§ 23-13.1-1 Short title
§ 23-13.1-2 Definitions
§ 23-13.1-3 Voluntary surrender of infant child
§ 23-13.1-4 Immunity
§ 23-13.1-5 DCYF – Procedure
§ 23-13.1-6 Awareness program
§ 23-13.1-7 Annual report to the legislature
§ 23-13.1-8 Severability
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-13.1 - The Safe Haven for Infants Act

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Infant: means a newborn human child which is thirty (30) days old or younger. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-13.1-2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6