§ 15-23.1-501 Employer’s receipt of income-withholding order of another state
§ 15-23.1-502 Employer’s compliance with income-withholding order of another state
§ 15-23.1-503 Employer’s compliance with two or more income-withholding orders
§ 15-23.1-504 Immunity from civil liability
§ 15-23.1-505 Penalties for noncompliance
§ 15-23.1-506 Contest by obligor
§ 15-23.1-507 Administrative enforcement of orders
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 15-23.1 > Article 5 - Enforcement of Support Without Registration

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.