§ 31-1-1 Short title
§ 31-1-2 Applicability of definitions
§ 31-1-3 Types of vehicles
§ 31-1-3.1 Autocycles
§ 31-1-4 Trucks and tractors
§ 31-1-5 Trailers
§ 31-1-6 Specially constructed and reconstructed vehicles
§ 31-1-7 Foreign vehicle
§ 31-1-8 Farm vehicle
§ 31-1-9 Mobile equipment
§ 31-1-10 Types of tires
§ 31-1-11 Railroads and trains
§ 31-1-12 Explosives and flammable liquids
§ 31-1-13 Gross weight
§ 31-1-14 Renewal
§ 31-1-15 Suspension, revocation, and cancellation
§ 31-1-16 Administrator and division
§ 31-1-17 Types of persons
§ 31-1-18 Resident and nonresident
§ 31-1-19 Types of business
§ 31-1-20 Established place of business
§ 31-1-21 Enforcement officers
§ 31-1-22 Local authorities
§ 31-1-23 Types of roads
§ 31-1-24 Intersection
§ 31-1-25 Crosswalk
§ 31-1-26 Safety zone
§ 31-1-27 Business and residence districts
§ 31-1-28 Types of traffic control devices
§ 31-1-29 Traffic
§ 31-1-30 Right-of-way
§ 31-1-31 Types of stops
§ 31-1-32 Severability
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • 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
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8