§ 31-46-1 Duty of insurance company and salvage motor vehicle dealer
§ 31-46-1.1 Classification of salvage vehicles
§ 31-46-2 Salvage by insurer
§ 31-46-3 Salvage by non-insurer
§ 31-46-4 Restoration
§ 31-46-5 Penalties
§ 31-46-6 Removal of vehicle identification number prohibited
§ 31-46-7 Repair of salvaged vehicles – Licenses
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 31-46 - Rhode Island Salvage Law

  • 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • 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.