§ 42-17.7-1 Establishment
§ 42-17.7-2 Adjudication of environmental licenses and violations – Informal resolution
§ 42-17.7-3 Hearing officers – Appointment – Qualifications – Compensation
§ 42-17.7-4 Clerk – Appointment – Powers and duties – Compensation
§ 42-17.7-5 Pre-hearing procedure – Depositions – Exhibits – Formulating issues – Other procedures
§ 42-17.7-6 Hearings – Orders – Concurrent jurisdiction
§ 42-17.7-7 Ex parte consultations
§ 42-17.7-8 Oaths – Subpoenas – Powers of hearing officers
§ 42-17.7-9 Uniform appeal period established
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 42-17.7 - Administrative Adjudication for Environmental Matters

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • 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.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.