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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-10 > Chapter-10-10 > 10-10-12SECTION 10-10-12
§ 10-10-12 Payment of prisoner's board.– Whenever any person shall be imprisoned in or committed to the adultcorrectional institution upon original writ, mesne process, execution, orsurrender or commitment by bail, in any action whatsoever, the party at whosesuit the person is imprisoned, or committed for the benefit of or at therequest of the United States of America shall pay to the warden of theinstitution in which he or she is imprisoned or committed the sum of twohundred ten dollars ($210), per week in advance for the board of the prisoneror person, reckoning the board from the time of the commitment; which paymentin advance shall continue to be made by the creditor or the United States ofAmerica during the time the person shall be detained at his or her suit;provided, however, that in all cases in which any person shall be imprisonedunder an original writ, mesne process, execution against the body or because ofsurrender or commitment by bail, in any suit in favor of the state and in allcases where the person is held in civil or criminal contempt by any court ofthe state, or any commitment under § 15-5-16, no board need be demanded byor paid to the warden. Provided, further, however, that in all applicable casesof commitment, the party so committing shall pay the board in advance until one week after notice in writing of the commitment shall have been duly servedupon the party, or his or her attorney of record, by the sheriff, his or herdeputy, or other duly qualified officer and lodged with the warden of theinstitution where the person is committed.
