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(a)
In all cases involving offenses over which the municipal court has jurisdiction pursuant to G.L. § 8-18-3, court costs shall be assessed as set forth in G.L. § 8-18-4. In all other cases, costs shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense charged. The payment of such costs shall be a part of the sentence.
(b)
The municipal court shall be authorized to tax costs in the same manner as those taxed by the District Courts of the State of Rhode Island. The payment of said costs shall be a part of the sentence to the extent that the same would be in the district courts.
(c)
All payments of costs shall be deposited in the general fund of the Town of Hopkinton.
(d)
The expenses incurred by the Town of Hopkinton in securing a policeman's presence, upon the request of the defendant, including any wages required to be paid, shall be charged to the defendant in the event he or she should fail to appear.
(Ch. 203, § 1, 10-15-07)