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Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)

R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-7-24

Legislatively created bodies — Collection of taxes, assessments, and other charges

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No legal entity created by the general assembly, which is authorized to collect taxes, fees, assessments, rates, or other charges, including, but not limited to the Providence Water Supply Board and the city of Providence, shall refuse to accept cash-in-hand in payment of taxes, fees, assessments, rates, charges, or any other liability. Any legislatively created body shall be open for the collection of taxes, fees, assessments, rates, and charges during reasonable business hours. Failure of any legislatively created body to accept from any person cash-in-hand in payment of those liabilities set forth in this section shall discharge that person from the duty to pay that liability.

Amendment history

History of Section. P.L. 1983, ch. 48, § 1.

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In this chapter (34 sections)
  1. 44-7-1 · Definitions
  2. 44-7-2 · Duty of collector to collect and pay over
  3. 44-7-3 · Collector’s records
  4. 44-7-4 · Continuance in force of collection warrants
  5. 44-7-5 · Removal of collector from office — New collection warrant
  6. 44-7-6 · City or town treasurer as collector
  7. 44-7-7 · Notice by collector to taxpayer of amount of tax
  8. 44-7-7.1 · Taxpayer information
  9. 44-7-7.2 · Portsmouth — Tax bill contents
  10. 44-7-8 · Permissive excise tax collection agreement
  11. 44-7-9 · Delegated authority
  12. 44-7-10 · Priority of city or town taxes in insolvency
  13. 44-7-10.1 · Exeter — Non-issuance and/or renewal of licenses or…
  14. 44-7-10.2 · Glocester — Non-issuance of building and demolition…
  15. 44-7-10.3 · Barrington — Non-issuance and/or renewal of licenses or…
  16. 44-7-10.4 · East Greenwich — Non-issuance and/or renewal of licenses…
  17. 44-7-11 · Collectors to furnish statements of liens
  18. 44-7-12 · Action for recovery of tax
  19. 44-7-13 · Judgment for collector — Execution and levy
  20. 44-7-14 · Cancellation of taxes — Erroneous, uncollectible, or…
  21. 44-7-15 · Certificate of cancellation — Attachment to tax list
  22. 44-7-16 · Action by city or town treasurer against delinquent collector
  23. 44-7-17 · Execution against delinquent collectors
  24. 44-7-18 · Execution against sureties of delinquent collector
  25. 44-7-19 · Action by co-tenant for contribution to tax
  26. 44-7-20 · Actions for refund of taxes
  27. 44-7-21 · Severability
  28. 44-7-22 · Remedy not exclusive
  29. 44-7-23 · Exemption on uninhabited buildings
  30. 44-7-24 · Legislatively created bodies — Collection of taxes,…
  31. 44-7-25 · Sale of rights to uncollected taxes that are due and payable
  32. 44-7-26 · Jeopardy collections of taxes
  33. 44-7-27 · Newport — Cancellation of real property taxes in the city
  34. 44-7-28 · Glocester, Coventry and Burrillville tax lien on mobile or…
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