Rhode Island General Laws 3-12-23. Notice of conviction to department and local authorities
It is the duty of each clerk of a court upon the final conviction or sentence of any person for violating any provision of this title, to notify, within ten (10) days after that final conviction or sentence, the town council of the town or the board of commissioners for granting of licenses of the city or town where the person convicted or sentenced at the time of the complaint carried on business, and also at the time of the conviction carries on business, and also to notify the department of business regulation and the division of taxation within ten (10) days after the final conviction or sentence of the fact of that final conviction or sentence and of the offense for which that final conviction or sentence was had, and any clerk who neglects or refuses to notify as provided in this section shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for each and every offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 72; G.L. 1938, ch. 170, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-12-23; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 13.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 3-12-23
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the department of business regulation. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-1-1
- Division of taxation: means the division of taxation of the department of administration. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-1-1
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- 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
- 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