§ 9-29-1 District court fees
§ 9-29-2 Repealed
§ 9-29-3 Deposition fees
§ 9-29-4 Costs allowed parties and attorneys in superior court
§ 9-29-5 Jurors’ fees
§ 9-29-6 Repealed
§ 9-29-7 Witness fees
§ 9-29-8 Certification as to witness fees
§ 9-29-9 Fees of sheriffs, sergeants, and constables
§ 9-29-10 Compensation for keeping of attached personal property
§ 9-29-11 Allowances for service of search warrant and aid in other process
§ 9-29-12 Certification and search fees
§ 9-29-13 Naturalization fees
§ 9-29-14 Legal Aid Society and Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. exempt from fees
§ 9-29-14.1 The state exempt from fees
§ 9-29-15 Indorsement of fees on process
§ 9-29-16 Compensation of officers selected by attorney general
§ 9-29-17 Fixed salary provisions preserved
§ 9-29-18 Superior court fees
§ 9-29-19 Family court fees
§ 9-29-20 Supreme court fees
§ 9-29-21 Attorney or unrepresented party must sign papers – Sanctions for frivolous suits

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 9-29 - Fees

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • magistrate: may be construed to mean a justice, or a clerk acting as a justice, of a district court. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • 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
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.