§ 19-14-1 Definitions
§ 19-14-2 Licenses required
§ 19-14-3 Application for license
§ 19-14-4 Annual fee
§ 19-14-5 Minimum capital
§ 19-14-6 Bond of applicant
§ 19-14-7 Issuance or denial of license
§ 19-14-8 Denial of license due to incomplete application
§ 19-14-9 Contents of license
§ 19-14-10 Agent for service of process
§ 19-14-11 Prohibition or transfer or assignment of license
§ 19-14-12 Place of business – Branch offices – Name changes
§ 19-14-13 Revocation of license
§ 19-14-14 Revocation by default
§ 19-14-15 Suspension of license
§ 19-14-16 Surrender of license
§ 19-14-17 Contracts unimpaired by revocation, suspension, or surrender of license
§ 19-14-18 Reinstatement of license
§ 19-14-19 Filing findings on revocation or suspension
§ 19-14-20 Books, accounts, and records
§ 19-14-21 Advertising and misrepresentations
§ 19-14-22 Reporting requirements
§ 19-14-23 Examinations and investigations
§ 19-14-24 Tying with other business
§ 19-14-25 Transactions and place of business limited by license – Remote locations
§ 19-14-26 Penalty for violations
§ 19-14-26.1 Additional penalties
§ 19-14-27 Modification or repeal of chapter
§ 19-14-28 Appeal from director
§ 19-14-29 Appropriations – Fees
§ 19-14-30 Rules and regulations
§ 19-14-31 Pre-existing contracts
§ 19-14-32 Severability
§ 19-14-33 Compliance with federal law governing licensed activities
§ 19-14-34 Resident agent – Loss payee

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 19-14 - Licensed Activities

  • 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.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • 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
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • 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.
  • Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • 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: 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.
  • 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.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8