§ 23-19.15-1 Short title
§ 23-19.15-2 Legislative findings
§ 23-19.15-3 Declaration of purpose
§ 23-19.15-4 Definitions
§ 23-19.15-5 Inspection requirements for cesspools located in close proximity to tidal waters and public drinking supplies
§ 23-19.15-6 Cesspool removal and replacement
§ 23-19.15-7 Waiver
§ 23-19.15-8 Exemption
§ 23-19.15-9 Notice to remove and replace cesspools
§ 23-19.15-10 Regulations
§ 23-19.15-11 Severability and construction
§ 23-19.15-12 Cesspool removal and replacement requirements at property transfer
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-19.15 - The Rhode Island Cesspool Act of 2007

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Irrevocable trust: A trust arrangement that cannot be revoked, rescinded, or repealed by the grantor.
  • 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
  • real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9