Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 34-46 - Dry Dock Facilities

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Default: means the failure to pay obligations incurred by the storage of a vessel and associated charges. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-2
• Dry dock: means any space and/or real property designed and/or used for the purpose of renting or leasing storage space for vessels. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-2
• Facility: means a marina, boatyard, or marine repair facility that provides, as part of its commercial operation, the storage of vessels. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-2
• 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.
• Last known address: means that address provided by the owner in the latest storage agreement or the address provided by the owner in a subsequent notice of a change of address. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-2
• 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}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• 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.
• Operator: means the proprietor, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a dry dock facility, his or her agent, or any other person authorized by him or her to manage the facility or to receive rent from the owner under a rental agreement. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-2
• Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having a property interest in or title to a vessel. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-2
• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Storage agreement: means any written agreement or lease that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions concerning the storage of a vessel in a dry dock facility. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-2
• Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
• Vessel: means every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water and any personal property located thereon and shall include its appurtenances. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-2