Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 42-72.11 - Administrative Penalties for Childcare Licensing Violations

• Administrative penalty: means a monetary penalty not to exceed the civil penalty specified by statute or, where not specified by statute, an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). See Rhode Island General Laws 42-72.11-1
• 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.
• Department: means the department of human services. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-72.11-1
• Director: means the director of the department of human services or his or her duly authorized agent. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-72.11-1
• 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.
• 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.
• 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: means any public or private corporation, individual, partnership, association, or other entity that is licensed as a child daycare center, family child daycare home, group family child daycare home or any officer, employee or agent thereof. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-72.11-1
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.