Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 31-53 - The 2010 Automobile Airbag Fraud Prevention Act

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Airbag: means a motor vehicle inflatable occupant restraint system device that is part of a supplemental restraint system. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-53-3
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Counterfeit supplemental restraint system component: means a replacement supplemental restraint system component, including, but not limited to, an airbag that displays a mark identical or substantially similar to the genuine mark of a motor vehicle manufacturer or a supplier of parts to the manufacturer of a motor vehicle without authorization from that manufacturer or supplier, respectively. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-53-3
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• 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
• Light manipulating system: means anything that would mask or cause the inaccurate indication of the airbag system status, condition, or operability. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-53-3
• Nonfunctional airbag: means a replacement airbag that meets any of the following criteria:

  (i)  The airbag was previously deployed or damaged;

  (ii)  The airbag has an electric fault that is detected by the vehicle's airbag diagnostic systems when the installation procedure is completed and the vehicle is returned to the customer who requested the work to be performed or when ownership is intended to be transferred;

  (iii)  The airbag includes a part or object, including, but not limited to, a supplemental restraint system component installed in a motor vehicle to mislead the owner or operator of the motor vehicle into believing that a functional airbag has been installed; or

  (iv)  The airbag is subject to the prohibitions of Rhode Island General Laws 31-53-3

• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any natural person, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-53-3
• Salvaged airbag: means an original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") non-deployed airbag that has been removed from a motor vehicle for use in another vehicle. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-53-3