Chapter 443

2006 -- H 7006

Enacted 07/07/06

A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - JAILS AND PRISONS

Introduced By: Representatives Almeida, and Slater

Date Introduced: January 31, 2006

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 11-25-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-25 entitled "Jails and

Prisons" is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-25-15. Imprisonment for failure to pay fines or costs or give recognizance. --

Every person who has been or shall be committed or detained in the adult correctional institutions

for the nonpayment of his or her fine or costs, or both, or for failure to give the recognizance in

the amount required of him or her to keep the peace, shall be detained in the adult correctional

institutions after that person has served his or her sentence of imprisonment, if any shall have

been imposed, one day for each five one hundred fifty dollars ($5.00) ($150) or any fraction of it,

of the amount of his or her fine or costs, or both, or of the recognizance so required of and not

furnished by that person. However, the director of corrections may order the release of any person

held in the adult correctional institutions solely for the nonpayment of his or her costs on any

terms that he or she shall fix for the payment of the costs by that person and any person so

released may be caused to be reimprisoned by the director for his or her failure to observe the

terms of the release, and his or her warrant for imprisonment shall be sufficient authority to all

sheriffs, police officers, jailers, and the agents of the director to retake and detain the person who

shall upon his or her return to the correctional institutions serve one day for each dollar or any

fraction of it of his or her costs then unpaid.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

=======

LC00906

=======