Rhode Island General Laws 12-25.1-4.1. Assets available
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A victim, his or her guardian, or in the case of a deceased victim, his or her legal representative, in addition to any rights conveyed pursuant to this chapter, may seek recovery from any of the criminally responsible person‘s assets. A victim may proceed against the defendant‘s assets, whether or not these assets represent royalties obtained from the commercial exploitation of the crime.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 240, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 12-25.1-4.1
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Commercial exploitation: means any significant commercial exploitation by means of any publication, reenactment, dramatization, interview, depiction, explanation, or expression through any medium of communication which is undertaken for financial consideration, except tangential and incidental references to a crime. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-25.1-2
- Criminally responsible person: means a person who has been convicted of a felony committed within the state of Rhode Island which caused another person to suffer personal injury or loss of property, or who has been adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity after a trial on a charge of the offense, or who has voluntarily admitted the commission of the offense. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-25.1-2
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Victim: means a person who suffers personal injury or loss of property as a direct result of the conduct of another person in perpetration of a criminal offense. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-25.1-2