Rhode Island General Laws 13-8.2-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) “Board” means the parole board within the Rhode Island department of corrections, established pursuant to the provisions of § 13-8-1.
(2) “Department” means the department of corrections.
(3) “Director” means the director of the department of corrections.
(4) “Eligible petitioner” means a person who has not been convicted of a crime or of an offense as defined in § 11-47-2(5) and in RIGL subdivision 12-1.3-1(1) who has not been convicted of more than one felony.
(5) “Certificate of recovery & re-entry ” or “certificate” shall serve as one determining factor, consistent with concerns of public safety, of the person’s ability to obtain employment, professional licenses, housing and other benefits and opportunities. Provided, further, that said instrument shall serve as a determination that the person receiving it has successfully achieved his or her recovery & re-entry goals as provided for in § 13-8.2-4.
(6) “Conviction” notwithstanding the provisions of § 12-18-3, means the imposition of a fine, period of incarceration whether or not suspended, probation or deferred sentence imposed after the entry of a plea of nolo contendere.
(7) “Petition” means the motion, pleading, or other legal document or form seeking the issuance of a certificate of recovery & re-entry from the board.
(8) “Felony” means a conviction of a felony in this state or of an offense, that is not a crime of violence, in any other jurisdiction for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in excess of one year, was authorized. Criminal acts committed outside the state shall be classified as acts committed within the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 322, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 412, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 13-8.2-2
- Board: means the parole board within the Rhode Island department of corrections, established pursuant to the provisions of § 13-8-1. See Rhode Island General Laws 13-8.2-2
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the department of corrections. See Rhode Island General Laws 13-8.2-2
- Director: means the director of the department of corrections. See Rhode Island General Laws 13-8.2-2
- Felony: means a conviction of a felony in this state or of an offense, that is not a crime of violence, in any other jurisdiction for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in excess of one year, was authorized. See Rhode Island General Laws 13-8.2-2
- 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.
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.