
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- court: means the family court of the state of Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 14-1-3
- Justice: means a justice of the family court. See Rhode Island General Laws 14-1-3
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9